National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, Regional Station, Vellanikkara, Trichur 680 654 (Kerala).
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.
Germplasm, Solanum, egg plant, wild relatives, land races, local cultivars, variability, diversity
