1S|FSER eggplant sate to eat? Project partners Belt the FBR eget s ptoved se of Par bred | trcomeeral ise set ond Cop otgioie ‘eae ale eh Avery te Pies Lox alos Inthe Piippnes, osaetys ‘evaluated in four stages {contained research in laboratories ad screerhouses: (2) mal confined tl; (3) multiocation fd wis and (@) commercial roca Tha National Commitee en Biosafety ofthe Philippines (NCEP is esponlble for evaluating the safety of SBR exgplant under contained ond confined cndtions. The Bureau of Pant Indust (6P) and other regulatory gerces under the partment of Agricul tke charge ff te safety assessment and monitoring during age fel was, apo to and ater ts commercial leas. Inaction the reced uke of chemicals on FSBR ezapant wll mean that less pesteide rescue wil remain fon the fut when it broug o mart. Agricul Botechrology Support Unite ststs Agency for Itarationa Develprent Indian Maharshrs Hybrid Sede ornpany United Comal Unversity International Service forthe Acquiston of Aagbotach Applstions Is FSBR eggplant already available in the market? ‘lt Inthe Phipps ths biotech eggplant not yet corer evalabe. The promising vteties are tit under the mtlocation field ils and teats are Eonteualy being done to ensue sfety and good Derlomarce ofthe product ‘Once approved fr commercial release, Seeds wil bye made avalible to farmers. nc, sir FSR feeplart varieties are near commeriluaton, andar in the ter stages of evalition and safety aetesment, caar J SEARCA iotehnoogy Department af Arcuture For more information conte De Desires M. Hautes ASP Regional Coordinator and Prot Development Manager [malt duplb@pnallcom Ineette of Pant Brossng Univers ofthe Phippnes Loe Baie Coleg, Laguna 4031 “eet: (2-49) 5365140 “This pemptiet made posse bythe generous support CTE Co eee UC A UN Tay Development of Fruit and Shoot Borer-Resistant Eggplant in the Philippines ly‘Why is eggplant important? + Eggplant sa good source of vitamins, bes, nd minerals. Eagan the lang vegetable ‘Cop inte Philppnes I terms of aes andvolume of production, + Smale farmers in many prowrens gow leggolant art depand ont fr thei ulood What are the major constraints to eggplant production? egpant production suffers veld losses from pests, eases and extreme ervranmental conditions The most destructive insect pest of einen the Philppines ard other Asan counties the Fr and Shoot Boer (58). Eegplant od losts frm 5 to 73% because of FSB have bean ‘ported inthe county. How does FSB damage eggplant production? 5B can caus sianicat ye loss and reduce the numberof rarketable ft Female maths depos eggs most on Be cessor leaves. Upon hatching the ‘Young larvae afte an hour or two of probing, fed onthe leaf sues end inne ine shoots, resulting in wting cexdiying up "When the fits are avabl, the caterpilar bores inside ‘the ft, producing feeding tunnels. Ths makes thefts nt for markt Co aac oot Mu How do farmers control and manage FSB? The major af formers stil ely on heavy use of insactide sprays which are most efflectve only against rnewhy hatched 38 caterpilars that hove nt yet tunneled Inc the plant Farmers can aso use the following eiferent ways to conto the pest * fotow regular cop retaton or reretop the eggplant with other vegetables ‘ose yon nt aries to protect pans from the insects, ‘wap male insects using pheromones, to prevent insect mating: + grow eggplants ina screenhouse before transplanting Int the id ‘+ judlious pesticide use to keep populations of naturel enemies of FS; end ‘herve fruits Frequent. How can biotechnology offer a better alternative to traditional control cause of tine and resource constraints, smalizae farms deste pest ‘entre methods tht do nat equre ‘dation labor and rater inputs Labor intensive contol methods sch 3 manval removal of infested shoots, trapping of insects, and application of netting ae waa inefecive Intensive pesticide use often leads o enronmental and heath sues and Increases the total production costs. “hare ate no eastng commercial varieties of eggplants with high esstance to F38 in he Philpines, and FSB-esstance Ise to preduce using conventional plant breeding By Using boteehnotgy to ntredce F3B-resscance in eagolart, {farmers may Benet irom high yl F203 quality ‘ruts. They may also save on production ad labor costs lee pesticide willbe necessary to contre the FSB, What is FSB-resistant eggplant? sb-esstant (8A) egepant isan Insect resistant eggoiant developed withthe help of bieechnolegy. socalled t eggplant oF Bt rial, "produce natural poten tat makes resstant to FS, Once the FSB caterpilar feed fon plant leaves shoot and ruts, they stop eating and ‘eventually da. The Bt protein inthe biotech eggplant fnlyaifects FSB and doesnt affect human, frm animal, and other non-target orgaisms What institutions are working on the dovelopment of FSBR eggplant? The Indian Maharastra Hybrid Seeds Company Linted (Mahyco) fas developed a Nighy resistant biotech egapare These eceoart nes have been used as source (fF restant tra of biotech eggplants ina, Bangladesh, and the Phippnes. The Istute of Plant Breeding at the University ofthe Pilippnes Los Bars (P8-UPLB) is eurrenty developing FSBR eggplant forthe Philppines, through partnership with Mabyeo and Comme Uniesty, and with upper rom the United tates Agency for iterations! Development (USO) thrush the Agitural Bictechnoigy Support Project I ABSP I, the International Service forthe ‘Aequistion of Agi-bintech Applications (SAA) and the Departnent of Aarclture ofthe Philpoines.