Response of brinjal (Solanum melongena L.) to drip irrigation and plastic mulching

Authors

  • Rakesh Sharda Department of Soil and Water Engineering, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana- 141004, Punjab Author
  • Mukesh Siag Department of Soil and Water Engineering, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana- 141004, Punjab Author
  • Angrej Singh Department of Soil and Water Engineering, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana- 141004, Punjab Author
  • Nikhil Gladwin Cutting Department of Soil and Water Engineering, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana- 141004, Punjab Author

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https://doi.org/10.61180/b51bwa90

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Abstract

subtropics and tropics. It is one of the most important, widely grown and mostly consumed with distinct preferences for their types and is being commercially cultivated in almost all frost free areas. Being indigenous to India and wide popularity, a number of brinjal hybrids and cultivars are under cultivation throughout the country, including Punjab which differ based on yield, fruit quality (taste, seed to pulp ratio, shelf life, moisture content, blossom-end scar size, etc.) and consumers’ preference (colour, shape, size and shining of fruit, spininess, calyx colour, etc.) (Prasad et al. 2010). In Punjab, it was grown on an area of 3370 ha with average yield of 21

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Published

2017-06-30

Issue

Vol. 44 No. 01 (2017): Vegetable Science

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Short Communication

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How to Cite

Sharda, R., Siag, M., Singh, A., & Cutting, N. G. (2017). Response of brinjal (Solanum melongena L.) to drip irrigation and plastic mulching. Vegetable Science, 44(01), 145-147. https://doi.org/10.61180/b51bwa90