Vol. 11, Special Issue 10 (2022)

Author(s):
Mohd. Danish and Kamin Alexander

Abstract:
Brinjal (Eggplant) Solanum melongena Linnaeus is one of the prominent and profitable vegetable crops grown in warm and humid environmental conditions. Brinjal is one of the significant solanaceous vegetable crops growing all throughout India. It is commercially very accessible and profitable vegetable to farmers. The brinjal is a rich source of minerals including calcium, phosphorus, proteins, vitamins, and several essential biochemicals. Insect pests infestation is one the major constraints for commercial production in all brinjal growing areas. It is cultivated throughout the year, even in the hot summer season. It is more vigorous during the hot weather conditions, mainly during the rainfall period than the cooler season due to the influence of climatic conditions on the life cycle. It takes more time to complete its life period in winter than summer months. Shoot and fruit borer causes severe loss to the fruits in autumn and the entire crop can be devastated. The site selected was uniform, cultivable with typical sandy loam soil having good drainage. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design with three replication which consisting of fourteen treatments viz., Beauveria bassiana, Metarhizium anisopliae, Verticillium l1ecanii, Bacillus thuringiensis, Neem seed kernel extract, Neem leaf extract, Neem oil 5% EC, Deltamethrin 2.8%EC, Chlorpyriphos 20% EC, Spinosad 45% EC, Lamdacylothrin 5% EC, Profenophos 40% + cypermethrin 4% EC and chlorpyriphos 50% + cypermethrin 5% EC).