LONG WHITE BRINJAL – सफ़ेद बताऊं (50 Seeds)

Long White Brinjal
🔹 Scientific name ➜ Solanum melongena
🔹 It is a variety of eggplant (baingan)
🔹 Fruits ➜ Long, slim, white color 🤍
🔹 Taste ➜ Mild, less bitter than purple types

🌤️ Climate
➜ Warm season crop
➜ Best temperature ➜ 20–35°C
➜ In Punjab ➜
• Spring crop ➜ Feb–March
• Kharif crop ➜ June–July 🌧️

🌱 Nursery Preparation
➜ Sow seeds in nursery first
➜ Seed rate ➜ 150–200 g per acre
➜ Germination ➜ 5–10 days
➜ Transplant after ➜ 25–30 days

🌾 Soil
➜ Well-drained loamy soil
➜ pH ➜ 6.0–7.5
➜ Add FYM ➜ 8–10 tons per acre 🐄

🌿 Transplanting
➜ Spacing ➜
• Row to row ➜ 60–75 cm
• Plant to plant ➜ 45–60 cm
➜ Irrigate immediately after transplanting 💧

💧 Watering
➜ Every 6–8 days in summer
➜ Avoid waterlogging ❌
➜ Critical stage ➜ flowering & fruiting 🌼

🌱 Fertilizer
➜ Nitrogen ➜ 40–50 kg per acre
➜ Phosphorus ➜ 25–30 kg
➜ Potash ➜ 25–30 kg
➜ Organic option ➜ Vermicompost + Jeevamrit 🌿

🐛 Major Pests
➜ Shoot & fruit borer 🐛
➜ Aphids
➜ Whitefly
✔️ Neem oil spray helpful
✔️ Install pheromone traps

🧺 Harvesting
➜ First harvest ➜ 60–70 days after transplant
➜ Pick when fruit is tender
➜ Regular picking ➜ more yield ⬆️
⏳ Plant Survival
➜ Productive life ➜ 4–6 months
➜ With good care ➜ up to 7 months
➜ After that yield reduces

📦 Yield
➜ Average ➜ 100–150 quintal per acre