Haritha: Developed from College of Horticulture, Vellanikkara. Duration: 8-24 months. Resistant to Bacterial wilt disease. No thorns in stem and leafs.  Light green long fruits. 18 cm lenth and 123 gm weight. Bacterial wilt resistant open pollinated variety. Yield: 62 t/ha

Neelima: Developed from College of Horticulture, Vellanikkara. Hybrid variety. Duration 6 months. No thorns in stem and leafs.  Resistant to Bacterial wilt disease. Violet fruits. 12 cm length and 176 gm weight. Yield: 65 t/ha

Ponny: Developed from ARS, Thiruvalla. Non spiny variety resistant to bacterial wilt. Vigrous growth. Light green coloured fruits. Fruit length 24 cm.

Pusa Purple Cluster: Released by IARI, New Delhi. It is an early maturing and long fruited type variety. Fruits are small, dark purple in colour and borne in clusters. The crop is ready for picking in 75 days after transplanting. Variety is resistant to little leaf disease under natural conditions.

Surya: Developed from College of Horticulture, Vellanikkara. Duration: 5-6 months. Resistant to Bacterial wilt disease. Medium sized purple fruits. No thorns in stem and leafs. First harvest in 70 days. Fruit length 8 cm weight 90 gm. Yield: 30 t/ha

Swetha: Developed from College of Horticulture, Vellanikkara. Duration: 4.5-5 months. Resistant to Bacterial wilt disease. Moderately resistant to stem borer. No thorns in stem and leafs. Good for close planting. Fruits are white coloured, 12.67 cm lenth, 43 gm weight,. Yield: 30 t/ha