Area and production

Area and production

    Brinjal
    Botanical name : Solanum melongena
    Family : Solanaceae
    Chromosome No. : 2n = 24
    Origin : India
    Common name : Eggplant, Aubergine
  • In India it is well distributed in Orissa, Bihar, Karnataka, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, and Maharashtra and UP. Brinjal covers 8.14% of total vegetable area and produces 9 per cent of the total production.
    Table: Area, production and productivity of brinjal in India

    Year

    Area (000’ha)

    Production (000’MT)

    Productivity (MT/ha)

    2001-02

    502.4

    8347.7

    16.6

    2002-03

    507.3

    8001.2

    15.8

    2003-04

    516.4

    8477.3

    16.4

    2004-05

    526.5

    8600.8

    16.3

    2005-06

    553.3

    9136.3

    16.5

    2006-07

    568

    9453

    16.64

    2007-08

    561

    9678

    17.25

    2008-09

    600

    10378

    17.30

    2009-10

    612

    10563

    17.26
    Source: APEDA, Ministry of commerce and Industry
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