Collecting genetic diversity of egg-plant and its wild relatives from South India
Abstract
From five exploration and collection trips undertaken in Southern Peninsular region, 216 accessions of Solanum melongena var. melongena, 1 of S. macrocarpon and 134 lines belonging to 25 wild species, exhibiting rich variability in plant and fruit morphology were sampled. This includes a number of rare genotypes/land races of egg plant and its related species. A large number of indigenous and introduced naturalized species widely occur, particularly in pockets of Western Ghats.
Keywords
Germplasm, Solanum, egg plant, wild relatives, land races, local cultivars, variability, diversity
