Purple Duke Eggplant (Purple Duke F1): Characteristics
Purple Duke eggplant is an F1 hybrid eggplant variety, also sold or known as Purple Duke F1 or Purple Duke talong. It is not a registered variety, so the facts here come from its seller and farm sources. It comes from Ramgo.
If you came here looking for Purple Duke F1 or Purple Duke talong, this is the same eggplant. The facts below come from its seller and from farm sources, each one listed at the end. 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.
- Type: F1 hybrid.
Key facts about Purple Duke eggplant
| Trait | What the record shows |
|---|---|
| Breeder or owner | Ramgo |
| Also known as | Purple Duke F1, Purple Duke talong |
| Type | F1 hybrid |
| Days to harvest, per the seller | first harvest about 60 days after transplanting |
How long does it take, and how much does it yield?
Days to harvest, by the seller's count: first harvest about 60 days after transplanting. No trial on record checks this figure yet, so treat it as the seller's own and compare with farms near you before you plan a season around it.
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?
No pest or disease ratings are published for this variety. So treat it as untested, and scout every week.
The pests and diseases that hit eggplant fields most often: eggplant fruit and shoot borer, anthracnose, bacterial wilt, cutworm, damping off. Our pest finder and disease finder help you name what you see.
What its seller and farm sources say
- Days to harvest: First harvest about 60 days after transplanting.
- Fruit: Glossy purple with a green calyx.
- Season: Dry season.
- Where: Lowland.
- A long harvest period.
- Vigorous and bears heavily.
- Good disease tolerance, its seller says.
These are the seller's own figures, from its own trials. So plant a small area first, and compare it with your usual eggplant on the same ground.
Where and when to plant Purple Duke eggplant
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.
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