Department of Vegetable Crops, Landscaping and Floriculture, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana
Twenty varieties of brinjal (Solarium melongena L.) from diverse sources were studied during Spring and Autumn seasons of 1973. The material was grown at the experimental vegetable farm in the Department of Vegetable Crops, Landscaping and Floriculture at Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana. The varieties S-4, H-4, Pusa Kranti, Punjab Chamkila and Pusa Purple Long among the long types and Punjab Hybrid, Punjab Bahar and T-3 among the round types were superior for most of the economic characters. Varieties suitable for the respective seasons have been indicated. The qualitative characters for stem, leaf, growth habit, flower, fruit and maturity have been summarised.
