Vruntaka Phala (Solanum melongena Linn.) is a well-known fruit vegetable available throughout the year in almost all parts of country with diverse varieties. It has various nutritious as well medicinal properties. In Ayurveda, it mentioned pathyakara (wholesome) disease conditions. As per modern dietetics, rich source dietary fibers and antioxidants which helps to prevent non-communicable disea...

Eggplant (Solanum melongena) falls under the fruit species family of Solanaceae. It is grown widely throughout tropical and subtropical Zones in world. a good source phenolics, flavonoids, vitamins, calcium protein. Due to its high nutritional properties, demand for eggplant increasing annually. However, due limited planting space, it difficult producers increase production order meet demand. T...

Heavy metal cadmium is biomagnified through food chain and causes Itai-Itai disease in human. The present investigation reports the results of the effect of cadmium on seed germination, germination relative index (G.R.I.), seedling growth, chlorophyll stability index (CSI) and yield of Solanum melongena L. cv Pusa uttam. Effect of different concentrations of heavy metal cadmium (CdCl2) in Hoagl...

The Thailand cultivar pepper 'phrik man bangchang' (Capsicum annuum var. acuminatum, Solanaceae) was originally cultivated in the Bangchang Subdistrict, Amphawa District in Samut Songkhram Province. The cultivated areas are limited; we verified its distribution in Thailand for in situ 'phrik man bangchang' genetic resource conservation. Samples were collected from the original cultivation area ...

Eggplant (Solanum melongena) is an important solanaceous vegetable crop in Bangladesh. The average yield of eggplant in the country is quite low. Among the various factors responsible for the low yield, phomopsis blight caused by Phomopsis vexans is the most devastating disease. When the leaves and twigs are infected, they become blighted and fruits get rotten and become mummified (Meah, 2003)....

Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) is one of the most consumed vegetables in the world. The eggplant glycoalkaloids (GAs) are toxic secondary metabolites that may have detrimental effects on human health, particularly if the magnitudes of GAs are higher than the recommended food safety level (200 mg per kg of fresh mass). In this study, the content of solasonine compound and the expression pattern...

Host plant performance, esterase, and virus transmission tests revealed cassava-strain and sweetpotato-strain populations of whiteßy Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) biotypes in India. Individuals from the sweetpotato-reared population did not breed on cassava, Manihot esculenta Crantz, and the cassava-strain-reared individuals failed to develop on sweetpotato, Ipomoea batatus (L.) Lam. Eggplant, Sol...