Biotechnology and its implications in brinjal Improvement: A review

Abstract

Eggplant, also known as brinjal or aubergine (Solanum melongena L.), is a major vegetable in many nations. Conventional breeding alone cannot bring the desired qualities and quantities from its wild species where the plants have the capacity to resist or tolerate the biotic and abiotic stress. For resistance to the most serious diseases, including bacterial and fungal wilts, nematodes, and shot and fruit borer pests, eggplant genetic resources have been evaluated. Due to sexual incompatibility, efforts to cross eggplants with their wild relatives lead to minimal outcomes. Nevertheless, the ability of eggplants to function well in tissue culture, particularly in plant regeneration, has made it possible to introduce biotechnology, in particular the manipulation of somaclonal variation, somatic hybridization, haplodisation and gene transfer. To achieve lines with enhanced resistance to little leaf disease and salt, Somaclonal variation was used. The needs can be fulfilled in both quantity and quality by molecular breeding and transgenics. Molecular markers like SSR, ISSR, RAPD, AFLP etc. and Genetic research in brinjal has gained traction over the past few years due to the usage of PCR-based markers.