EGGPLANT. Approximately 3 oz seed per acre.

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1 1. Varieties Seed rate: Black Beauty Long Purple Seedlings per acre: Seed Treatment Approximately oz seed per acre. Commercially available seeds are normally treated with fungicidal dressings.. Spacing and Planting Plant 2 rows per bed, 24 inches apart. Space plants 18 inches apart in the row. 4. Seasonality Can be grown all year round. 5. Duration of Crop Harvesting starts weeks after transplanting. Fruits can be harvested over a long period, but young plants are more productive. 6. Weed Control a) Pre-plant herbicides: If young annual weeds are present in the field apply 2 pints (950 ml)/acre of paraquat (Gramoxone Super, Millquat, Herbiquat). For hard to kill annual weeds e.g. whitehead bush (Parthenium sp.), wild poinsettia (Euphorbia spp), apply a mixture of paraquat and diquat (Reglone) at rates of 2 pints (950 ml) per acre for both. For hard to kill annual and perennial weeds apply either glyphosate (Roundup, Wopro-glyf) or sulfosate (Touchdown) at recommended label rates. b) Pre-emergence herbicides: Apply pendimethalin (Prowl 42. EC) at 1/ pints (1575 ml)/acre. OR Metolachlor (Dual 960 EC) at 1½ - 2 pints ( ml) per acre. c) Post-emergence herbicides: (i) (ii) For young annual weeds use a shielded sprayer to apply paraquat or a paraquat+diquat combination at the specified rates mentioned under pre-plant herbicides. For emerged annual and perennial grass weeds apply either fluazifop-butyl (Fusilade), or sethoxydim (Poast), or propaquizafop (Agil) at recommended label rates.

2 7. Insect Control ALWAYS READ THE PESTICIDE LABEL PEST* PESTICIDE* DTH* COMMENTS* SUCKING: Leafminers Stink bugs Thrips Spider mites Papaya Mealybug Diazinon OR 7 Dimethoate OR 14 Perfekthion Cyromazine OR 14 Trigard Abamectin OR 7 Newmectin, Vertimec Azadirachtin 0 Neem-X Deltamethrin OR Decis Cypermethrin Sherpa Methomyl OR 7 Lannate Flufenoxuron OR 14 Cascade An IGR Fipronil OR 10 Regent Cypermethrin + Profenofos 14 Tambo Abamectin OR 7 Newmectin Vertimec Dimethoate OR 14 Perfekthion Cypermethrin + Tambo 14 Profenofos Azadirachtin OR 0 Neem-X Imidacloprid 6 Attack BITING/CHEWING: Leaf-eating Caterpillars Flea Beetles Lufenuron OR 20 Match. Cypermethrin OR Sherpa. Deltamethrin OR Decis. Permethrin OR Permethrin. Azadirachtin See comments 0 Neem-X. An IGR, anti-feedant and insect repellant. As for leaf-eating caterpillars.

3 NOTES ON PEST CONTROL * For application rates of pesticides - check directions for use on the pesticide label. Also consult pesticide suppliers and/or the Extension Section of the Ministry of * DTH = the minimum number of Days to Harvest from the last pesticide application. Where no information is given please consult the pesticide supplier. Always use pesticides with short DTH approaching or during harvest. * The synthetic pyrethroids available are permethrin (Ambush), cypermethrin (Sherpa), deltamethrin (Decis), and lambdacyhalothrin (Karate). * IGR = Insect Growth Regulator. These products mainly control larvae and nymphs, but seldom adults. Examples of IGR's available are buprofezin (Applaud), Chlorfluazuron (Jupiter), flufenoxuron (Cascade), cyromazine (Trigard), Azadirachtin (Neem-X), and lufenuron (Match). * Check plants carefully at least twice weekly for pests. Sucking pests are usually found on the underside of the leaves. * For control of a particular pest, use one of the listed pesticides per application, and rotate with others as needed in the spray programme. * The best times to spray are in the morning between 7.00 a.m. and a.m. and in the late afternoon after 5.00 p.m., when: a) Few insects are on-the-wing and bees are not active, b) The sun is not strong enough to scorch plants, c) Foliage is dry, and d) Wind speeds are low. * The best way to spray is to wet thoroughly the stems, buds and undersides as well as the tops of leaves. * Always use a wetter-spreader-sticker (e.g. Citowett) at recommended rates with the spray solution. It binds the chemical to the plant thus negating the effect of the rain, and wind. * It's advisable to use a complete foliar fertilizer (e.g. Bayfolan, Nutrex, Novafol) in the spray solution to help improve the quality of the water, and provide some of the nutritional needs of the crop. The quality of the water refers to its freedom from extraneous materials such as dirt, etc., and also the ph (acidity or alkalinity) of the water. The ph of the water is adjusted by addition of special adjuvants (e.g. ph Plus, Indicate 5), where necessary. Check with the Extension Staff of the Ministry of Agriculture for more information on these areas. * Combination of pesticides to be tank-mixed for the first time should be checked for compatibility before use. Incompatibility negates the efficacy of pesticides in the spray solution, and can result in plant injury - phytotoxicity. Some information on physical compatibility can be obtained by mixing small quantities of the pesticide materials in a separate container in the correct proportions. The combination should be tested on a small scale to determine safety to plants before

4 proceeding to full field-scale usage. Further information on compatibility can be obtained from compatibility charts, consulting with pesticide suppliers, and the Ministry of * Keep spray solutions agitated to prevent settling-out of wettable powders and flowables; and avoid leaving spray solution standing in tanks for extended periods e.g. overnight. 8. Disease Control READ THE PESTICIDE LABEL DISEASE* PESTICIDE* COMMENTS* Phomopsis Blight (Phomopsis vexans) Anthracnose Fruit Rot (Colletotrichum spp) Mancozeb OR Chlorothalonil OR Benomyl Copper fungicides OR Mancozeb NOTES ON DISEASE CONTROL Manzate 200, Vondozeb. Bravo. Benlate. This disease is seed borne, and affects all above ground plant parts at all stages of development. The use of hot water and chemically treated seed, plus rotation help in the control of this disease. Kocide, Champ, Champion. Manzate 200, Vondozeb. * DAYS TO HARVEST (DTH) = the minimum number of days to harvest from the last pesticide application. Where no information is given, please consult the pesticide supplier. Mancozeb = 5 Benomyl = 14 Copper fungicides = Chlorothalonil = 7 * Check plants carefully about twice weekly for diseases. For accurate disease identification and/or diagnosis, consult with the Extension Section of the Ministry of * For application rates of pesticides - check Directions for Use on the pesticide label. Also consult the pesticide supplier and/or the Extension Section of the Ministry of * See NOTES ON PEST CONTROL. 9. Fertilizers In the absence of an adequate and reliable soil testing service, the following recommendations are given as a guide for the direct application of NPK fertilizers to the soil. (a) Basal dressing: during land preparation, apply in an 18-inch band in the centre of the bed and incorporate during rotavation the following fertilizers: -

5 x 50 kg bags of triple superphosphate, plus, 2 x 50 kg bags of Where fertilizer was not incorporated during land preparation apply 4 x 50 kg bags of 12:12:17+2 or a similar mixed fertilizer per acre at planting. 10. Harvesting (b) Side-dressing: at six (6) weeks after transplanting and continuing at - 4 week intervals, apply 1 x 50 kg bags of per acre. Harvest when fruits are of a good size and when the skin is shiny, but before the seeds become hard and the flesh spongy. Over mature fruits should be removed from the plant, otherwise subsequent yields are diminished. 11. Yields Approximately lbs/acre per season depending on variety.