Solanum giganteum often grows tall and looks tree-like. S. torvum, also grows tall and may be like a small tree.
-- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 12:06 AM, Yazdy Palia <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Friends, > Some time back I was talking to a friend in Wayanad, he was telling me > that he had in the past grafted a brinjal bud onto a tree that was of > solanum species (is it). He claimed that he used to reap around 200 > kgs of brinjals from it. I have not seen the tree though. Is such a > thing possible. Is there any solanum that grows that tall? > regards > yazdy. > > On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 5:34 PM, Dr. Arvind Kadus > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thank you, > > Tanay Ji & Gurucharan Ji, for the ID. Now I have asked the plant owner > > to give me the seeds. Whenever possible we can eat then Baingan > > Bharata at my home. You all are invited. > > It may possible in future. Gurucharan Ji your son is in Pune, if any > > kind of help required please give him my cell no.and address, we are > > always here. > > Thanx, > > Regards, > > Dr. Kadus Arvind,Pune. > > On Aug 28, 8:16 am, tanay bose <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thank you sir !! this was a googly for me and got bowled out . In Bengal > >> never seen a Solanum melongena plant so big thanks again for bringing it > to > >> my knowledge. > >> Tanay > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 8:42 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > Yes Tanay > >> > It is Solanum melongena. The species I think shows a lot of variation. > The > >> > fruits are characteristic. Last week I collected what I thought some > unique > >> > species of Solanum, but in ultimate analysis it turned out to be S. > >> > melongena only, although there was no trace of any prickles. I am > uploading > >> > the same. > >> > >> > -- > >> > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > >> > Retired Associate Professor > >> > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > >> > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > >> > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > >> >http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > >> > >> > On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 1:50 AM, tanay bose <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >> >> this some kind of baigan, but never seen it before > >> >> tanay > >> > >> >> On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 11:25 PM, arvind kadus < > >> >> [email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> >>> Dear All, In the garden of a small bunglow near Taljai hill there > is a > >> >>> plant from Solanaceae. The people from that house are making Bhaji/ > Sabji > >> >>> from that fruits like Baingan or Vangi in Marathi. But this plant is > having > >> >>> the height about 10 ft and above with flowers and fruits also. > >> >>> Please Id the species. > >> >>> Thanks, > >> >>> Dr. Kadus Arvind.Pune. > >> >>> 27th Aug 2010. > >> > >> >> -- > >> >> Tanay Bose > >> >> Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant > >> >> Department of Botany > >> >> University of British Columbia > >> >> 3529-6270 University Blvd. > >> >> Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) > >> >> Phone: 778-323-4036 > >> > >> -- > >> Tanay Bose > >> Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant > >> Department of Botany > >> University of British Columbia > >> 3529-6270 University Blvd. > >> Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) > >> Phone: 778-323-4036- Hide quoted text - > >> > >> - Show quoted text - >
