UCU-NetIVA, EGGPLANT DISEASES, PEST AND SOIL MOISTURE CONTENT

Description	Results
Interview period	26-Oct-2023 to 03-Dec-2023
Total number of Farmers	230 [Male:141 Female:89]
Number of Subcounties	22
Average size of Eggplant plot (acres)	0.25 [Min:0.00003 Max:1.00000]
Average number of plants per quadrant of size 5x5m	3 [Min:1 Max:36]
Average number of plants with diseases within a quadrant of size 5x5m	1 [Min:1 Max:20]
Average number of plants taken for fresh plant biomass determination per farmer field	6 [Min:4 Max:72]
Average number of leaves per plant taken for fresh plant biomass determination	4 [Min:0 Max:79]
Average weight of leaves (g) per plant	10.78 [Min:0.57 Max:50.80]
Average shoot weight (g) per plant	332.98 [Min:6.24 Max:1,082.20]
Average Top-soil moisture content (percent)	15.70 [Min:5.50 Max:33.20]
Average Sub-soil moisture content (percent)	17.46 [Min:4.00 Max:45.17]

Survey results categorised by districts [All Districts]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
2560101	Buikwe	16	6.99
2560110	Kayunga	20	8.73
2560114	Luweero	14	6.11
2560118	Mityana	20	8.73
2560121	Mukono	14	6.11
2560126	Wakiso	17	7.42
2560214	Jinja	24	10.48
2560228	Mbale	32	13.97
2560229	Namayingo	8	3.49
2560512	Mbarara	32	13.97
2560704	Hoima	15	6.55
2560714	Masindi	17	7.42
	Overall	229	100.00

Eggplants grown by farmers [All Districts]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Nakati	53	23.04
02	Ntula	177	76.96
	Overall	230	100.00

a1. Eggplant stages during the assessments [All Districts]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Vegetative	54	27.14
02	Flowering	38	19.10
03	Fruiting	107	53.77
	Overall	199	100.00

a5. Types of land ownership of fields where African eggplants were cultivated [All Districts]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Own	123	61.81
02	Rented	71	35.68
03	Borrowed	4	2.01
04	Sharecropped	1	0.50
	Overall	199	100.00

a6. Most predominant weeds observed in the African eggplant fields [All Districts]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses
Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Bidens pilosa (Blackjack)	112	30.60
02	Commelina (Commelina spp.)	8	2.19
03	Couchgrass (Cynodon dactylon)	18	4.92
04	Devil's thorn (Tribulus terrestris)	4	1.09
05	Elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum)	11	3.01
06	Guinea grass (Panicum maximum)	3	0.82
07	Kikuyu grass (Pennisetum clandestinum)	7	1.91
08	Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum)	3	0.82
09	Nightshade (Solanum nigrum)	1	0.27
10	Oxalis spp. (Wood Sorrel)	27	7.38
11	Pig's ear (Emex spinosa)	20	5.46
12	Pigweed (Amaranthus spp.)	26	7.10
13	Rhodes grass (Chloris gayana)	6	1.64
14	Star grass (Cynodon nlemfuensis)	6	1.64
15	Striga (Striga spp.)	3	0.82
16	Sudan grass (Sorghum sudanense)	4	1.09
17	Wild finger millet (Eleusine africana)	2	0.55
18	Wondering Jew	77	21.04
95	Others	6	1.64
96	None	22	6.01
	Overall	366	100.00

a7. Crops grown on the eggplant plots during the previous season before the eggplants were planted [All Districts]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses
Code	Description	Freq	Percent
02	Ntula	2	0.93
03	Amaranth (Amaranthus spp.)	19	8.84
04	Bananas (Musa spp.)	44	20.47
05	Beans	46	21.40
06	Cabbage (Brassica oleracea)	1	0.47
08	Cassava (Manihot esculenta)	11	5.12
09	Cowpeas (Vigna unguiculata)	3	1.40
10	Cucumbers (Cucumis sativus)	2	0.93
12	Maize (Zea mays)	26	12.09
20	Sweetpotatoes (Ipomoea batatas)	7	3.26
95	Others	7	3.26
96	None	47	21.86
	Overall	215	100.00

a8a. Were there other crops which were intercropped with the eggplants in the field [All Districts]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	107	53.77
01	Yes	92	46.23
	Overall	199	100.00

