UCU-NetIVA, SEASON 2 EGGPLANT DISEASES, PEST AND SOIL MOISTURE CONTENT

Description	Results
Interview period	30-Jan-2024 to 01-Mar-2024
Total number of Respondents	249 (Male:150 Female:99)
Number of Districts	12
Average size of Eggplant plot (acres)	Avg: 0.37705 Min: 0.00006 Max: 50.00000
Average number of plants per quadrant (5x5m)	Avg: 3 Min: 1 Max: 40
Average number of plants with diseases within a quadrant of size 5x5m	Avg: 1 Min: 1 Max: 16
Average number of leaves on infected plants within a quadrant of 5x5m	Avg: 58 Min: 1 Max: 1,600
Average number of leaves infected with diseases within a quadrant of 5x5m	Avg: 13 Min: 1 Max: 300
Average number of fruits on infected plants within a quadrant of 5x5m	Avg: 16 Min: 1 Max: 268
Average number of fruits infected with diseases within a quadrant of 5x5m	Avg: 6 Min: 1 Max: 30
Number of plants taken for fresh plant biomass determination per farmer field	Avg: 6 Min: 5 Max: 30
Average number of leaves per plant taken for fresh plant biomass determination	Avg: 7 Min: 1 Max: 83
Average weight of leaves (g) per plant	Avg: 22.01 Min: 1.76 Max: 320.00
Average shoot weight (g) per plant	Avg: 555.51 Min: 26.90 Max: 1,672.00
Average Top-soil moisture content (percent)	Avg: 17.99 Min: 5.47 Max: 37.00
Average Sub-soil moisture content (percent)	Avg: 19.69 Min: 7.30 Max: 38.67

Districts [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
2560101	Buikwe	30	12.05
2560110	Kayunga	20	8.03
2560114	Luweero	16	6.43
2560118	Mityana	20	8.03
2560121	Mukono	4	1.61
2560126	Wakiso	15	6.02
2560214	Jinja	29	11.65
2560228	Mbale	36	14.46
2560229	Namayingo	8	3.21
2560512	Mbarara	36	14.46
2560704	Hoima	15	6.02
2560714	Masindi	20	8.03
	Overall	249	100.00

Eggplants grown by farmers [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Nakati	43	17.27
02	Ntula	206	82.73
	Overall	249	100.00

a1. Eggplant stages during the assessments [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Vegetative	58	23.29
02	Flowering	41	16.47
03	Fruiting	150	60.24
	Overall	249	100.00

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

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Own	124	49.80
02	Rented	106	42.57
03	Borrowed	10	4.02
04	Sharecropped	9	3.61
	Overall	249	100.00

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

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses
Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Bidens pilosa (Blackjack)	116	21.25
02	Commelina (Commelina spp.)	33	6.04
03	Couchgrass (Cynodon dactylon)	50	9.16
04	Devil's thorn (Tribulus terrestris)	2	0.37
05	Elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum)	7	1.28
06	Guinea grass (Panicum maximum)	15	2.75
07	Kikuyu grass (Pennisetum clandestinum)	9	1.65
08	Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum)	10	1.83
09	Nightshade (Solanum nigrum)	7	1.28
10	Oxalis spp. (Wood Sorrel)	14	2.56
11	Pig's ear (Emex spinosa)	9	1.65
12	Pigweed (Amaranthus spp.)	35	6.41
13	Rhodes grass (Chloris gayana)	1	0.18
14	Star grass (Cynodon nlemfuensis)	11	2.01
15	Striga (Striga spp.)	3	0.55
16	Sudan grass (Sorghum sudanense)	7	1.28
17	Wild finger millet (Eleusine africana)	25	4.58
18	Wondering Jew	127	23.26
95	Others	56	10.26
96	None	9	1.65
	Overall	546	100.00

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

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses
Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Nakati	6	2.12
02	Ntula	13	4.59
03	Amaranth (Amaranthus spp.)	10	3.53
04	Bananas (Musa spp.)	57	20.14
05	Beans	29	10.25
06	Cabbage (Brassica oleracea)	6	2.12
07	Carrots (Daucus carota)	1	0.35
08	Cassava (Manihot esculenta)	23	8.13
09	Cowpeas (Vigna unguiculata)	2	0.71
12	Maize (Zea mays)	44	15.55
14	Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus)	1	0.35
15	Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum)	1	0.35
16	Peppers (Capsicum spp.)	2	0.71
18	Rice (Oryza sativa)	2	0.71
20	Sweetpotatoes (Ipomoea batatas)	7	2.47
21	Tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum)	3	1.06
95	Others	11	3.89
96	None	65	22.97
	Overall	283	100.00

