• Phytophthora: symptoms starting to show

  April 7, 2021

  If the demand for assimilates exceeds the supply, then the crop will naturally push resources to meet the needs of the flowers and fruit. As the plant [...] plant reduces the investment in the roots, they retract and the diversity of the rhizosphere decreases. This leads to three things happening: The uptake of [...] microbes (Trianum or Vitix) to develop the diversity in the substrate, the best results are achieved when the root system is active. For further information

• Natutec Drive takes centre stage

  January 6, 2021

  flow of air. The application process is controlled from a touch-screen inside the tractor cab, by simply selecting the product name and the rate of application [...] t of its latest offering to the strawberry sector, in the form of the Natutec Drive . This is unquestionably one of Koppert’s most advanced and sophisticated [...] arrive on farm with the demonstration model, the grower is pleasantly surprised. It’s a jaw-dropping moment. Growers are amazed by the visual quality and

• Licence permits release of Koppert Swirski Mite® in polytunnels in England

  January 6, 2021

  to the crop canopy. The application process is controlled from a touch-screen inside the tractor cab, by simply selecting the product name and the rate [...] grown under polythene structures. The licence was granted following the submission of the necessary data, gathered by the Koppert consultancy team. Ultimately [...] for the Midlands. “From a technical perspective there is a strong justification for positioning Andersoni® at the beginning and at the end of the season

• Mycotal in Salad Crops

  July 8, 2019

  hyphae that penetrate the insect’s epicuticle before entering the inner tissues, where it rapidly proliferates, causing death of the target pest. Salad crop [...] should occur in the late afternoon and evening, as the ambient temperature falls. Do not spray in direct sunlight, and always add the adjuvant Addit (1 [...] Make the most of Mycotal in your salad crop IPM strategy Mycotal is a spore formulation of the insect pathogenic fungus Lecanicillium muscarium and is

• Thrip control in Strawberry with Orius laevagatus

  May 8, 2019

  stages of the pest, including the adults. The presence of pollen enhances the rate of development of Orius, hence they are frequently found in the flowers [...] forms the backbone of the biological programme to control thrips on strawberries. However, the pest can nevertheless become problematic during the summer [...] Control of thrips using the predatory bug Orius laevigatus in strawberry crops. Thrips are one of the most difficult pests for the strawberry grower. They

• Flowering and Pollination in Blueberry

  April 4, 2019

  critical periods in the blueberry growth-cycle. The first is bud initiation in the autumn. Before the plant goes into dormancy, the plant is ‘deciding’ [...] and which buds generative. The more energy the plant has, the more generative buds are initiated. The generative buds are the ones that produce flowers [...] Poor growth in the late summer/early autumn will limit the number of generative buds, and, consequently, the yield. Flowering is the second critical period

• Sustainable cultivation goes much further than pests and natural enemies

  April 19, 2018

  presenting his view on the future at the headquarters of Koppert Biological Systems in Berkel en Rodenrijs, the Netherlands. The interactions between plant [...] Peter Maes points to the consumer, who has a romanticized notion of natural cultivation. ‘He or she thinks of the sun, the fresh air of the great outdoors, [...] restraints on its use due partly to the CO2 emissions of this industry as well as the climate policies in place in many parts of the world,’ says Peter Maes, presenting

• Expanded board to strengthen development at Koppert Biological Systems

  April 19, 2018

  EN RODENRIJS, THE NETHERLANDS – Koppert Biological Systems has increased the size of its board in response to the projected growth of the Dutch family company [...] Ruiter will take up the position of Director Horti. The new roles are much more specific in nature and, together, cover all areas in which the company operates [...] board members, are now taking place on the Advisory Board. Ready for the future ‘Our rapid growth and the need for specific divisions like Horti, Agri and

• Municipality Enschede: Entonem nematodes against oak processionary caterpillar

  The Municipality of Enschede started using nematodes for the first time in the spring of 2021 to try to halt the spread of the oak processionary caterpillar [...] caterpillar . The municipality’s built-up area has a total of 22,000 oak trees. In the past, the municipality only extracted the nests. But as Petra Klein Breukink [...] Breukink explains, it was not enough. She is the project manager of the oak processionary caterpillar for the Municipality of Enschede. ‘We use Koppert’s

• Municipality Doetinchem: Entonem nematodes managing oak processionary caterpillar

  play – breaching the monocultures of the oak and stimulating the natural enemies of the oak processionary caterpillar. As already stated, the use of nematodes [...] oak trees in the forests and plantations around Doetinchem. Marc van Rijswijk is the spokesman for Buha, the implementing organization for the Municipality [...] reduce the level of infestation. ‘By using Entonem and extracting the nests as a curative measure, we can keep the situation manageable for now. In the longer