There are no existing brinjal varieties with adequate resistance to FSB in India. Accordingly, scientists have used biotechnology to develop a brinjal variety that can resist FSB attack. India’s First ...

The new Bt brinjal variety is different from the one released in 2002, as per the Indian Council of Agricultural Research and uses indigenous transgenic varieties of brinjal hybrids Janak and BSS-793.

Bt brinjal’s effect on biodiversity is a key concern as it could push out several traditional varieties in India, which is the centre of origin of the vegetable, plant biologists say.

India has the greatest brinjal germplasm in the world with 2,500 varieties, including wild species. Following news in April that (genetically engineered) Bt brinjal is being illegally cultivated ...

I found all sorts of eggplant varieties besides the familiar, oval globe type. At farmers markets I sometimes see white ones that look just like eggs. My produce store carries tiny purple Indian ...

India has a rich diversity of brinjal varieties, which are classified based on their size, shape, and colour. Some of the ...

His decision to reject the commercialisation of Bt brinjal ... cultivation in India: approval-by-contamination. In 2005, biologist Pushpa Bhargava noted that unapproved varieties of several ...

Activists say, they didn’t take permission required by law when using genetic material from local varieties of brinjal. India is one of the 12 mega biodiversity countries. It needs to protect ...

Photo Credit Unsplash There are several brinjal varieties available, ranging from small round ones to long and slender types. Some popular varieties in India include: Pusa Purple Cluster ...

But in India, this corporate foresight has gone ... “If these trials had led to the commercialisation and the sale of GM varieties of brinjal, would we have been compensated?” ...