Brinjal
A monsoon crop. Sow in Jun–Jul, harvest in Nov–Dec.
When to sow and harvest
Will it grow on your land?
Pick your place and water to see:
- Whether Brinjal suits your land Good fit, possible or won't work, with the reasons.
- What it could earn an acre From yields near you and mandi prices.
- Water and fertiliser it needs Irrigations for your water, and bags for one acre.
What it needs
Temperature
Survives 9–40 °C.
Water
Rain and irrigation together, worked out where most of it grows:
Soil pH
Likes neutral soil. Grows from pH 4.3 to 8.5.
Soil
- No salty soil
- Needs rich soil
- N Needs plenty of nitrogen and potassium
Source: FAO ECOCROP crop requirements (via OpenCLIM/ecocrop); FAO-56 crop coefficients (Allen et al. 1998); IMD gridded daily rainfall (0.25°); IMD gridded daily max/min temperature (1°).
Fertiliser for one acre
Draft: check with your KVKHybrids often get more
Give the DAP and MOP at sowing, and the urea in two or three doses. If your soil card says a nutrient is low, add about a quarter more of it.
Watch out for
Draft: check with your KVK-
Shoot and fruit borerPest
Look for
Shoot tips wilt; holes in the fruit with caterpillars inside.
What to do first
Every week, cut and destroy wilted shoots and holed fruit; use pheromone traps. Spray only on advice.
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Little leafDisease
Look for
Tiny leaves on a bushy plant that doesn't fruit.
What to do first
Pull out sick plants and control leafhoppers.
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Bacterial wiltDisease
Look for
Plants wilt suddenly while still green.
What to do first
Rotate crops; grafted plants on resistant rootstock help.
Mandi price, month by month
Rupees a quintal, typical across India's mandis.
Source: Agmarknet daily prices and arrivals (India Data Portal).
Where it grows in India
- Area grown in India
- 57,488 ha
- 2003-04
- Average yield
- 9.3 t/ha
- 2003-04
States that grow it
Production in each state's latest year with figures (2025-26).
Source: Horticulture area & production statistics (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare).
Districts with the most area (recent figures)
The map colours each district by yield, for districts growing it on at least 100 ha.
No recent district figures for this crop.
Across India over the years
Yield (t/ha)
Area (ha)
Only years in which most of the usual districts reported are shown.
Source: Crop area, production & yield – district-wise (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare); Crop area, production & yield – UPAG (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare). 2002-03 & 2003-04.