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

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