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Resource Manual on IPPM in Vegetable
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d. Land preparation
The field should be prepared very well. It should be pulverized and leveled. If the soil
pH is lower than 5.8, apply lime one month before transplanting at the rate of 1,000
3,000 kilograms per hectare depending on the actual acidity of the soil.
e. Transplanting
Three weeks after pricking, transfer the seedlings
into the field at a distance of 1.2 m between rows
and 40 cm between plants. Carefully remove the
seedlings from the seedbed or seedbox with the aide
of trowel to minimize root injury and so that plenty
of soil will adhere to the roots. Transplanting
should be done during cloudy days or late afternoon
to minimize wilting and hasten the recovery of the
newly transplanted seedlings. Set transplant deep,
the first true leaves just above the soil level. Irrigate
immediately after transplanting.
f. Fertilization
Ideal Transplants
When transplanting, basal application of ten bags 14-14-14 per hectare or 25 g/hill should
be applied. First sidedressing should be done 20-25 days after transplanting at the rate of
two bags of 46-0-0 mixed with one bag 0-0-60 per hectare or approximately seven grams
per hill of the mixture.
Eggplant responds very well to organic fertilizers. Apply compost or old manure if ever
possible up to ten tons per hectare before transplanting.
g. Irrigation
For eggplant, furrow irrigation is recommended. If the rainfall is insufficient, irrigation
should start immediately after transplanting and as needed afterwards. The soil must be
soaked thoroughly but water logging must be avoided. Off-barring should be done ten
days after transplanting to be followed by hilling-up one week later in order to protect the
plants from water logging in order to ensure weed control.
h. Pest and Diseases
Fruit and shoot borer (Leucinodes orbnalis Guenee) is the most serious pest of eggplant
attacking practically all parts of the eggplant. Other pests such as Epilachna beetle, red
spider mite, leafhopper can be contacted locally.
Eggplant can be affected by many pathogens. Major diseases of eggplant in the
Philippines are early blight, phomopsis, bacterial wilt, and damping-off.
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