Studies in Brinjal Genotypes: Part I–Qualitative Characterization for Northern Karnataka

An experiment was conducted to characterise the plant type traits of 90 brinjal genotypes in Dharwad, Karnataka. The characterization was done with reference to fourteen vegetative, flower and fruit traits. All genotypes were grouped into round, long, oblong and teardrop depending upon the shape; and depending upon stripeness on the fruit surface genotypes divided into striped and non-striped cultivars. Amongst the non-striped accessions, purple black fruited genotypes were dominant in number followed by purple, light green and pale purple.