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

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	108	43.37
01	Yes	141	56.63
	Overall	249	100.00

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

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses
Code	Description	Freq	Percent
03	Amaranth (Amaranthus spp.)	6	3.39
04	Bananas (Musa spp.)	65	36.72
05	Beans	12	6.78
06	Cabbage (Brassica oleracea)	6	3.39
08	Cassava (Manihot esculenta)	33	18.64
09	Cowpeas (Vigna unguiculata)	1	0.56
10	Cucumbers (Cucumis sativus)	2	1.13
12	Maize (Zea mays)	19	10.73
14	Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus)	1	0.56
21	Tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum)	2	1.13
95	Others	26	14.69
96	None	4	2.26
	Overall	177	100.00

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

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses
Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Anthracnose	53	20.31
02	Cercospora leaf spot	54	20.69
03	Rhizoctonia blight	14	5.36
06	Collar rot	5	1.92
95	Others	69	26.44
96	None	66	25.29
	Overall	261	100.00

b5. Eggplant disease severity score [All Regions]

Note: results are from Roster Table
Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	No disease	1	0.20
02	1-10% leaflet area with lesions	147	29.11
03	11-25% leaflet area with lesions	95	18.81
04	26-50% leaflet area with lesions and limited chlorosis	52	10.30
05	Over 50% or more of the leaflet area with lesions and extensive necrosis	16	3.17
06	Defoliation	3	0.59
07	No or initial spots	77	15.25
08	Spots scattered	61	12.08
09	Spots common on leaves and easily observed but causing no apparent damage	19	3.76
10	About 70% leaf area covered with spots	7	1.39
11	90% leaf area damaged	4	0.79
14	11-30% leaf area infection	2	0.40
19	Very minor symptoms (There are slight discoloration or minor lesions at the base of the stem, but the plant is otherwise healthy)	4	0.79
20	Mild symptoms (There are moderate lesions or discoloration at the base of the stem, but the plant is still relatively healthy)	6	1.19
21	Moderate symptoms (The plant shows significant damage, including wilting, yellowing of leaves, and lesions that are expanding)	2	0.40
22	Severe symptoms (The plant is severely affected, with extensive wilting, stem rot, and leaf yellowing. It may be close to death)	5	0.99
23	Extremely severe symptoms (The plant is almost completely affected, with extensive stem rot, wilting, and leaf death. It is unlikely to recover)	4	0.79
	Overall	505	100.00

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

Note: results are from Roster Table
Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Less than 10%	607	45.92
02	Greater than 10%	483	36.54
03	Greater than 25%	189	14.30
04	Greater than 50%	43	3.25
	Overall	1,322	100.00

c4. Kinds of pest damages that affected the African eggplant [All Regions]

Note: results are from Roster Table with multiple-choice responses
Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Aphids	123	8.69
02	Ball worms	19	1.34
03	Beetles	63	4.45
04	Blister beetles	5	0.35
05	Catepillars	330	23.32
06	Field crickets	37	2.61
07	Gall midges	18	1.27
08	Lace bugs	22	1.55
09	Leaf minors	177	12.51
10	Leaf-footed bugs	7	0.49
11	Spider mites	16	1.13
12	Stink bugs	11	0.78
13	Variegated grasshoppers	199	14.06
14	White flies	103	7.28
15	Snails	72	5.09
95	Others	213	15.05
	Overall	1,415	100.00

d1. Was soil moisture content measured [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	37	14.86
01	Yes	212	85.14
	Overall	249	100.00

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

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses
Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Lack of moisture meter	1	2.70
02	Plot had flooded	5	13.51
95	Others	31	83.78
	Overall	37	100.00

d6a. Eggplant plot location [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Lowland	96	38.55
02	Upland	153	61.45
	Overall	249	100.00

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

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Well drained	244	97.99
02	Flooded	5	2.01
	Overall	249	100.00