There are two basic types of eggplant, based on shape.

• The standard oval shape typified by 'Black Beauty' is characterized by an attractive, glossy black skin.
• The oriental types are elongate, also with purple-black skin, and seem to have improved fruit set under a range of environmental conditions.
• Quality of both is excellent. Fruit's skin colours include not only the black typical of commercial cultivars, but also golden yellow, white, light green, and brown, most of these used in home gardens.
• Selection of variety is an important consideration in the cultivation of brinjal as the local preference varies considerably from region to region and even district to district.
• A variety with a particular colour and size of the fruit fetching premium price in the market, may be totally rejected in another area.
• Since the ultimate aim of the farmer is to get maximum return for his produce, judicial selection of the type with reference to market demands is very important in this crop.

• It is a pureline selection. Fruits are oblong and medium sized with pale green shade under white background.
• The plants are compact and bushy. It has an yield potential of 20-25 tonnes/ha.
• The fruits are soft seeded even at full maturity.
• It was developed from the vegetable section of the Agricultural College and Research Institute, Coimbatore.
• It is preferred in the markets of southern districts of Tamil Nadu such as Tirunelveli and Ramanathapuram and also Karnataka State.

• This variety was developed at the Department of Vegetable Crops, College of Horticulture, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore.
• It is a pureline selection from local variety called varikkathiri in the village Negamam of Pollachi taluk, Coimbatore district.

• The plants are compact with slightly oblong fruits having dark purple streaks of different lengths and widths under pale green background without spines on the calyx surface.
• It has a great preference in Coimbatore and Erode districts of Tamil Nadu.
• It yields about 35 tonnes/ha in a crop duration of 150 days.

• This was developed at the Department of Horticulture, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Madurai.
• The plants are vigorous and compact.
• Fruits are round with large size each weighing about 200-250 g., bright purple in colour and have less seed content. As the fruit matures, the purple colour fades to pale pink.
• It is a pure line selection from a local type called Kallampatti.
• It has got an yield potential of 30 tonnes/ha in a crop duration of 135-140 days.
• Preferred in Madurai and Trichy districts of Tamil Nadu and also in Kerala State.

• This is an aphid resistant variety developed at the Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu.
• The fruits are oblong, deep purple in colour with a characteristic yellowish mark along the calyx border=1 and a few thorns on the calyx surface.
• This is preferred in Cuddalore, Villupuram, Vellore, Thiruvannamalai and Cengalpet districts and Chennai market.
• It has an yield potential of 20-22 tonnes/ha.

• It was evolved at the Horticultural Research Station, Periyakulam of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University from a local type called 'Puzhuthi Kathiri' through mutation breeding.
• It is adapted to rainfed cultivation in Madurai District.
• The fruits are small and slightly oblong-ovate with green stripes.

• This is a reselection from a Nagpur ecotype developed at the Vegetable Research Station, Palur of TNAU in Cuddalore district of Tamil nadu.
• The fruits are small to medium in size, sometimes borne in clusters, egg shaped and with bright glossy purple colour.
• It fetches premium price in the markets of Cuddalore, Changalpattu and Chennai.
• It has got a shelf life of 8-10 days under ambient temperature.
• It yields on an average 25 tonnes/ha.

• This variety was developed through single plant selection from a local type collected from Kulathur area, at Department of Horticulture, Agricultural College, Killikkulam, Tirunelveli of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University.
• The plants are compact bearing small sized white coloured egg shaped fruits in clusters of 2-4 with green calyx.
• The potential yield is 36 tonnes/ha. This variety has got the best preference in Southern districts of Tamil Nadu.

• It was developed at Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi through pureline selection.
• Fruits are glossy, light purple in colour, 25-30 cm long and smooth.
• It has an yield potential of 25-37 tonnes/ha.

• It was also evolved at Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi
• The plants are very tall with a thick stem of greenish purple colour.
• Leaves are highly serrated and deep green in colour.
• Fruits are round with purple colour.
• Each fruit weighs on an average 130-140 gram.

• It was developed at C.S. Azad Agricultural University at Kaliyanpur, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh by a cross Azad B1 (Round) x Kaliyanpur Type 3 (round) in which the prolific bearing character has been contributed by the Kaliyanpur type 3 white colour, shape and fruit size by Azad B1.
• The plants are semi-erect with 60-70 cm in spread, branched, leaf lamina green and entire, ealrly fruiting; fruits bold (190-200 g) bright purple, round, calyx green, thin, non fleshy and peduncle green.
• The fruits retain their purple colour for a longer period and possess better shelf life.
• The average yield is 45 tonnes/ha.
• It is less prone to shoot and fruit borer infestation.

• Developed at Hisar Agricultural University (HAU), Hisar by crossing Aushey x BR 112.
• Plants are erect with purple green foliage from flowering onwards.
• Fruits round, fleshy, bright purple with dark green purple pedicel.
• This hybrid is resistant to bacterial wilt and tolerant to little leaf.

• Year of release : 2001
• A selection from Karungal local
• Suitable for both irrigated and rainfed conditions. Solitary bearing with an average of 30 - 35 fruits per plant.
• Excellent cooking quality without bitterness and minimum seeds.
• Moderately resistant to shoot, fruit borer and wilt.
• Yield 45 - 50 t/ha.

• It is identified as a promising Mullukathiri local brinjal.

Duration : 120-130(days), Yield : 37ton/ha, Fruits are egg shaped with milky white colour, born in clusters of 2-4.