Mara Eggplant: Yield, Maturity and Characteristics
Mara is a registered eggplant variety. It was registered with the National Seed Industry Council in 2007 as NSIC 2007 Eg 01. It takes 65 to 68 days from transplanting to the first harvest, with 11.59 tonnes per hectare on average in the trials.
The average and top yields in tonnes per hectare come from the trials each variety went through to be registered with the NSIC, and from what the seed companies say about their own seed.
What farmers harvest today can be different. Newer harvest records, the season, the place, the soil, the water and the care all move these numbers over time.
So use them to compare varieties, not as a promise for your field. Ask your seller or your agriculturist how the variety did on farms near you in the last few seasons.
Compare it with the others in our eggplant variety finder, or see every crop variety we list. For the crop itself, read our guide: Land preparation for vegetables.
- Days to harvest: 65 to 68 days from transplanting to the first harvest.
- Yield: 11.59 tonnes per hectare on average in the trials.
- Recommended for: the areas in its trials, in both the wet and the dry season.
Key facts about Mara eggplant
| Trait | What the record shows |
|---|---|
| Registration | NSIC 2007 Eg 01 |
| Year approved | 2007 |
| Days to harvest | 65 to 68 days |
| Average yield | 11.59 t/ha |
| Yield, dry season | 10.16 t/ha |
| Yield, wet season | 13 t/ha |
| Season | Both the wet and the dry season |
| Maturity (50percent flowering), dry season | 50 |
| Maturity (50percent flowering), wet season | 52 |
| Fruit weight fruit (g), dry season | 58.68 |
| Fruit weight fruit (g), wet season | 59.63 |
| Fruit color | Purple |
| Fruit shape | Cylindrical |
How long does it take, and how much does it yield?
Mara eggplant takes 65 to 68 days from transplanting to the first harvest. That is 16 days faster than the average of the 9 eggplant varieties with a day count, 82.5 days. A shorter crop frees the field sooner and dodges more of the weather, while a longer one often fills more.
Its average yield of 11.59 t/ha trails the average of its group, 20.34. It sits in the lower quarter of its group. Trial yields come from well managed plots, so your own will depend on water, fertilizer, pests and timing.
Once you know the day count, anee.io dates every task from each lot's own planting day, with the growth stages and weather beside it.
Is it resistant to pests and diseases?
| Pest or disease | Rating | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Bacterial wilt | Resistant | Held up well |
It showed no weak spot in the ratings on record. Still, a resistant variety can break down when a new strain or pest population comes, so keep scouting. Read up on bacterial wilt.
The pests and diseases that hit eggplant fields most often: eggplant fruit and shoot borer, anthracnose, cutworm, damping off, eggplant leafhopper. Our pest finder and disease finder help you name what you see.
What the harvest is like
A fruit weighs about 58.68 grams. It is purple and cylindrical.
Where and when to plant Mara eggplant
It is recommended for both the wet and the dry season. Buyers in each market want their own talong: long and slim and dark purple in most of Luzon, rounder or striped in some towns. Pick a variety with bacterial wilt resistance, and plan for the fruit and shoot borer whatever you plant, because no variety on the market resists it. Before planting, get the field ready with our guide: Pagtatanim ng gulay.
Before you buy seed
- Buy sealed packs or tagged sacks from an accredited dealer, and check the packing date and germination rate.
- Ask your municipal agriculturist or nearby farmers how it did in your area last season.
- Try it on a small area first, beside the variety you usually plant, before you switch the whole farm.
- Write down the planting day, inputs and harvest, so you can compare varieties on your own ground. anee.io keeps these records for you.
Set the planting day of each lot and anee.io dates every task to harvest, with the weather beside it. Free on the Libre plan.
Start freeEggplant varieties like this one
These are the closest matches among the eggplant varieties we list. So if seed of this one is hard to find, compare these first.
- Mamburao: 67 to 74 days, 14.75 t/ha, 2007
- Tanyag: 61 to 82 days, 16.19 t/ha, 2013
- CA Cluster: about 75 days, 23.2 t/ha, 1986
- Tanglaw: about 82 days, 16.7 t/ha, 2013
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