Crop Detail

Brinjal belongs to the family Solanaceae and is cultivated in tropics and sub-tropics area of the world. Brinjal are grown in Bangladesh, Pakistan, Japan, India, Western Europe and China. Brinjal is low in calories and has various macro and micro minerals which are beneficial for human health. Potassium is the abundant mineral present in the brinjal, ranged from 200 to 600 mg/100 g of fresh water. Brinjal is also rich source of calcium, iron and magnesium. In Pakistan, it occupies 9,044 ha area and its production is 88,148 tones. The fruit of brinjal is a fleshy berry and changed its color from shiny purple to black and white green yellow. The brinjal is a shrubby, herbaceous or semi-woody plant with a fibrous root system. The fruit length may vary from 4.0 to 5.0 cm and width between 3.0 to 3.5 cm in weight approximately 0.5 to 1500g.

Major/Minor Major
Temporary/Permanent Temporary
Category Agriculture Extension
Type Vegetables
Crop Climate Title Tropical
Crop Water Method Title Irrigated
Crop Duration Biennial
Crop Economic Title Food Crop
Crop Growing Season Summer / Zaid Crops

Pests, Weeds, Diseases and Disorders


Sucking Pests
Thrips Mite Aphid Leaf Eating Caterpillar Fruit and Shoot Borer nematodes
Fungal Diseases
Damping Off Phomopsis Blight and Fruit Rot
Nematodes
Root Knot Nematodes
Bacterial Diseases
Wilt
Nutrient
Blossom End Rot Blotchy Ripening and Greywall
Weeds
hoeing

Brinjal Crop Seed Varieties


Name Seed Rate
LOCAL LONG 2.5 kg / acre
NIRALA 150-200 grams / acre
BEMISAL 150-200 grams / acre
QAISAR (LONG) 150-200 grams / acre
DILNASHIN (GOLE) 150-200 grams / acre
8625 F1 (ROUND) (COMPANY NAME DARAIN SEED ) 40gm/acre

Brinjal Districts Wise Calendar


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CONTACT INFO

CONTACT INFO DETAIL
Agriculture Extension
Directorate of Agriculture Extension
Opposite Islamia College Gate No 1
Jamrud Road Peshawar

091-9224239 , 03481117070
091-9224318
info@zarat.kp.gov.pk

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