# Council Directive 93/85/EEC of 4 October 1993 on the control of potato ring rot, Appendix 8: Eggplant culture

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Sow seeds of eggplant ( Solanum melongena ) in pasteurized seed compost. Transplant seedlings with fully expanded cotyledons (10 to 14 days) into pasteurized potting compost.
Eggplants should be grown in a glasshouse with the following environmental conditions:
Day length:
14 hours or natural day length if greater;
Temperature:
day:
21 to 24 °C,
night:
15 °C.
Susceptible varieties of eggplant:
‘ Black Beauty ’ ,
‘ Long Tom ’ ,
‘ Rima ’ ,
‘ Balsas ’
Supplier: see website http://forum.europa.eu.int/Public/irc/sanco/Home/main

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1993/85/annex/I/appendix/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1993-85/annex-I/appendix-8
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.