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Brinjal (Eggplant)All seasonsOpen-pollinatedUpdated 15 August 2026

Arka Kusumakar

From IIHR Bengaluru — small, green, clustered fruit, soft-textured with good cooking quality; a heavy 40 t/ha yielder but not itself bacterial-wilt tolerant.

SeasonAll seasons
Maturity period140–150 days from transplanting
Expected yield400 q/ha (40 t/ha)
Suitable soilLoam

Quick facts

Crop
Brinjal (Eggplant)
Type
Open-pollinated
Season
All seasons
Maturity period
140–150 days from transplanting
Expected yield
400 q/ha (40 t/ha)
Suitable soil
Loam
Release
Released by ICAR-IIHR, Bengaluru — exact notification year not found in sources checked this phase

About this variety

Arka Kusumakar is a pure-line selection from IIHR-193, a local Karnataka germplasm collection, released by ICAR-IIHR, Bengaluru. Its official IIHR variety page describes green, small fruits borne in clusters, soft-textured with good cooking quality, yielding 40 t/ha in 140–150 days. See considerations for what remains unverified about its disease profile and pedigree.

Key characteristics

    Plant typeOpen-pollinated
    Maturity140–150 days from transplanting
    Yield potential400 q/ha (40 t/ha)
    Disease resistanceNo confirmed bacterial-wilt tolerance — the resistant trait belongs to its bred descendant Arka Unnathi, not to Kusumakar itself
    SoilLoam
    SeasonAll seasons

Yield & maturity

Maturity period

140–150 days from transplanting

Expected yield

400 q/ha (40 t/ha)

Actual yield depends on sowing time, soil, irrigation, weather, seed quality and crop management.

Pest & disease considerations

Advantages & considerations

Why farmers may choose it

  • Soft-textured, good-cooking-quality fruit valued in south Indian kitchens
  • Clustered fruit-bearing habit that helps push the sourced yield to 40 t/ha
  • Parent line behind the bacterial-wilt-resistant Arka Unnathi and Arka Harshitha releases

Things to consider

  • Bacterial-wilt tolerance is not confirmed for Kusumakar itself by any source fetched here — that trait is documented for its bred descendant Arka Unnathi, not for Kusumakar directly. A user-supplied source (IIHR Annual Report 2014–15) claims Kusumakar was used as a susceptible check in a wilt trial, which would settle the question outright, but that PDF could not be fetched here (file exceeds this tool's size limit) — so "susceptible" is not asserted as confirmed fact, only "not shown to be tolerant"
  • A second user-supplied source (IIHR Annual Report 2015–16) claims Arka Unnathi, Arka Harshitha and Arka Avinash were bred from IIHR-108 × IIHR-3 — which conflicts with the pedigree given elsewhere for Arka Unnathi (Arka Kusumakar × IIHR-3). That PDF could not be read here either (image-only scan, no extractable text), so this pedigree conflict is flagged, not resolved

Suitable regions

States this variety is recommended for — check locally, since a state can have more than one recommended zone.

  • Karnataka
  • Andhra Pradesh
  • Tamil Nadu

Frequently asked questions

Is Arka Kusumakar's fruit purple or green?

Green. IIHR's own official variety page describes small, green, clustered fruit with soft texture and good cooking quality.

Does Arka Kusumakar carry bacterial wilt resistance?

Not confirmed by any source fetched here. Wilt resistance is documented for its bred descendant Arka Unnathi, not for Arka Kusumakar itself.

Sourced from: Brinjal — Arka Kusumakar — ICAR-IIHR official variety page. editorial policy.