2. Low solanine content
Soft flesh
Less seeded
Resistant to
Phomopsis blight (P. vexans)
Bacterial wilt
Little leaf
Jassids
Epilachna beetle
Shoot& fruit borer (Leucinodes orbonalis)
Root Knot Nematode
3. Erect, sturdy, non-lodging plant
Non- spiny in plant parts
Earliness
High yield
Slow enzymic browning
Free from bitterness
Slow seed growth
Good cooking quality
4. Black Beauty
From USA
Round- oblong, dark purplish black fruits
Flowering from 80- 90 DAP
5. CO- 1
PLS
Compact& bushy with
greenish purple petiole
Oblong, pale green
shade in white
background
Soft seeded
Moderately resistant to
RKN, reniform
nematode
Demand in Southern TN,
Karnataka
Duration 160 days
CO- 2
PLS from Varikkathiri
Compact plant
Oblong, dark purple
streaks under pale
green background
Yield 35 t/ ha in 150
days
Popular in Coimbatore
6. MDU- 1
PLS from local
Kallampatti, Madurai
Compact, vigorous plant
Round, purple fruits
(200- 250 g)
Less seeded
On maturity fades to
pale pink
Preferred in Madurai&
Trichy
KKM- 1
Selection from Kulathur
local, Tirunelveli
Compact plants
Egg shaped, white fruits
Bearing in clusters (2- 4
fruits)
Yield 37 t/ ha in 130-
135 days
Under irrigated& non-
irrigated areas in
Southern TN
7. PLR- 1
Re-selection from
Nagpur ecotype
Egg shaped, purple
fruits
Long shelf life
High ascorbic acid
12 mg/ 100g
Grown in
Coimbatore
throughout year
PPI (B)1
Single line selection
from Karungal local
type
Fruits are lengthy
pale green in colour
Less seeded and
bitter less
Yields about 50 t/ha
in a crop duration of
185 days
8. Pant Samrat
Selection from local
germplasm
Purple, soft fruits
Cluster bearing
Resistant to
bacterial wilt and
Phomopsis blight
Tolerant to shoot
and fruit borer&
jassids
Yields 45 t/ ha
Jamuni Gola
Selection from local
germplasm S- 16
Round, plump with
shining purple color
Early maturing,
thornless
9. Aruna
Selection from
local cultivar
Small, deep purple
plump fruits
Recommended for
MP and
Maharashtra
Arka Shirish
PLS from Evangere
(IIHR- 194),
Karnataka
Green, extra long,
no seeded fruits
Better keeping
quality
Yield 47 t/ ha in
115 days
10. Arka Sheel
PLS from Kodagu
local
Purple, less seeded
fruits
retains freshness
beyond marketable
stage
Yield 39 t/ ha in
110- 120 days
Arka Kusumakar
PLS from Karnataka
local (IIHR- 93)
Dwarf plants, less
seeded
Green, finger
shaped fruits
Bearing in clusters
Yield 49 t/ ha in
110- 120 days
11. Pusa Purple Long
Selection from Mixed
Batia cultivar, Punjab
Dwarf, semi- erect
plants
Long, purple
fruits(25- 30 cm)
Susceptible to
bacterial wilt
Grown in Punjab,
Delhi, Western UP
Summer& autumn
seasons
Pusa Purple Cluster
Selection from local
material
Purple pigmentation
Bearing in clusters (4-
9)
Moderately resistant
to bacterial wilt
Southern& Northern
hills of India
Yields 40- 45 t/ ha
12. Annamalai
Selection from AC- 49A variety
Semi- erect stem
Club shaped, slightly curved in middle
Purple fruit with a yellowish mark along
calyx border and few thorns on calyx
Resistant to aphids, suitable for ratooning
Grown in Cuddalore, Villupuram, Vellore,
Thiruvannamalai, Chengalpattu Dt.
