25 Sep Raising of healthy seedlings in brinjal: an ecofriendly approach
बैंगन की स्वस्थ पौद उगाना : एक पारिस्थितिकी अनुकूल दृष्टिकोण Brinjal is the most common growing vegetables by small and marginal farmers In India, it is one of the most common, popular and principal vegetable crops grown throughout the country except higher altitudes. It is a versatile crop adapted to different agro-climatic regions and can be grown throughout the year. It is a perennial but grown commercially as an annual crop. A number of cultivars are grown in India, consumer preference being dependent upon fruit colour, size and shape.It is a transplanted crop and raising of healthy seedling is very difficult by the farmers as the seedlings suffers from diseases and pest in nursery itself. In nursery, during kharif season seedlings die due to attack of damping off disease and also possibility of viruses are there. Brinjal fruit and shoot borers feed inside the stem of the young seedlings which resulted in drying and death of terminal shoots. Therefore precaution must be taken for raising healthy seedling which can give better field establishment of crops and higher yield and toxin free healthy fruits. These can be done by managing the nursery by ecofriendly approach without using harmful chemicals for environmental sustainability. Open pollinated varieties Of Brinjal Heritage varieties Pusa Purple Long: This is an early variety with...