Agro-biological studies on the eggplant crops under plastic tunnel in organic farming

Abstract

Solanum melongena L. are grown for their special nutritional intake in the body, such as carbohydrates, food salts, vitamins and polyphenols. Data from the scientific literature mention that the main method of establishing eggplant crops is through seedlings. Eggplants are a thermophilic species widely cultivated in different habitats, a low cultivation temperature (< 20 °C), as one of the major abiotic stresses, could significantly disturb the normal physiological and metabolic processes of eggplants. Eggplant crops play a main role in the world, with a high ecological plasticity, adaptable to different crop systems. Also, eggplant plants are affected by a large number of pathogens and pests, which is why solutions are sought using different methods of establishing the crops, under ecological farming. Thus, during the research, two eggplant cultivars (Mirval F1 and Black Pearl F1) were treated with organic and conventional fertilizers compared with control.