Mamburao : a new eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) variety
Issue Date
8-2012
Abstract
An eggplant variety, “Mamburao” was developed by the Institute of Plant Breeding, Crop Science Cluster, College of Agriculture, University of the Philippines, Los Banos. This variety was evaluated under the National Cooperative Testing (NCT) in 2001-2003, and approved for release by the National Seed Industry Council (NSIC) of the Department of Agriculture. “Mamburao” is a selection from accession collected from Mamburac, Occidental Mindoro. An open-pollinated variety, the plant has erect and vigorous growth habit, spineless stems with medium anthocyanin coloration and hairiness. The flowers are light purple and the fruits are of the dark-purple type. The fruits can be harvested within 68-74 days after transplanting for dry and wet season, respectively. The marketable yield ranged from 13.35 t ha1 during dry season to 16.61 t h1 during wet season, outyielding the commercial check varieties. This variety was also observed to be resistant to bacterial wilt. The registry number of Mamburao is NSIC 2007 Eg 02.
Source or Periodical Title
The Philippine Journal of Crop Science
ISSN
0115-463x
Volume
37
Issue
2
Page
81-85
Document Type
Article
Physical Description
illustrations : tables ; graphs
Language
English
Subject
Eggplant--Variety
Recommended Citation
Guevarra, Maria Luisa D.; Maghirang, Rodel G.; and Opina, Nenita L., "Mamburao : a new eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) variety" (2012). Journal Article. 5820.
https://www.ukdr.uplb.edu.ph/journal-articles/5820