Even as lot of debates are taking place across the country over BT brinjal, one Vasanth Kumar Hardikar of Haranduru Krishi Kshetra has grown an indigenous species of brinjal having the quality of countering pests and diseases.

The creeper-brinjal at Koppaharandur Krishi Kshetra.It is a kind of creeper-brinjal through which one can harvest vegetable sufficient for a family throughout the year.