CIARI Brinjal 1

It is a high yielding and bacterial wilt resistant brinjal variety for island conditions. It givesfruit yield of25-35 t/ha. It’splants are medium tall with profuse branching. Fruits are light green and oblong in shape with less seeds. It is highly resistant to Bacterial wilt disease which is very severe disease of brinjal in India including A & N Islands. This variety also exhibited drought tolerance ability during water stress situations and is thus suitable for growing in islands conditions during dry season (October to May). It has been recommended for cultivation in Andaman and Nicobar Island by Institute Variety Release Committee, CIARI Port Blair in 2013.

Benefit: It has high yielding ability (25-35 t/ha fruit yield) and bacterial wilt resistance.

Scientific team :Krishna Kumar, P.K. Singh, Ajanta Birah, Shrawan Singh, Naresh Kumar, A.K. Singh, D.R. Singh, R.K. Gautam & L.B. Singh