Eggplant Integrated Pest Management AN ECOLOGICAL GUIDE

____________________________________________________________________________________________Keyword indexresurgence.......................................................68Rhizoctonia solani .................................127, 154root galls ........................................................135root rot ...........................................................134root systems ....................................................21rootknot nematodes.......................................135rotenone...........................................................62sanitation ...........................74, 78, 121, 145, 148sclerotia .................................................152, 154Sclerotinia sclerotiorum .................................152sclerotinia stem rot ........................................152Sclerotium rolfsii ....................................127, 154Secondary nutrients.........................................21seed extraction ................................................12seed maturity ...................................................11seed selection..................................................11seed treatment.................................................13biological ......................................................14botanical.......................................................14chemical.......................................................14hot water ......................................................13seed-borne disease .........................................13site selection......................................................9soil conservation..............................................19soil pH........................................................16, 17soil sterilization ..........................................17, 32soil structure ..............................................16, 23soil test kit........................................................21soil type............................................................16soil-borne disease ...........13, 16, 35, 45, 46, 120solarization.......................................................33sowing..............................................................35flat field.........................................................35in pots...........................................................36raised seedbeds...........................................35spacing ....................................................39, 159spiders ...........................................................102staking .............................................................41Steinernema carpocapsae.............................114Steinernema riobravis..............................72, 114Steinernema sp........................................90, 114stem rot..........................................................152sticky trap...................................................60, 93sub-soil............................................................ 34sulphur .......................................................... 123susceptible variety .......................................... 10syrphid flies ................................................... 101systemic pesticides ......................................... 65Tetrastichus sp................................................ 78thrips ............................................................... 86Thrips palmi..................................................... 86Thrips tabaci.................................................... 86TMV................................................................. 62tobacco............................................................ 62tolerance level................................................. 60tolerant variety ................................................ 10trace elements ................................................ 21trap crop.................................................... 44, 83Trathala flavo-orbitalis..................................... 71Trathala sp. ................................................... 106Trialeurodes vaporariorum.............................. 91Trichocards ................................................... 108Trichoderma harzianum ................................ 127Trichoderma sp. ..... 14, 127, 132, 134, 147, 150,155Trichoderma virens ....................................... 153Trichoderma viride ........................................ 127Trichogramma sp. ......................................... 108variety selection ................................................ 9Verticillium lecanii ........................................... 92Verticillium sp............................ 85, 92, 112, 149viruses..................................................... 92, 113Water management ........................................ 42Weed control......................................... 158, 160biological.................................................... 162botanical .................................................... 160chemical .................................................... 160Weed management............................... 156, 158weed-free period concept ............................. 159weedicides .................................................... 160weeds...................................................... 57, 157whitefly ...................................... 91, 97, 100, 120WHO pesticide classification........................... 66yellow sticky trap............................................. 60Zingiber officinale.......................................... 129174Eggplant Ecological Guide