Hybrid eggplant Varo is one of the newest additions to our hybrid product portfolio. Get to know this half-long type - perhaps Varo is the perfect match for your market!

Hybrid Eggplant Varo: A-Quality Fruits Assured
Developed Especially For Hot & Dry Areas
Varo is a hybrid half-long eggplant with early maturity, suitable for tunnel production and open field production. The fruits have a shorter neck, measuring 16x6cm in size. The fruits have a wonderful a deep, dark purple colour - near black. This variety is very high yielding, giving a high percentage of A-quality fruits. Varo is very grower friendly, as the fruits are easy to pick.

Open Plant, Less Disease Pressure
Varo has an open plant with good branches and thus less disease pressure. The plant also has good branches and big leaves, providing excellent leaf cover. The protection from its leaves shield the fruits against sunburn, guaranteeing Varo to keep its lovely colouring.

Eggplant F1 Varo's High Yield
We have been breeding eggplants since 2011 and our portfolio has seen continuous improvements on our existing varieties. If you're familiar with our other varieties, Varo can be considered as a more superior successor to Balsas. When compared to Balsas, our new variety Varo is thoroughly improved. Varo has:
- Much higher yielding
- Very high percentage of marketable fruits
- Better fruit quality
- Better dark colouring
- Firmer fruits
- Developed for hot and dry areas, guaranteeing better production in these climates, especially outdoor production
We tested Balsas vs. Varo in our trial station in Jordan as part of our internal trial testing process. In 2019 we compared the yield of Balsas against the yield of Varo across 5 plants. After 15 picks of these 5 plants, Varo yielded 104kg against Balsas yield of 84kg. A whopping 20kg difference showing Varo being the much higher yielding variety!

Hybrid Eggplant Varo Technical Specifications
Variety Characteristics
Crop | Eggplant F1 |
Maturity | Early |
Cultivation | Tunnel, open field |
Uniformity | High |
Yield | High |
Plant Characteristics
Internodes | Short |
Calyx | Green, spineless |
Fruit Characteristics
Shape | Half-long |
Color | Deep-Purple Black |
Size | 16 x 6cm |
Firmness | Firm |
