Early blight

spread to the flowers (especially dangerous in crops for seed production) and to the crown. Sporulation of Alternaria occurs at temperatures from 2-4 °C [...] species through the splash of rain. How to prevent Early blight Remove crop residues, weeds and volunteer plants. Use clean seed and propagation materials [...] specific symptoms. Damage symptoms Alternaria solani causes small green to dark brown spots to occur on leaves. Those spots then turn into dark brown angular lesions

Dwarf bunt

temperatures. How to prevent Dwarf bunt Use resistant cultivars. However, the fungi may form new isolates that can break resistance Use clean, disinfected [...] teliospores. These balls break during harvest allowing the teliospores to fall to the ground. Additionally, these teliospores contaminate healthy kernels [...] germination is 3-8 °C and it takes three to ten weeks for germination. The seedlings are infected after emergence; the two- to three-leaf stage plants are most

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Root and crown rot of strawberry

stimulates disease development. How to prevent Root and crown rot of strawberry Avoid stress: Take runner tips at the right stage to avoid stress and make plants [...] clavispora. Pestalotiopsis clavispora has been connected to strawberry diseases, but has also been linked to rose diseases. Damage symptoms Pestalotiopsis clavispora [...] Avoid overhead irrigation, since it seems to increase disease development Provide balanced nutrition Avoid damage to the plants by pest insects or plant handling

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Cerall, a powerful seed treatment solution against seed-borne diseases in cereal crops

Seed-borne diseases are harmful to your crop and can have a big impact on your yield. Want to know more about these diseases and how to recognize them? Click on [...] a seed coating - the seeds are treated prior to sowing. Cerall remains effective on stored seeds for up to one year after application. Once the seeds have [...] reduces abiotic stresses, resulting in improved crop yields Easy and safe to use Can be applied with existing seed-treatment equipment Effective in a wide

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Damping-off

c, so these do not harm plants. How to prevent Damping-off Use resistant cultivars or graft on tolerant cultivars Use clean planting material Ensure regular [...] Increase the distance to the main substrate at the start by using higher substrate blocks for the seedlings. In field crops: Avoid the use of fields with inadequate [...] spores with flagellae, which enable the spores to move through water. The zoospores are chemically drawn to the growing roots of young plants and move towards

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severe reduction in the use of chemical agents. In fact, a lot of them are going to disappear over the next three to five years due to more stringent regulations [...] required a shift from a curative mindset to a preventive approach — aiming at a natural balance in their crops and how to maintain it," she explains. Yet, the [...] , the use of biocontrol has become the norm when it comes to cultivating greenhouse vegetables and ornamentals . Our consultants are at hand to let individual

Fusarium wilt

branch off from the tap root. How to prevent Fusarium wilt Remove or destroy crop residues Choose resistant cultivars Use clean propagation materials (seed [...] plantations may die and the soil may not be suitable for planting for many years to come. Life cycle and appearance of Fusarium wilt Fusarium oxysporum has many [...] Some also produce ascospores. The Fusarium oxysporum life cycle, is similar to that of most Fusarium species. Fusarium overwinters for many years in the