2.  Botanical name :
Solanum melongena
 Family :
Solanaceae

3.  The flower is white to
purple, with a five-
lobed corolla and
yellow stamens.
 Plant height is usually
40-150cm.
 These have large
coarsely lobed leaves.
 Fruit color is glossy
black.
 The fruit is less than
3cm in diameter but 30
cm in cultivated form.

6.  It has medicinal
properties.
 White brinjal is said to
be good for diabetic
patients.
 Eggplants contain
certain essential phyto
nutrients which
improve blood
circulation and nourish
the brain.

7.  Brinjal requires long warm growing season for
successful production.
 It is killed by severe frost. Long spell of chilly frost
free weather may also damage the crop
 Temperature of 13˚ - 21˚C is most favourable for
successful production.

8.  Fertile and well drained soils are desirable
 On sandy or sandy loam soil its production is maximum.

9.  FYM at the rate of 20-25 tons per hectare should
be added at the time of soil preparation.
Nitrogen Phosphorus Potassium
1oo kg/ha 50kg/ha 50kg/ha

11.  Sowing is done in September or early October
and seedlings are transplanted in November
 In hilly areas seeds are sown in April and
seedlings are transplanted in May.

12.  Main season for sowing
brinjals are
1) Autumn-winter crop: Seed is
sown in June and seedlings
are transplanted in July.
2) Spring-winter crop: Seed is
sown in early November and
seedlings are transplanted
during January and early
February
3) Rainy season crop: Seed is
sown in March and seedlings
are transplanted in April.

13.  Transplanting is done in
standing water.
 1st irrigation should be
given 4 days after
planting.
 In summer weekly
irrigation is necessary
 In winter fortnight
irrigation is preferable.

14.  The fruit is harvested before it is fully ripe but it should
be well colored.
 Harvesting is done by cutting with knife or plucking by
hand

16.  Neelum
 White egg
 Mirpurkhas selection
 Multan selection
 Sarhandi long

18.  The average yield varies from 22,000-25,000
kg/ha.

19.  Brinjal fruit borrer
 Brinjal stem borrer
 Leaf roller
 Thrips
 Whitefly
 Aphid
 Jassid
 Beetle

23.  Little leaf brinjal
 Bacterial wilt
 Phomopsis fruit rot