Open field pollination

Pollination plays a pivotal role in the formation of fruits and seeds. In the context of open field crop cultivation, effective pollination is key to bountiful [...] enable the cross-pollination of plants, increasing genetic diversity, and promoting robust crop growth. Bumblebees in particular are nature’s best pollinators [...] growers a flying start to optimal pollination. Advantages of bumblebees in open field In the realm of outdoor crop pollination , both honeybees and bumblebees

Apple scab

infection of new plant parts and spore production. In autumn, the fungus produces new pseudothecia in leaves that have already fallen off the trees. In response [...] unripe fruiting bodies in infected fallen leaves or in lesions on twigs. These unripe fruiting bodies, or pseudothecia ripen in winter and form ascospores [...] against stem canker, since they help in decomposing the infected leaves Prevent plant diseases by optimizing plant potential and crop resilience.

Predatory mites

are similar to the adults in appearance, but smaller in size. Predatory mites are typically measuring only a millimetre in length. Their bodies are often [...] Predatory mites are beneficial arthropods used in pest control to manage and reduce populations of harmful pests in various agricultural and horticultural settings [...] to chemical pesticides. Koppert is the pioneer in the development of predatory mite solutions, starting in 1967 with the rearing of the predatory mite P

Gummy stem blight

days after opening in areas suspected of disease (only feasible in high-wire crops) Pick and remove dead and diseased leaves Prevent plant diseases by optimizing [...] (Didymella bryoniae) is a fungal plant pathogen that causes gummy stem blight. Damage symptoms Mycosphaerella cucumis in cucumber causes brown lesions on [...] Remove all pots and plant parts from previous crop that may serve as inoculum source for the new crop prevent condensation on all plant parts at all times

Black root rot of cucurbits

away. Infection in the early stages of the crop results in stunted growth and smaller leaves with an intense green colour. Severe infection in this stage may [...] may kill the plants. In case of a less severe infection, the vines may wilt at a late stage of the crop, but when water supply is in any way limited during [...] during earlier periods of high evaporation, wilting may occur sooner. In wilted plants, the crown first gets a water-soaked appearance, turning light-brown

Trichoderma harzianum

enhance plant health , and suppress plant diseases. Trichoderma harzianum colonizes the root systems and surrounding soil of plants, where it competes with [...] commonly used in agriculture and horticulture for its various beneficial properties. This fungus is known for its ability to promote plant growth, enhance [...] ( Trianum-G ). Control plant diseases with Trichoderma harzianum The beneficial fungus Trichoderma harzianum T-22 protects plants against a range of soil-borne

Wheat bunt

kernels, which in turn become a source of disease in the next season. Infection is strongly correlated to temperature and precipitation in the first 11 days [...] Tilletia laevis are hard to distinguish from infected plants before head emergence, although affected plants may be slightly stunted. Infected (bunted) heads [...] tritici and Tilletia laevis survive as teliospores in the soil or on seed. These teliospores germinate in response to moisture and form basidiospores, also

Fusarium head blight or scab

Use clean substrate in greenhouse crops Disinfect tools, machinery and irrigation water in greenhouses Prevent stress for the plants Ensure there is adequate [...] stressed host plants. Damage symptoms Fusarium fungi cause vascular wilt, root rot, foot and stem rot, leaf lesions, fruit rot, fusarium head blight in cereals [...] Some also produce ascospores. In general, most Fusarium specieshave a similar life cycle. Fusarium overwinters for many years in the soil and on crop residues

Amblydromalus limonicus

fluids from leaves, which is useful for instance in sweet pepper crops as the predatory mite can establish in the crop before the pest appears. Amblydromalus [...] (less than 24 hours old, white in colour) are a much better prey than older whitefly eggs (more than 24 hours old, brown in colour). At 25°C under optimal [...] mites have eight legs, are translucent white in colour, and have a flat, elongated body. They are roughly 0.4 mm in length. Males are smaller than females.

Downy mildew of Cucurbits

structures in which zoospores are produced. However, in downy mildews, sporangia often germinate directly and the germ tubes infect the plants either through [...] climate in greenhouses. Use hygiene measures. Start clean, remove crop residues and prevent splashing water. Prevent plant diseases by optimizing plant potential [...] required. Inside the plant, the pathogens produce haustoria, small organs with which the pathogen can take up nutrients from the living plant cells. The pathogens