Eggplant has a relatively long growing season and requires a frost-free period of 5 months and 3 months with an average daily temperature above 20\u00b0C for successful growth in the open field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The optimal temperature for germination is 29\u00b0C, with a minimum of 15\u00b0C. The optimal temperature for growth and development is 15 – 18\u00b0C at night and 22 – 29\u00b0C during the day. Plant growth ceases at temperatures below 15\u00b0C and above 35\u00b0C. Temperatures of 8\u00b0C and below cause significant plant stress from which recovery is difficult. At temperatures above 30\u00b0C, fruits develop a more bitter taste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In terms of moisture requirements, eggplant prefers soil moisture at 80% of field capacity and air humidity between 60 – 70%. Under unfavorable moisture conditions, the plant’s first response is to drop flowers or already set fruits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In our climate, eggplant flowering begins 70 – 90 days after emergence with direct seeding, and with seedlings, the period from transplanting to flowering is 20 – 30 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It takes 20 – 30 days from pollination to technological maturity and 30 – 45 days from physiological to technological maturity. The variation in the number of days between different development stages depends on the cultivar and weather conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eggplant prefers medium-heavy, deep, and well-structured soil. The soil pH for eggplant should be neutral \/ pH 7 \/. It is not sensitive to slightly saline soils, which indicates the precise soil pH. The soil pH is measured with a pH meter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Eggplant has a relatively long growing season and requires a frost-free period of 5 months and 3 months with an average daily temperature above 20\u00b0C for successful growth in the open field. The optimal temperature for germination is 29\u00b0C, with a minimum of 15\u00b0C. The optimal temperature for growth and development is 15 – 18\u00b0C […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":4870,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[818,780],"tags":[1146,1014,1153],"class_list":["post-10245","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-eggplant","category-vegetables","tag-patlidzan-en","tag-povrtlarstvo-en","tag-uvjeti-za-rast-i-razvoj-patlidzana-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n