CHOICE OF VARIETIES:
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1. Long fruited variety : Pusa Purple Long (Extra Early Variety), Hisar Pragati, Swetha, Pusa Bhairav, KS-331, JB-15, Green Long, Punjab Barsati, PH-4, Pant Samrat, Azad B-1, Arka Sheel, Arka Shirish, Punjab Sadabahar, NDB-25 (Soft Joint), Pusa Kranti, Pusa Anmol and Arka Nidhi.
2. Round or Oval fruited variety : MDU-1, BR-112, Surya, DBR-8, Azad B-2, Pusa Upkar, Pusa Purple Round, Pant Rituraj, T-3, Jamuni Gole, Punjab Neelam, Hisar Shyamal.
3. Oblong fruited variety : CO-1, CO-2, Annamalai (1971), Bhagyamati, Utkal Tarini, Hisar Jamuni.
4. Small fruited variety : Utkal Madhuri, Utkal Keshari, Pusa Kranti, Pusa Anupam.
5. Cluster bearing variety : PLR-1, Arka Neelkanth, KKM-1, ARU-1, Arka Nidi, Utkal Jyoti, Gulabi, Vaishali, Pragati, Pusa Purple Cluster, ARU-2C, Arka Kushumkar, Punjab Barsati.

Public sector hybrids
1. Arka Navneet, Pusa Hybrid – 5, Pusa Hybrid-6, Pusa Hybrid-9, NDBH-1, NDBH-6, ABH-1, ABH-2, Krishna, CoBH-1, Neelam.

Private sector
1. Vardan ,Nisha, Shiva ,Vaishali, Bicolour,
2. From IAHS Banglore : Suphul,Long-13,Round 14

Hybrid varieties
1. Long-13: Tall, thorny, upright type plants, fruit solitary dark purple, 18cm. long.
2. Suphal : Long, oval, glossy, deep purple fruits
3. Round -14: Tall, thorn less plants, round, light purple, medium sized.
4. Astrakom: From Russia, suitable for processing and high yield.
5. Artica: Indian F1 Hybrid, white fruit, cross between L-746-84B x L-519-81B.
Local varieties(SAUs)
1. Long-6, Doli-5, Morbi 4-2, Black Beauty(U.P.), Surati Ravaiya, Manjari Gota (MH), Junagadh Ravaiya, Bilimora Bharatha,GHB-1,GHB-2, GLB-1,GOB-1,JGB-1, Gujarat Brinjal-6, Junagadh Long.

Significant varieties
2. Green Colour: (amino acid content is higher, Highest shelf life ; 4 weeks under CAS storage condition ) Arka Shirish, A.Kusumkar
3. White Colour: KKM-1, Artica, Dudhia
4. Introduction:Black Beauty(USA),Artica (Italy)
5. Bicolour: Manjari Gota and Vaishali
6. Ratooning: Annamalai,Hisar Jamuni
7. Aphid Resistant: Annamalai
8. BSFB Resistant: Arka Kusumkar, Punjab Sadabahar
9. Jassid Resistant: Manjari Gota and Vaishali
10. Bacterial Wilt Tolerant: Pusa Anupam, PPL,Pant Rituraj and Arka Nidhi
11. Little Leaf Tolerant: Arka Sheel, Manjari Gota
12. Free from glycoalkaloids : A.Nidhi
13. Bhartha making:- BH-2, Bilimora Bhartha ,Dudhia , Ramnagar Giant
14. Stuffing : PLR-I (Palur, T.Nadu)
15. Big size fruit : Banarsi Giant
16. S.xanthocarpum : phomopsis blight
17. S.indicum: RKN
18. S.Sisymbrifolium : RKN
19. S. ferox : yellow fruited Sps.(Malaysia )