Little leaf of brinjal Little leaf of brinjal Little leaf of brinjal or eggplant ("Solanum melongena" L.) is one of the most serious diseases of brinjal in the areas of its cultivation. Little leaf of brinjal is known to cause heavy economic losses in India. As the name indicates, symptoms of the disease include shortening of the petioles and production of leaves which are much smaller in size. Petioles are so short that leaves seem to be glued to the stem. They become soft and glabrous and somewhat yellow in colour. Affected plants do not bear any flowers or fruits if infection is in
International Fruit and Vegetable Juice Association International Fruit and Vegetable Juice Association The International Fruit and Vegetable Juice Association (IFU) represents the worldwide juice sector interests as the registered non-governmental organization (NGO) at Codex Alimentarius. It also represents the sector with World Health Organization (WHO), World Trade Organization (WTO), World Customs Organization (WCO) and any other relevant governmental or intergovernmental organisation. The IFU was founded in 1949 as the International Federation of Fruit Juice Producers named International Fruit Juice Union. The name of the organisation was changed in 2015 in International Fruit an Vegetable Juice Association to reflect the diversity of the membership base. Today it