a8b. Major crops which were intercropped with the African Eggplants in the same field [All Districts]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses
Code	Description	Freq	Percent
03	Amaranth (Amaranthus spp.)	19	13.67
04	Bananas (Musa spp.)	48	34.53
05	Beans	2	1.44
06	Cabbage (Brassica oleracea)	1	0.72
08	Cassava (Manihot esculenta)	26	18.71
12	Maize (Zea mays)	18	12.95
21	Tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum)	1	0.72
95	Others	23	16.55
96	None	1	0.72
	Overall	139	100.00

b2. Overall disease signs and symptoms experienced by farmers while growing African Eggplant [All Districts]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses
Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Anthracnose	113	44.84
02	Cercospora leaf spot	36	14.29
03	Rhizoctonia blight	17	6.75
05	White rust	1	0.40
06	Collar rot	1	0.40
95	Others	47	18.65
96	None	37	14.68
	Overall	252	100.00

b5. Anthracnose disease severity score [All Districts]

Note: results are from Roster Table
Code	Description	Freq	Percent
02	1-10% leaflet area with lesions	190	85.59
03	11-25% leaflet area with lesions	25	11.26
04	26-50% leaflet area with lesions and limited chlorosis	4	1.80
05	Over 50% or more of the leaflet area with lesions and extensive necrosis	3	1.35
	Overall	222	100.00

b5. Cercospora leaf spot disease severity score [All Districts]

Note: results are from Roster Table
Code	Description	Freq	Percent
07	No or initial spots	35	30.43
08	Spots scattered	79	68.70
10	About 70% leaf area covered with spots	1	0.87
	Overall	115	100.00

b5. Rhizoctonia blight disease severity score [All Districts]

Note: results are from Roster Table
Code	Description	Freq	Percent
02	1-10% leaflet area with lesions	39	57.35
03	11-25% leaflet area with lesions	12	17.65
04	26-50% leaflet area with lesions and limited chlorosis	9	13.24
05	Over 50% or more of the leaflet area with lesions and extensive necrosis	8	11.76
	Overall	68	100.00

b5. Wet rot disease severity score [All Districts]

Note: results are from Roster Table
Code	Description	Freq	Percent
02	1-10% leaflet area with lesions	1	50.00
03	11-25% leaflet area with lesions	1	50.00
	Overall	2	100.00

b5. White rust disease severity score [All Districts]

Note: results are from Roster Table
Code	Description	Freq	Percent
13	Up to 10% leaf area infection	10	52.63
14	11-30% leaf area infection	8	42.11
15	31-50% leaf area infection	1	5.26
	Overall	19	100.00

b5. Collar rot disease severity score [All Districts]

Note: results are from Roster Table
Code	Description	Freq	Percent
21	Moderate symptoms (The plant shows significant damage, including wilting, yellowing of leaves, and lesions that are expanding)	2	66.67
23	Extremely severe symptoms (The plant is almost completely affected, with extensive stem rot, wilting, and leaf death. It is unlikely to recover)	1	33.33
	Overall	3	100.00

c3. Pest damage rating of the African Eggplant [All Districts]

Note: results are from Roster Table
Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Less than 10%	898	81.05
02	Greater than 10%	142	12.82
03	Greater than 25%	48	4.33
04	Greater than 50%	20	1.81
	Overall	1,108	100.00

c4. Kinds of pest damages that affected the African eggplants in farmers' fields [All Districts]

Note: results are from Roster Table with multiple-choice responses
Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Army worms	251	21.06
02	Ball worms	57	4.78
03	Beetles	99	8.31
04	Blister beetles	5	0.42
05	Catepillars	264	22.15
06	Field crickets	6	0.50
07	Gall midges	23	1.93
08	Lace bugs	1	0.08
09	Leaf minors	131	10.99
10	Leaf-footed bugs	7	0.59
11	Spider mites	8	0.67
12	Stink bugs	3	0.25
13	Variegated grasshoppers	18	1.51
14	White flies	191	16.02
15	Snails	51	4.28
95	Others	77	6.46
	Overall	1,192	100.00

d1. Was soil moisture content measured [All Districts]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	57	24.78
01	Yes	173	75.22
	Overall	230	100.00

d5. Reasons for not measuring soil moisture content [All Districts]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses
Code	Description	Freq	Percent
02	Plot had flooded	23	40.35
03	Lack of consent by the farmer	1	1.75
95	Others	33	57.89
	Overall	57	100.00

d6a. Eggplant plot location [All Districts]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Lowland	57	24.78
02	Upland	173	75.22
	Overall	230	100.00

d6b. Soil drainage status of the eggplant plot [All Districts]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Well drained	215	93.48
02	Flooded	15	6.52
	Overall	230	100.00