• Gilfresh Pumpkin Pollination Providing Excellent Yields

  May 5, 2023

  Gilfresh Gilfresh Produce, based in County Armagh in Northern Ireland, are a family run company, first established in 1965, that have grown into one of [...] demographic had a big impact in inspiring Gilfesh to increase pollination efforts through the use of Koppert Hives: "County Armagh is known as Ireland's [...] impact pollination was having in neighbouring orchards "We Have Seen Some Of Our Best Yields In Fields Where We Have Hives" In order to sustain and develop

• Angular leaf spot

  overwinters in plants and dead leaves, that become the primary source of infection in the spring. The bacteria are also introduced in a crop in new transplants [...] . This bacterium is very resistant to desiccation and can survive well in dry leaves or leaves in the soil, but not independantly in the soil. Under humid [...] General Xanthomonas fragariae is a leaf spot disease found in strawberry. Damage symptoms Xanthomonas fragariae initially causes small, water-soaked lesions

• Wireless Beehome

  close the hive entrance of a Natupol hive on set times. One central transmitter can manage several receivers in the greenhouse and a distance of around 100/150 [...] controlled by a signal from the climate computer or a timer connected to the central transmitter. Presentation The Wireless Beehome system consists of a receiver [...] dominate the natural (UV) light in the greenhouse during winter time, bumblebees have difficulties with their orientation. This has a negative effect on pollination

• Loose smut of barley

  emergence. The first sign of infection is the appearance of a smutted ear. Instead of normal tissue, the ear contains a mass of olive-brown smut spores. Life [...] Ustilago nuda f.sp. hordei affects barley and can destroy a large proportion of the crop. It is also known as barley smut, or loose smut of barley. Damage [...] within a day and infect the inner tissues of the newly infected seed. During maturation of the seed, the mycelium becomes thick-walled and swollen as a dormant

• Entomite-M

  has to be moist, rich in organic matter and have a loose structure. The minimum temperature for successful use of Entomite-M is 15°C/59°F. Combined use [...] insects. The mites appear in and on the soil and at the base of plant stems. The reduction of the infestation level occurs at a slow but steady rate. Pack [...] detected in the crop. Introduction rates typically range from 100-500 per m 2 /release. Releases should be repeated once or twice, or until control is achieved

• Damping-off

  General Pythium is considered a ‘weak pathogen’, meaning that it can usually only affect plants that are in a sub-optimal condition or suffer from stress [...] aphanidermatum mostly occurs in young plants and damage is more extensive in young crops. Damage symptoms Pythium affects roots, in particular those of seedlings [...] substrate the plant turns brown. A typical symptom of a Pythium infection is the easy stripping of the skin from the root cortex with a finger nail. Life cycle

• Root and crown rot of strawberry

  areas in crown and root of strawberry. Plant development is slow, growth is retarded and rooting is poor. Transplants look weak and may die. It is hard [...] New diseases in strawberry have been ascribed to Pestalotiopsis clavispora in the case of root and crown rot (of strawberry), first found in The Netherlands [...] Pestalotiopsis longisetula in the case of leaf spots, such as leaf spot of strawberry and fruit rot reported mainly from Brazil. The genus is quite complex, so

• Crazy roots, hairy roots, crown gall

  yet been defined. The assumption is that the bacteria survive in the soil, but it is possible that first infection is from the propagation material. Infection [...] be caused by a change in the hormonal system of the plant resulting from the Rhizobium infection. Rhizobium rhizogenes puts a Ri-plasmid in the plant tissue [...] Furthermore, infection is characterized by excessive root growth (crazy roots). In greenhouse vegetables, the roots overgrow the substrate and in severe epidemics

• Veni Biosulfur

  from 1-3 litres/ha. Applications should be repeated a number of times. Consult a Koppert advisor or a recognised distributor of Koppert products for advice [...] increases the amount of sulphur taken up by the plant. Sulphur is an essential building block in plant metabolism for the formation of amino acids, proteins [...] pH of the solution should be between 5 and 7 Application Apply as a foliar spray Use a fine nozzle ( After application rinse the nozzles thoroughly to prevent

• Phytophthora blight

  higher water content than is optimal for crop growth. Phytophthora overwinters in roots, infected tubers and bulbs or in the soil in different stages: as oospores [...] or by zoospores produced in the sporangia. For germination on above-ground plant parts, leaf wetness is required. Dispersal is by wind and rain causes the [...] borders and white fluffy fungal growth on the leaves. The centre is grey-brown with a light-green edge. On the stem, elongated brown lesions occur, usually