Bt Brinjal: An indispensable tool for Brinjal farmers in India
Bt Brinjal: An indispensable tool for Brinjal farmers in India (Selected Articles of National Web Conference: Vegetable Farmers Forum 2020) India is the second largest producer of vegetables in the world, but the average annual loss of vegetables is about 12 per cent which results in significant reduction in Indian agricultural economy (Manunayaka et al ., 2020). The major issues in vegetable production are lower market price, high input price, high cost of management for pest and disease, lack of high yielding variety seedling, lack of proper cold storage structures and losses due to natural calamity (Azad et al ., 2014). Brinjal ( Solanum melongena Linn ) is the fourth important vegetable grown by small and marginal farmers in India. Farmers encounter several problems during brinjal production and the major one is fruit and shoot borer (FSB - Leucinodes orbonalis Guenee ), which results in 60 – 70 % of yield loss. Several pesticides gave optim...