ABSTRACT Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) is a widely cultivated vegetable crop on account of its medicinal and nutritional value and various region-based culinary preparations. The crop is infested by a plethora of biotic and abiotic stresses besides barriers in gene transfer from wild sources. Biotechnological techniques such as micropropagation, in vitro androgenesis, in vitro grafting, somatic hybridisation, marker-assisted breeding and genetic engineering to combat biotic and abiotic stresses such as Agrobacterium mediated genetic transformation for resistance against insects and diseases have been successfully utilised in eggplant improvement programmes. The review shall help eggplant breeders to plan improvement experiments utilising biotechnological techniques in combination with conventional breeding methods. All the tissue culture, molecular and genetic engineering accomplishments with respect to eggplant have been discussed.

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茄子（Solanum melongena L.）的生物技术干预

摘要 茄子 (Solanum melongena L.) 因其药用和营养价值以及多种区域性烹饪制剂而被广泛种植。除了野生来源的基因转移障碍外，该作物还受到大量生物和非生物胁迫的侵扰。生物技术，如微繁殖、体外雄激素、体外嫁接、体细胞杂交、标记辅助育种和基因工程，以对抗生物和非生物胁迫，如农杆菌介导的抗病虫害遗传转化，已成功用于茄子改良计划. 审查将帮助茄子育种者规划利用生物技术技术结合常规育种方法的改良试验。所有的组织培养，