Screening of Traditional Brinjal (Solanum melongena L.) Varieties against Cotton Leaf Hopper, Amrasca bigutulla bigutulla (Ishida)

Abstract

Brinjal (Solanum melongena L.) is an important solanaceous vegetable crop in sub-tropics and tropics. Adults and nymphs of Leaf hopper feed on the underside of the leaves by sucking plant sap, which results in yellowing and curling of leaves. It also injects toxic material into the leaves, which causes necrosis. Thirty four traditional brinjal cultivars were screened against cotton leaf hopper, maximum number of leaf hopper was noticed in hassiru udda badane (12.81) and minimum in Kanakapura badane (2.54). The entries viz., sthaliya badane, hole salu badane, heddara gulla badane, Andhra sahare badane, Apple badane, Kanakapura badane, biligundu badane, annageri badane, 40-A badane, biligundi badane, kalkare badane, kothithale badane, Sakleshpura badane, Ramadurga badane, Keredoddi kollegai badane, hosa Javari badane, bili chendu badane, bili udda badane, naabe badane, Ullala badane, Rosilla badane, mullugai badane, hebberalu badane, dodda mullina badane, Javari badane, dodda badane, annamadeya badane, mulla badane hasirukempu badane, hasiruudda badane, mobbugulla badane, were classified as moderately susceptible with an intensity value between 25.1-50 per cent.

Comparative Assessment of Farmer’s Brinjal Variety in Different Agro-Climatic Conditions

“…A range of wild species of Eggplant (Solanum melongena) is found abundantly in the country, considered to be a rich source of genetic diversity for breeding programs, particularly for the characteristics associated with climate change adaptability [2]. The indigenous genotypes and local landraces of brinjal were superior in yielding to other economic traits and resistance to pests and diseases, which are considered the most desirable traits for crop improvement programs [3,4]. The replacement of traditional, regionally adapted crop varieties with high-yielding and hybrid varieties threatens global agrobiodiversity, resulting in collective losses of the crop, variety, and allele diversity [5].…”

Morpho-Biochemical Characteristics of Brinjal Germplasms Affect the Abundance And Infestation of Jassid

“…The presence of certain characteristics in host plants can attract or deter the infestation of jassid. Sowmya and Pradeep (2020) screened different brinjal varieties against jassid on the basis of its variations of occurrence on them. In Bangladesh, Sultana et al (2017) worked with different okra varieties to explore the varietal preference of jassid.…”