Eggplant, also called aubergine or brinjal, is Solanum melongena, a nightshade grown worldwide for its edible fruit, most commonly purple and used as a vegetable in cooking. The source describes it as probably domesticated independently twice from the wild species Solanum incanum, once in South Asia and once in East Asia, though it hedges this account with the word probably. China and India together account for most of the world's production.
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Domestication RegionTwo probable independent domestications, from wild Solanum incanum: one in South Asia, one in East Asia 3 Source hedges with the word probably and names two independent domestication centers rather than one settled region; recorded as debated rather than picking one silently. Scientific Name Connections
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Bacterial wilt (Ralstonia solanacearum) is a major soil-borne disease of eggplant and other solanaceous crops.
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The earliest known mention of the eggplant is in the 59 BCE
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1. Plants For A Future: Solanum melongena - Plants For A Future
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Solanum melongena is a PERENNIAL growing to 1 m (3ft 3in).
2. Eggplant (Wikipedia)
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Solanum melongena is a plant species in the nightshade family Solanaceae, grown worldwide for its edible fruit, typically used as a vegetable in cooking.
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Solanum melongena
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Solanum melongena is a plant species in the nightshade family Solanaceae, grown worldwide for its edible fruit, typically used as a vegetable in cooking.
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It was originally domesticated from the wild nightshade species thorn or bitter apple, S. incanum, probably with two independent domestications: one in South Asia, and one in East Asia.
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Eggplant, also called aubergine or brinjal, is Solanum melongena, a nightshade grown worldwide for its edible fruit, most commonly purple and used as a vegetable in cooking.
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