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Brinjal (Solenum melongena) belongs to family Solanaceae, considered native to India and is a widely grown vegetable in Asian countries. Also popular in other countries like Egypt, France, Italy and United States. Brinjal is a hardy crop than other vegetables. Due to its hardness, it can be successfully grown in dry area with low irrigation facilities. It is moderate source of Vitamins and minerals. It can grow throughout the year. India is second largest producer of Brinjal after China. In India major brinjal growing states are West Bengal, Orissa, Karnataka, Bihar, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, and Andhra Pradesh. SOIL Brinjal is a hardy crop so it can be grown on different type of soils. As it is a long duration crop, it requires well drained fertile sandy loam soil which is best suited for its cultivation and gives good yield. For early crop light soil are good and for high yield clay loam, silt loam are suitable. For good growth pH of soil should be 5.5 to 6.6 NURSERY MANAGEMENT AND TRANSPLANTING Seeds of brinjal are sown in nursery beds which are 3 meter long, 1 meter wide and15 cm high. Well rotten farm yard manure is then mixed in nursery bed. Nursery bed is then drenched with Captan solution two days before sowing to avoid the attack of damping off disease in brinjal nursery. Then seeds are sown in rows 5 cm apart and covered the nursery with compost or dry leaves. Light irrigation is done. The nursery beds should be covered with black polythene sheets or paddy straw till the seed germinates. Healthy seedlings having 3-4 leaves or 12-15 cm in height are ready for transplanting. Transplanting is done in evening and light irrigation is done after planting. LAND PREPARATION Before transplanting the soil should be well prepared by deep ploughing 4-5 times and levelled. When the field is well prepared and levelled, the beds of suitable size are made in the field before transplanting. Time of Sowing For first crop, prepare nursery in October and seedlings are ready