UPL Eg II Eggplant: Yield, Maturity and Characteristics
UPL Eg II is a registered eggplant variety. The Philippine Seed Board approved it in 1980. It takes 79 to 86 days from transplanting to the first harvest, with 15.52 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: 79 to 86 days from transplanting to the first harvest.
- Yield: 15.52 tonnes per hectare on average in the trials.
Key facts about UPL Eg II eggplant
| Trait | What the record shows |
|---|---|
| Registration | Philippine Seed Board |
| Year approved | 1980 |
| Days to harvest | 79 to 86 days |
| Average yield | 15.52 t/ha |
| Yield, dry season | 10.22 t/ha |
| Fruit color | Dark purple to blackish |
| Fruit shape | Broad to oval |
How long does it take, and how much does it yield?
UPL Eg II eggplant takes 79 to 86 days from transplanting to the first harvest. That is about 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 15.52 t/ha trails the average of its group, 20.34. 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?
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 the harvest is like
It is dark purple to blackish and broad to oval.
Where and when to plant UPL Eg II 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.
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.
- Tanglaw: about 82 days, 16.7 t/ha, 2013
- CA Cluster: about 75 days, 23.2 t/ha, 1986
- Tanyag: 61 to 82 days, 16.19 t/ha, 2013
- Mamburao: 67 to 74 days, 14.75 t/ha, 2007
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