茄子,属茄科中的植物,是为数不多的紫色蔬菜。茄子最早产于印度,4~5世纪,南北朝时期传入中国,当时的茄子与野生茄子形状相似,都是圆形的。到了元代才培育出长形茄子,清朝末年,这种长茄子才被引入日本。北方的农村,为了能早点吃到茄子,早春在室内先以茄籽育苗,待到天暖时,移栽到室外的土垄上。茄子直根系,根深50厘米左右。 Eggplant, a plant in Solanaceae, is one of the few purple vegetables. Eggplant was first produced in India, 4 ~ 5 century, Southern and Northern Dynasties came to China, when the shape of eggplant and wild eggplant are similar, are round. To the Yuan Dynasty to cultivate long eggplant, the late Qing Dynasty, this long eggplant was introduced into Japan. Northern rural areas, in order to eat eggplant earlier, in the early spring in the indoor seedbed nursery with seedlings, when it is warm, transplanted to the outdoor ridge. Eggplant roots straight root depth of about 50 cm.