Abstract:
Thirty six brinjal varieties including two wild ones were screened
against bacterial wilt disease at Agricultural College, Vellayani, during 1975-
1976. Twelve varieties which were found to be disease free in the preliminary
trial were subjected to artificial wilt infection under replicated trials and found
that only one variety namely S. melongena var. insanum (wild brinjal) was
resistant to wilt. Dipping of seedlings in fresh bacterial ooze just before transplanting
was found to be equally effective in inducing the disease compared
to the more complicated artificial inoculation methods.
