Eggplant Integrated Pest Management AN ECOLOGICAL GUIDE

EGGPLANT DISEASES17. Rootgalls caused by rootknot 18 Damping-off: stem lesions 19. Bacterial wilt: bacterianematodes (on tomato) (on pepper) oozing from cut stem20. Verticillium wilt: 21. Phomopsis blight lesion 22. Phomopsis rot -top: wilting plant, on stem close-up of pycnidiabottom: vascular discoloration23. Early blight leaf spots 24. Alternaria fruit rot 25. Southern blight (Sclerotium(Alternaria solani)rolfsii): fungus at base of stemPhoto's printed on these pages are kindly made available by the following persons and/or institutions:• Photo's 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25 are taken from www.avrdc.org with the kindpermission of AVRDC's Communication and Training Office. See internet reference list: www35.• Photo's 2, 3, 4, 16 are made available by Mr. J.W. Ketelaar, FAO RAP, Bangkok.• Photo’s 21, 22, 23, 24 are kindly made available by Dr. Shurtleff, and taken from MacNab et al, 1994, IdentifyingDiseases of Vegetables (see reference list for details).177Eggplant Ecological Guide