100% Sustainable Agriculture

experience A healthy future, that's quite a challenge. Growing a resilient crop takes expert knowledge and a great deal of experience! Growing in a sustainable [...] for a healthy planet. Partners with nature, that is the guiding principle in everything we do! Pioneering is not new to Koppert. In fact, it’s in our DNA [...] and bacteria. In short: natural solutions that contribute to a healthy, safe, resilient and productive crop. All this with the aim of achieving sustainable

Barley

vulgare) is a member of the grass family and a self pollinating crop. Barley is used in brewing beer, a popular source of animal fodder and a component in various [...] About This cereal grain is grown in temperate regions worldwide. It is one of the four most important cereal corps grown in the world, next to wheat, rice

Hop

About The hop is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Cannabaceae. Hops are the female flowers (seed cones, strobiles) of the plant and are [...] hairs to aid them in climbing. They are a vigorous grower with the ability to extend up to 20 inches a week, and even 50 ft tall in one season. They are [...] currently the most acreage of production occurs. Although these plants have a very long life cycle, with the continued popularity of microbrews across the globe

Carnation tortrix

forewings (with a dark brown band in the females and two red bands in the males) and the hindwings (bright orange) ensure that the moths of the species are [...] spectrana ). Each female of the carnation tortrix ( Cacoecimorpha pronubana ) is capable of laying up to 700 eggs, deposited in batches of 10 to 200 on the upper [...] tortrix ( Cacoecimorpha pronubana ) is a Mediterranean species belonging to the family of Tortricidae . It occurs in the Middle East, North Africa, the USA

Steinernema carpocapsae

cadaver of the dead host, resulting in the emergence of a new generation of nematodes that can continue to seek out and infect other pests in the area [...] carpocapsae nematodes Steinernema carpocapsae is a species of beneficial nematode commonly used in biological pest control . These microscopic roundworms [...] roundworms are parasitic and are known for their effectiveness in controlling a variety of pests. Steinernema carpocapsae nematodes infect their hosts by entering

Fusarium head blight or scab

General Fusarium is a group of soil-borne fungi with many different species. Fusarium is widespread and can infect a range of host crops. Many species [...] ascospores. In general, most Fusarium specieshave a similar life cycle. Fusarium overwinters for many years in the soil and on crop residues of infected plants [...] plants Ensure there is adequate soil drainage Apply nitrogen in the form of nitrate instead of ammonium Prevent damage during harvest and during post-harvest

Buckthorn-potato aphid

nasturtii , has a nearly cosmopolitan distribution and is a major pest of potatoes, where it also transmits viruses. It also attacks a large number of other crops [...] . The major problem in potatoes is the transmission of viruses. Life cycle and appearance of Buckthorn-potato aphid Aphids have a complex life cycle, with [...] with both winged and wingless forms of adults and a great variety in colour. In greenhouses, reproduction takes place by parthenogenesis, with unfertilized

Roots Growers positive about Mycotal against whitefly

this product a few times a year, we have very little leeway in terms of spraying frequency. We therefore need to leverage the full potential of biological [...] We used the same dosage of Enermix in the three test plots, and slightly higher dosages of the predatory bug. As a result of that choice, we’ve yet to [...] cold in there, so the level of infestation is higher and whitefly levels are high earlier in the year. We could theoretically spray everything in the

Goat moth

cossus ), is a pest of broad-leafed trees. It is most often found in birch, ash, willow and elm but can also attack fruit trees. It is widespread in Europe. [...] burrow in all directions in both sap and hart wood. Attacks are usually confined to the trunk of mature tress. Sap frequently exudes from the bark of attacked [...] the wood most of the time hibernating in their galleries during the winter months. Pupation usually takes place just beneath the bark in a very strong silken

American serpentine leaf miner

cosmetic damage. In tropical and subtropical areas this can lead to burning in fruit such as tomato and melon. Loss of leaves also reduces yield. In full-grown [...] usually of less significance. Seedlings and young plants can be completely destroyed as a result of the direct damage caused by leaf miners. In gerbera [...] and appearance of American serpentine leaf miner The life cycle of a leaf miner has the following stages: egg, three larval instars, a pupal instar and