13. PLR (BR) 2
Single plant selection from Sevanthampatti
local
Fruits are oval in shape, dark purple with
pink tinge and glossy
Average yield 38t/ha
14. TNAU BRINJAL VRM 1
It is a pure line selection from Elavambadi village of
Vellore District
Fruits are oval in shape, glossy pink in colour with
green tinge in the distal end
Resistant to leaf spot, verticillium wilt and epilachna
beetle
It is a cluster bearing type
Yields about 40-45 t/ha in
140-150 days
15. Pant Rituraj
Kalyanpur T-3* PPC
Round purple fruits
Cultivated
throughout country
in both kharif&
summer seasons
Good flavoured,
keeping quality
Resistant to
bacterial wilt
Yield 40 t/ ha
Pant Brinjal Hybrid 1
PB 129* PB 225
Soft, long fruits
Cluster bearing
Resistant to
bacterial wilt
16. Azad Kranti
PPL* BGL
Narrow leaf
lamina, wavy
along margins
Long purple fruits
(62 g)
Less seeded, early
maturing
PH 4
Hyderpur* PPL
Bushy plant
Pigmented stem
Purple peel with
light green flesh
17. Azad B-1
Banarasi Round* 7103
Compact plant with
thick leaf lamina
Shiny purple (160-
180 cm)
Resistant to little
leaf, Phomopsis, fruit
rot
Less susceptible to
Shoot and fruit borer
Azad B-2
PPR* Arka Sheel
Round purple fruits
Grown in Punjab, UP,
Bihar
Pusa Anupam
Pusa Kranti* PPC
Bushy, violet tinged
stem
Few seeded
Longer than PPC
Suits pickle making
18. Pusa Kranti
(PPL* Hyderpur)*
Wynad Giant
Purple pigmentation
15- 20 cm long,
purple, less seeded
fruits
Serrated leaves
Both in summer&
spring season
Hissar Pragati
R-34* Sel-26
Compact, dwarf
plant
Long, purple fruits
Tolerant to little
leaf
withstand high
temperature
19. PKM- 1
Induced mutant (gamma rays) from
Puzhuthikathiri
Fruits with green stripes
Suits for rainfed cultivation and withstand
long transportation
20. Pusa Anmol
PPL* Hyderpur
80% more yield than
Pusa Purple Long
NDBHI
PBR 91-1* K202- 14
Soft texture, round,
purple, less seeded
fruits
Arka Navneet
IIHR 22- 1* Supreme
Big (400- 500g),
black to purple
fruitsFree from
bitterness
Indeterminate plant
Excellent cooking
quality
Soft flesh, less
seeded
Yields 65- 75 t/ ha
21. Azad Hybrid
Azad b1* Kaliyanpur
3
Early prolific
fruiting
Round, purple, bold
fruits 190- 200 g
Yield 45 t/ ha
Less prone to shoot
and fruit borer
Better shelf life
Hissar Shyamal
Aushey* BR 112
Round, purple fruits
Tolerant to bacterial
wilt
COBH- 1
EP45* CO- 2
Oblong, purple
fruits (64 g* 55
fruits)
Yield of 55- 60 t/ ha
22. COBH- 2
It is a hybrid between
EP65 x Pusa Uttam
Medium sized, glossy
violet fruits
Fruits contain 16.5 mg /
100g ascorbic acid
Moderately tolerant to
shoot (7.26%) and fruit
borer (16. 50 %)
Recommended under
irrigated
Yields (58 t/ha) in 120-
130 days
27. • PPR, Sel.212-1, Sel.252-1, Sel.251-1-2
Little leaf
• S. xanthocarpum, S. indicum, S. gilo, S.
khasianum, S. nigrum, S. sisymbrifolium,
SM114, SM264, Florida Market, Florida
Beauty
Phomopsis blight
• PPC, SM1, SM6, SM48, SM56, SM70, SM72,
SM74 and a line of S. texanum
Bacterial wilt
• S. melongena, Florida Market, Harris 468
Special, Hibush, Harish Hybrid 77631
Verticillium wilt
• S. incanum, S. integrifolium, S. indicum
Fusarium wilt
• S. torvum
Epilachna beetle
• S. sisymbrifolium, PPC-2
Shoot& fruit borer
• Black Beauty, Vijaya
RKN
28. Shoot and fruit borer (Lepidopteron) that
feeds on the Bt. brinjal take up Bt. protein
( cry 1 AC) along tissue
In insect midgut ( alkaline >9.5 pH) Bt.
protein become activated by midgut-
protease- latter protein
Crystalline pierce on insect midgut that leads
to disruption of digestion
Leads to paralysis and finally death of insect
29. Ramachandran. R.K./ 2013/ Breeding of
Vegetable Crops/ Page No. 65- 74/ Narendra
publishing house, New Delhi
Bhat. K.L./ 2011/ Brinjal/ Page No. 51-107/
Daya Publishing House, New Delhi
Kumar. N/ 2006/ Breeding of Horticultural
Crops (Principles and Practices)/ Page No.
167- 168/ New India Publishing agency, New
Delhi
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