Brinjal Crop

Brinjal Crop

Botanical Name :- Solanum melongena

Family :- Solanaceae

Origin :- Indo-Burma / India

2n :- 24

Fruit type of brinjal :- Berry

Brinjal is also known as :- Egg plant

Brinjal fruit are good source of :- Vitamin-B

Soil :-

Well drained soil rich in organic matter.

pH :-

6.5 - 7.5 suitable

Season of sowing :-

Planting spreads from December - January and May - June.

Seed rate :-

• Normal varieties :- 200 g/ha
• Hybrid varieties :- 100 g/ha

Nursery area :-

100 m²/ha

Spacing :-

• Normal varieties :- 60 x 60 cm
• Hybrid varieties :- 75 x 60 cm

Application of fertilizer :-

N:P:K for basal dose.

• Nitrogen (N) :- 50 kg/ha
• Phosphors (P) :- 50 kg/ha
• Potash (K) :- 30 kg/ha

Nitrogen (N) 50 kg/ha 30 day's after transplanting.

Harvesting :-

Harvesting can be done 55 - 60 day's after transplanting fruits are harvested at tender stage at 4 - 5 day's interval.

Yield :-

• Normal / Improved variety :- 25 - 30 tonnes/ha
• Hybrid variety :- 45 - 50 tonnes/ha

• Anthocyanin pigment present in brinjal.
• Dry fruit content goitrogenic principle.
• Heterostyly is common in brinjal.
• Orobanche is serious weed affecting brinjal crop in some areas.
• 2,4-D chemical is used to control weeds.
• Dark purple brinjal have more Vitamin-C than those of white skin.
• Maximum fruit setting takes place in long styled flowers (70-80 %).
• Opening of flower in brinjal at 6-7.30 am in summer and 11.5 am in winter.
• White brinjal is preferred by diabetics patient.
• Brinjal have bidirectional root system.
• Phomopsis blight and bacterial wilt resistance variety :- Pant Samarat
• NDB-25 it has soft joint and is easy to harvest.
• There is no fruit setting in pseudo :- Short and short stayled flower.
• Aphid resistance variety of brinjal :- Annamalai
• Extra early maturing variety of brinjal :- Pusa Purple Long

Varieties :-

Selection varieties :-

1. Pusa Purple Long
2. Pant Samrat
3. Arka Shirish (Green Type)
4. Arka Sheel
5. Punjab Neelum
6. Azad Kranti
7. Pusa Purple Cluster
8. Pusa Purple Round
9. Arka Kusumkar (Green Type)
10. Punjab Chamkila
11. Punjab Bahar (Round Type)
12. Arka Nidhi

Hybrid varieties :-

1. Pusa Kranti (PPLX Hyderpure x Wynad Local) :- Long Type
2. Pant Rituraj (T-3 x PPC) :- Round Type
3. Pusa Anupam (Pusa Kranti x PPC) :- Long Type
4. Pusa Barsati (PPC x H-4)
5. Pusa Uttam (GR x Rituraj)
6. Pusa Bindu (GR x Rituraj)
7. Hissar Shyamal
8. Hissar Jamuni
9. Pusa Upkar

Bacterial Wilt resistance varieties :-

1. Pusa Anupam
2. Pusa Purple Cluster
3. Pant Rituraj
4. Arka Nidhi
5. Arka Keshav
6. Neelkanth

Phomopsis Blight resistance varieties :-

1. Pusa Bhariav
2. Pusa Anupam
3. Florida Market