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RISE OF THE EGGPLANT
SOLANUM MELONGENA Nightshade (third most popular) Tomato Potato Belladonna Perennial Nicotine Medicinal Nutrition
ORIGIN OF EGGPLANT Indo-Burma region India China Egypt
CHINESE EGGPLANT
JAPANESE EGGPLANT
THAI EGGPLANTS Thai eggplant is used
medicinally to treat bronchitis, asthma, fever, lumbago, piles, thirst, urinary and heart disease. This vegetable is an excellent source of fiber.
INDIAN EGGPLANT 8 MILLION FARMERS IN INDIA GROW EGGPLANT
TOP EGGPLANT PRODUCING COUNTRIES : China 58% India 25% Egypt Iran Turkey
EGGPLANT IN THE U.S. Eggplant consumption has doubled
since 1990 Widely grown specialty vegetable 98 % of eggplant grown in the US is for
the fresh market 2011-42.5 million Georgia Florida California New Jersey New York
EGGPLANT HEALTH
BENEFITSWide variety of vitamins and mineral
Medicinal Uses
Phytochemicals
EGGPLANT PESTSFruit and shoot borers (FSB)Colorado Potato BeetleFlea BeetlesEggplant Lace BugTwo Spotted Spider MiteBeetle LarvaeSpider mites Thrips
EGGPLANT DISEASESDamping-Off Foamy Canker of Eggplant Mosaic Diseases Caused by Potyviruses Root rots Tobacco Mosaic TobamovirusesTomato Spotted Wilt
SCIENTIFIC ADVANCEMENTS
GraftingBreeding
Genetic Modification
BIOENGINEERING GAME-CHANGER MAHYCO- Maharashtra Hybrid Seed
Company FSB-50% Reduces yields GMO-30-45% yield increase Yearly Benefits 65 Million USAID Cornell University
GMO RESISTANCE
INSPIRATION AND BEAUTY
Grown as ornamentals
Christmas ornament
ART INSPIRED BY EGGPLANT
Tacuinum Sanitatis 1400
Tacuinum Sanitatis 1400
THAI AND INDIAN CUISINE
Thai curry Indian stuffed eggplant
MODERN CULINARY USES
Eggplant parm Eggplant sandwhich
EXPLORE EGGPLANT