• Rancho Los Pinos is nature's ally

  over 70 years of agricultural expertise. On its 610 hectares of protected farmland, the ranch produces various tomato and cucumber varieties, along with 55 [...] reduced their impact on the environment by drastically reducing the use of chemical pesticides. In addition, together with them, cutting-edge solutions have [...] pollinators and biological control in our crops significantly reduced our reliance on high-impact pesticides," noted José Antonio Cruz, general manager of Grupo

• Poinsettia. Main pest pressures

  May 21, 2019

  can cause serious damage to the cuttings, to the extent of killing them. The larvae feed on the young roots of the plants, and can then progress into the [...] . Control Strategy at Propagation (un-rooted cuttings) Entonem ( Steinernema feltiae ) After the cuttings have been struck, protect the roots from sciarid [...] 2 of cultivated area Apply at 2, 5 and 8 days after planting; this is key to ensuring that cuttings can form roots without being damaged, and after 14 days

• Plant Pollinator interactions in high temperatures

  1 Plant - pollinator interactions in high temperatures This paper focuses on the impact of climate (temperature, radiation, humidity) on plants, pollination [...] protection, the plant aborts the fruit to reduce fruit load on the plant and directs the assimilates to the vegetative growth of the plant. This is undesirable [...] and truss tomatoes on the vine, an average 24-hour temperature of more than 21° C has adverse effects on the setting. Cherry and snack tomatoes suffer at

• Optimising disease biocontrol in propagation

  April 26, 2021

  infected, cuttings may, depending on the pathogen, develop a dark brown or black lesion that extends upwards from the basal end. Infected cuttings generally [...] species develop roots from cuttings at different speeds. The rooting speed, propagation conditions, and quality of cutting material, can influence rooting [...] rooting efficiencies (often referred to as the ‘cutting strike rate’). Slow-rooting cuttings are especially vulnerable to infection by pathogens that infect

• Fusarium spp.

  system of the host plant and spreads upwards inside the plants. The other species are dispersed upwards on the outside of the plant. Most Fusarium species [...] Initially, the leaves turn yellow and wilt, mostly on one side of the plant. Finally, the whole plant wilts. Other symptoms are brown discolouration of [...] the soil, and on crop residues of infected plants, as chlamydospores (thick walled mycelium cells) or mycelium. Survival is also possible on seed, greenhouse

• Pepino mosaic virus

  clothing, and plant contact. Even minimal contact can infect new plants. Survival The virus can persist on surfaces, equipment, and plant debris, leading [...] (PepMV) Symptoms can vary depending on the strain, environmental conditions, and tomato variety, but common signs include: On leaves Mosaic or mottled patterns [...] significant viral diseases in greenhouse tomato production worldwide. Due to its rapid spread and impact on fruit quality, effective prevention and management

• Modified formulation for Macro-Mite

  September 24, 2018

  a huge appetite and feeds on a variety of pests. Not only can this predatory mite be used to combat sciarid flies white worms, and thrips , it also makes

• Natupol Excel

  Growing lights Pollination Checklist Tomato Plant Pollinator interactions in high temperatures Application Place the hive on a horizontal platform (avoid inclination [...] environments. Crops Crops with >35 flowers/m 2 /week, such as cherry tomatoes and snack tomatoes, (straw)berries. Mode of action After introduction of the hive [...] Checklist growing lights Manual growing lights Pollination checklist Tomato Plant Pollinator interactions in high temperatures Bumblebee stings Pollination

• Beneficial nematodes

  harmful to humans, animals, or plants but are highly effective in controlling harmful insects. Plant-parasitic nematodes Plant-parasitic nematodes are a group [...] detrimental to crop health and can cause yield losses. They feed on plant roots, disrupting the plants' ability to take up water and nutrients, which ultimately [...] feeding on organic matter in soil or water, and are essential for nutrient recycling. Others are called parasitic nematodes, infecting plants, insects

• Bacterial spot

  Bacterial spot Xanthomonas vesicatoria survives on volunteer tomato plants in the field and on diseased plant debris. The bacteria are also seed-transmitted [...] bacterial leaf spot on peppers and tomatoes. Damage symptoms Xanthomonas vesicatoria in tomato causes small, water-soaked spots on leaves which are first [...] 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