<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) became wide-spread after the First World War in Romania. The most important growing areas of this plant are located in the southern, south-eastern, and south-western parts of Romania and are usually cultivated on open fields as well as in unheated greenhouses. In the past, only Romanian OP varieties were grown. Over the past ten years, requirements of eggplant varieties have increasingly shifted towards productivity, uniformity, and high tolerance to stress factors, diseases, and pests. Therefore, the cultivation of hybrids and the disappearance of Romanian OP cultivars have intensified. Due to monoculture practice, the soil was attacked by pathogens in many areas. As a result, grafting became necessary to be put into practice. Consumption of eggplants is about 4.5 kg per person per year in Romania and they are consumed in many different ways such as baked, grilled, or as a special cream. Agrosel SRL has gained a significant role in supplying the Romanian vegetable seed market over the past twenty years and has started its own hybrid programme to renew eggplant production in Romania.</p></abstract>

Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) became wide-spread after the First World War in Romania. The most important growing areas of this plant are located in the southern, south-eastern, and south-western parts of Romania and are usually cultivated on open fields as well as in unheated greenhouses. In the past, only Romanian OP varieties were grown. Over the past ten years, requirements of eggplant varieties have increasingly shifted towards productivity, uniformity, and high tolerance to stress factors, diseases, and pests. Therefore, the cultivation of hybrids and the disappearance of Romanian OP cultivars have intensified. Due to monoculture practice, the soil was attacked by pathogens in many areas. As a result, grafting became necessary to be put into practice. Consumption of eggplants is about 4.5 kg per person per year in Romania and they are consumed in many different ways such as baked, grilled, or as a special cream. Agrosel SRL has gained a significant role in supplying the Romanian vegetable seed market over the past twenty years and has started its own hybrid programme to renew eggplant production in Romania.

Short evaluation of eggplant production and variety usage in Romania – short overview and perspectives

Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, Agriculture and Environment

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Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) became wide-spread after the First World War in Romania. The most important growing areas of this plant are located in the...

Short evaluation of eggplant production and variety usage in Romania – short overview and perspectives

Published Online: Feb 08, 2017

Page range: 131 - 138

Received: Nov 20, 2016

Accepted: Dec 02, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ausae-2016-0012

Keywords
cultivation, breeding programmes, vegetable crop, seed production

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Short evaluation of eggplant production and variety usage in Romania – short overview and perspectives

Published Online: Feb 08, 2017

Page range: 131 - 138

Received: Nov 20, 2016

Accepted: Dec 02, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ausae-2016-0012

Keywordscultivation, breeding programmes, vegetable crop, seed production

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
cultivation, breeding programmes, vegetable crop, seed production