Table 8.2. Ethnic eggplant cultivars
Oriental (Japanese) eggplant
Black Shine Money Maker 2
Hybrid Mangan
Oriental (Chinese) eggplant
Bride Hybrid Ma-Zu Purple
Hybrid Purple Charm
Thai eggplant
White: Hybrid White Ball Purple: Round Purple
Green: Green Beauty Variegated: Hybrid Tiger
Purple: Hybrid Violet Prince Variegated: Petch Siam
Indian eggplant (dark, wine colored)
Hybrid Bharata Hybrid Chu-Chu
Table 8.3. Herbicides approved for managing weeds in eggplant. (continued)
Labels change frequently. Be sure to read a current product label before applying any chemical.
Active ingredient Trade name MOA
lb. a.i./A product/A code Weeds controlled / remarks
Bensulide (Prefar) 4 E 8 Annual broadleaves and grasses. Incorporate 2 - 4 in. with mechanical cultivation or irrigation.
5.0 - 6.0 5 - 6 qt.
Carfentrazone (Aim) 2 EC 14 Apply as a pre-plant burndown for emerged broadleaf weeds up to 4 inches tall or rosettes less than
3 inches across. Good coverage is essential. A nonionic surfactant, methylated seed oil, or crop oil
concentrate is recommended. No pre-transplant interval.
up to 0.031
Flumioxazin (Chateau) 51 WDG 14 Annual broadleaves. Apply to row middles of raised plastic mulched beds that are at least 4 in. higher than
the treated row middles and 24 in. bed width. Label is a Third-Party Registration (TPR, Inc.). Use without a
signed authorization and waiver of liability is a misuse of the product. Tank mix with a burndown herbicide
to control emerged weeds.
up to 0.128 up to 4 oz.
Glyphosate (various formulations) 9 Emerged broadleaves, grasses, and nutsedge. Apply as a preplant burndown. Consult label for individual
consult labels product directions.
Halosulfuron 2 Broadleaves and yellow/purple nutsedge. Apply to row middles only. Do not exceed 2 oz./A per 12 month
0.024 - 0.05 0.5 - 1.0 oz. period. 30 day PHI.
Lactofen (Cobra) 2 EC 14 Broadleaves. Label is a Third-Party Registration (TPR, Inc.). Use without a signed authorization and
waiver of liability is a misuse of the product. Apply to row middles only with shielded or hooded sprayers.
Cobra contacting green foliage or fruit can cause excessive injury. Drift of Cobra treated soil particles onto
plants can cause injury. Limit of 1 PRE and 1 POST application per growing season. 30 day PHI.
0.25 - 0.5
S-metolachlor (Dual Magnum) 7.62 EC 15 Annual broadleaves, grasses, and yellow / purple nutsedge suppression. Label is a Third Party
Registration (TPR, Inc.). Use without a signed authorization and waiver of liability is a misuse of the
Magnum/A per crop cycle. 60 day PHI.
0.64 - 0.95 0.67 - 1.0 pt.
Napropamide (Devrinol) 50 DF 15 Annual broadleaves and grasses. Transplanted eggplant only. Use the lower rate on light soils (coarse
1.0 - 2.0 2.0 - 4.0 lb. textured-sandy). Do not apply more than 4 lbs/A. per crop cycle.
(Devrinol 2-XT)
2-4 quarts
Paraquat (Gramoxone) 2 SL 22 Emerged broadleaf and grass weeds. Apply as a preplant burndown treatment. Surfactant recommended.
0.5 - 1.0 2.0 - 4.0 pt. Consult label for new restrictions.
(Firestorm) 3 SL
1.3 - 2.7 pt.
Pelargonic acid (Scythe) 4.2 EC Emerged broadleaves and grasses. Apply as a preplant burndown treatment. Product is a contact,
nonselective, foliar applied herbicide with no residual control. May be tank-mixed with soil residual
compounds.
3 - 10% v/v
Pendimethalin (Prowl H20) 3.8 3 Broadleaves and grasses. Apply to row middles or under the plastic. Do not exceed 3.0 pt./A per year. 70
0.48 - 0.72 1.0 - 1.5 pt. day PHI.
(ET Herbicide) 0.208 EC 14 Emerged broadleaves less than 4 in. tall or rosettes less than 3 in. diameter. Apply as a preplant burndown
0.001 - 0.003 treatment. Nonionic surfactant or crop oil concentrate recommended.
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