AFRICAN EGGPLANT WHITE

Latin Name: Solanum aetiopicum
Other Comercial Names: Garden egg, Mock Tomato, Ngogwe, Nyaynya Chungu.

Certified produce by Global G.A.P.

Known as the “king of vegetables”, the eggplant is native to southern India and Sri Lanka. It is a short-lived perennial plant often cultivated as an annual. It grows 40 to 150 cm tall.

The stem is often spiny. The fruit is fleshy, less than 3 cm in diameter on wild plants, but much larger in cultivated forms. The fruit contains numerous small, soft seeds which are edible.

Selection criteria:	A good eggplant should be firm, smooth-skinned and heavy for its size. Those with soft or brown spots should be avoided.
Periods when cultivated:	Year-round
Transport:	By air in 7 Kg boxes.

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