Eggplant is one of the most common
tropical vegetables grown in the world. This vegetable is known by different
names and “Eggplant” is the common name in North American and Australian
English but British English uses "aubergine". This vegetable is known
in South Asia and South Africa as brinjal which belongs to the family of
"Solanaceae" and genus of "Solanum".There are many eggplant
varieties differ in size and shape are grown throughout the world. In south East
Asia eggplant is being used in curry and used to prepare different kinds of
dishes. Eggplant has some medicinal properties as well. Commercial cultivation
of eggplant yields good profits and these vegetables can be marketed easily as
there is good demand in local vegetable markets. Eggplants can be grown in
greenhouses, playhouses and even in backyards. People who have less space can
go for growing eggplant in pots or containers. Terrace farming is also
beneficial for daily vegetable needs. Different eggplant cultivars produce
fruit of different size, shape, and colour, though typically purple. The most
widely cultivated varieties in Europe continent and North American continent are
elongated ovoid, 10 to 25 cm long and 6 to 10 cm broad in dark purple skin
eggplants. A much wider range of shapes, sizes and colours are cultivated in
India and elsewhere in South Asia. Basically, eggplant is originated from Burma
region. However, this crop is distributed in south and south East Asia,
southern Europe, China and Japan. India is the second largest producer of
eggplant in the world next to China.To read more Click here.
