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  1. Edible Portion: Leaves, Fruit, Flowers, Vegetable An annual plant. It can keep groing for some years. The leaves are dark green and glossy. The leaf stalk is not well defined as the leaf blade runs down into the stalk. Leaves are generally not very hairy. The flowers are purple or sometimes...
  2. 1978-01-01 The purpose of this series of bulletins is to furnish information about vegetables that can be grown in the hot, humid Topics. The vegetables covered are either not well known, at least with respect to some uses, or not well distributed, but are productive during tropical rainy seasons. The...
  3. 2006-01-01 The present study, undertaken in West Bengal State of India, documented eggplant pest problems, farmers' pest management practices, patterns of input use, and economic returns in order to develop a baseline understanding of socio-economic parameters that influence farmers' pest management...
  4. Edible portion:Fruit, Leaves, Vegetable A perennial shrubby herb up to 1 m tall. It is often grown as an annual. It has a deep taproot and branched side roots. The stem is thick and covered with many woolly hairs. The plant has many branches. Often the plant is spiny. The leaves are large,...
  5. 2019-03-20 This book is designed as a simple introduction to the more common food plants of the Philippines. It is hoped people will take greater pride and interest in these plants and become confident and informed about how to grow and use them. Many of the local food plants that occur in every country are...
  6. Knowing the correct procedure for saving seed is a valuable skill for small-scale vegetable farmers. Saving seed allows farmers to: save money on inputs maintain local landraces and varieties build a local source of seed in areas lacking access to seed distributors exchange seed with fellow...
  7. 1994-07-19 Go Easy With Fertilizer After Transplanting Trees and Shrubs. Removing Salts From Container Grown Plants Moringa and Carotene What About Rhizobia Inoculants? Tomatoes Resist Flooding if Grafted To Eggplant. A Method For Keeping Rats Away From Oil Palms
  8. 2018-01-30 In 2012 Biosphere Foundation in conjunction with various local community organization and LIPI (Indonesian Institute of Science) started to carry out relevant research activities. These activities included research into agricultural improvement in the farms surrounding the National Park that...
  9. 2020-01-01 This study, conducted at ECHO during the Summer of 2011, was carried out to compare eggplant fruiting response to varying rates of a standard mineral fertilizer versus 6 month old compost with 25% cow manure and 75% plant matter (evenly split between woody and green, leafy material). The high...
  10. 1994-07-19 Tomato plants grafted onto eggplant roots can tolerate flooding.