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Climacteric fruits ripen after harvesting and so some fruits for market are picked green (e.g. bananas and tomatoes). Underripe fruits are also fibrous, not as juicy, and have tougher outer flesh than ripe fruits (see Mouth feel). Eating unripe fruit can lead to stomachache or stomach cramps, and ripeness affects the palatability of fruit.
Non-climacteric fruits ripen without ethylene and respiration bursts, the ripening process is slower, and for the most part they will not be able to ripen if the fruit is not attached to the parent plant. [3] Examples of climacteric fruits include apples, bananas, melons, apricots, tomatoes, as well as most stone fruits.
The stigma becomes receptive a few hours before the flower opens, and remains open for two days. The fruits are ready for picking 3–4 weeks after the fruit has set, but it takes about 10 weeks for the fruits to ripen. Germination typically begins a week after sowing. Flowering does not occur until 2–3 months after germination.
After about an hour to an hour and a half, gently run the eggplant under cold water to remove the excess salt from the surface. Pat it dry and use as directed in the recipe.
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This is a list of countries by eggplant (aubergine) production from the years 2017 to 2022, based on data from the Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Statistical Database. [1] The estimated total world production for eggplants in 2022 was 59,312,600 metric tonnes , up by 1.0% from 58,705,398 tonnes in 2021. [ 1 ]
Solanum aethiopicum, the bitter tomato, Ethiopian eggplant, [1] or nakati, is a fruiting plant of the genus Solanum mainly found in Asia and Tropical Africa. It is also known as Ethiopian nightshade , [ 2 ] garden eggs, pumpkin-on-a-stick , [ 3 ] [ 4 ] and mock tomato .
Solanum torvum, also known as pendejera, turkey berry, devil's fig, pea eggplant, platebrush or susumber, [2] is a bushy, erect and spiny perennial plant used horticulturally as a rootstock for eggplant. Grafted plants are very vigorous and tolerate diseases affecting the root system, thus allowing the crop to continue for a second year.