• Pea blight, leaf and pod spot

  General Ascochyta pisi is a fungal plant pathogen that causes A scochyta blight on pea (leaf blight or pea blight) and lesions of stems, leaves, and pods [...] symptoms Ascochyta pisi causes spots on leaves, stems and pods of peas. The spots on leaves and pods are round, on the stems they are more elongated. The [...] cuticle. On the lesions, pycnidia are formed from which orange-red masses of two-celled conidia are exuded. Secondary infection is by splash dispersal of these

• 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 [...] than honeybees to give growers a flying start to optimal pollination. Advantages of bumblebees in open field In the realm of outdoor crop pollination , both [...] feature allows them to remain active across a broader range of temperatures, making them particularly effective pollinators even during cool and wet weather

• Grey mould

  part of the foot rot complex, which causes rotting of the foot and may cause death of the plants. In cucumber and tomato the fungus causes lesions on pruning [...] not grow into larger grey-brown lesions. The symptoms on fruits, flowers and on various parts of potted plants often only become visible during and after [...] cells and then uses the content of the plant cells as nutrients. On the infected area, new spores are formed within a few days. Under circumstances un

• Early blight

  are brown lesions on stem and foot. On fruits, dark sunken, leathery lesions occur at the side of the stem. Life cycle and appearance of Early blight From [...] Typically, Alternaria causes early blight of potato and early blight of tomato, which presents itself as spots on leaves, petals and stems. These spots can [...] stage. Conidia and mycelium overwinter in the soil and on crop residues and cause primary infection of the leaves. Survival can be several years, up to eight

• Angular leaf spot

  most important, but also all types of vascular tissue of the crown can be infected, creating a look similar to that of a Phytophthora fragariae infection [...] lesions on the leaves and form a secondary source of infection. They are dispersed by rain, irrigation water or handling of the plants. Infection of the plants [...] t. When conditions are humid, a viscous bacterial exudate forms on the underside of the leaf. This exudate changes to a white film when it dries. Lesions

• Bacterial spot

  spots may merge with lesions on the petioles and stems and form long dark streaks. On fruits, first small black specks are seen on green fruits. The specks [...] surrounded by a halo. In pepper, the spots on the leaves are also round and small to start with and slightly raised from the leaf surface. They occur on the abaxial [...] Life cycle and appearance of Bacterial spot Xanthomonas vesicatoria survives on volunteer tomato plants in the field and on diseased plant debris. The

• Rancho Los Pinos is nature's ally

  are a benchmark in the industry. Founded in 1950 by Don Luis Rodríguez Aviña, Rancho Los Pinos boasts over 70 years of agricultural expertise. On its 610 [...] the use of Koppert's biological systems, producers around the world have reduced their impact on the environment by drastically reducing the use of chemical [...] 610 hectares of protected farmland, the ranch produces various tomato and cucumber varieties, along with 55 hectares of open-field Brussels sprouts annually

• Aphids

  to the growth of a black sooty mold. Aphids life cycle Aphids have a complex life cycle, with both winged and wingless forms of adults of the same species [...] the other. For a large part of the season an aphid population consists of viviparous females. As reproduction is asexual, the progeny of a single female [...] yield loss. Effective aphid control is essential for maintaining healthy, productive crops. Biological control of aphids uses a combination of natural enemies

• Apple scab

  smaller. Based on the research that has been done on the influence of climatic conditions on release of ascospores and risk of infection, a decision support [...] and appearance of Apple scab Venturia inaequalis overwinters in the form of unripe fruiting bodies in infected fallen leaves or in lesions on twigs. These [...] direct penetration of the cuticula and then grow between the cuticula and the epidermis of the plant cells. This causes lesions, on which conidiophores

• Trial_and_Field_results_nematodes_in_fruit_orchards_EN_-_Koppert.pdf

  Effective results in reducing damage from lepidopteran pests in top and stone fruits Impact of Capirel autumn application on codling moth (Cydia pomonella) [...] Untreated End of 1st generation 15-06-2010 Capirel Impact of one or two Capirel applications on Peach twig borer (Anarsia lineatella) and oriental fruit moth [...] in apple Michel Loubejac is a fruit grower in Moissac in the Tarn-etGaronne, region of France. Here he grows organic apples on 5 hectares used for baby compotes