author(s)
Lipsa Dash and Ladu Kishore Rath

abstract
Field screening of 101 brinjal (Solanum melongena L.) germplasms was carried out to ascertain their reaction to the shoot and fruit borer, Leucinodes orbonalis Guenee. Among the genotypes screened, minimum infeststion (4.08% fruit damage) was recorded in the resistant check CHES-WS-1 while maximum infestation (82.71% fruit damage) was observed in Badakutuna Local. Out of rest of the germplasms screened, five germplasms viz., BBSR-117-1, BBSR-114, BBSR-145-1, BBSR-09-11, Selection from BBSR-192-1 were rated as resistant category showing 10-20% fruit damage whereas, six entries fell under moderately resistant category with 20-30% fruit damage; three fell under susceptible category showing 30-40% fruit damage. Eighty six germplasms were graded as highly susceptible with more than 40% fruit damage.