Origin of brinjal

Brinjal is measured a native to India where the main domestication of large fruited cultivars occurred. In “Origin of educated plants” published in 1886 De Candolle, avowed that the species S. Melongena has been known in India from ancient times and regarded it as a resident of Asia. Vavilov (1928) was of the estimation that its centre of origin was in the Indo-Burma region. Various forms, colors and shapes of brinjal are found throughout South-East Asia, suggesting that this area is an imperative centre of variation. A centre of assortment is believed to be in the region of Bangladesh and Myanmar (Former India-Burma border). Evidence to this was given by Isshiki et al (1994) based on the is enzyme and morphological variation noticed in large neoplasm collection from India. According to Even and Zhukov sky (1975), it originated in India but stretch eastward and by the 5^th century B.C. was in China, which became a secondary centre of variation. Thus, it has been known for the last 1500 years in China. Arabic traders were in charge for ensuing movement to Africa and Spain. Brinjal cultivation in the Mediterranean region is relatively recent. Portuguese colonies took it to Brazil. It is now widely cultivated for its fruits in the tropical, subtropical and warm temperate zones, especially in Southern Europe and the Southern United States. Sampson (1936) suggested the African origin of this crop, but there is no proof that S. melongena is native there though there are spiny African brinjal plants.