• Fit Roots for Plant Health

  March 30, 2021

  health is crucial to achieving the best possible yield and quality with the lowest possible dependence of pesticides. Although the plant root system is poorly [...] Roots are the physical foundation of the plant in the soil or substrate, and they take up water, minerals and metabolites to be transported to the leaves [...] white paper elaborates on the micro life in the root zone which is often underestimated in the current practice but plays a key role in plant health and

• Comprehensive Control Combination for Carrot Fly

  May 13, 2022

  attributed to the creamy white third instar larvae. The adult fly is 6-8 mm long, has two pairs of wings, a reddish-brown head, a shiny black thorax and a dark [...] cone-shaped dispenser with a lid. Each dispenser is positioned in the field on a supporting pole. The standard dispenser introduction rate is 4/ha, but this [...] stored in the ground overwinter) Capirel contains an infective juvenile stage of the parasitic nematode Steinernema feltiae . Once a nematode enters a Carrot

• SWD

  May 8, 2019

  reduce numbers of over-wintered SWD in the environment and slow the build-up of the pest to damaging levels later in the year. Early detection of SWD also ensures [...] onwards, at a minimum density of 10/ha (1/1000 m²) Fill each trap with 200 ml of attractant (there is a helpful marker line inside the trap) Check the traps [...] wing drosophila (SWD), a native of south-east Asia, is now a widespread and serious threat to soft and stone fruit crops across the UK. Cherry, raspberry

• Optimising disease biocontrol in propagation

  April 26, 2021

  often be avoided. A hygiene programme is a significant part of the disease control strategy. The use of peroxyacetic acid, e.g. Jet 5, at a 1% v/v dilution [...] watering-in the cuttings with the plant biostimulant Vidi Parva . At the same time, Vidi Parva should be tank mixed with Trianum-P to prevent the entry of diseases [...] infect the stem base. If infected, cuttings may, depending on the pathogen, develop a dark brown or black lesion that extends upwards from the basal end

• Pollination checklist Growing lights

  pollination. The sun activates the bumblebees 09:00 08:00 Keep the hives closed during one day of snowfall. If possible, remove the snow from the roof. 07:00 [...] sure the hives are not overheated by the lamps and other means, or by the sun in spring and late autumn. The later the lights are turned on, the more [...] filters Place the Natupol hive with the WBH on a Natupol Hive Support. Alternatively use pneumatic opening systems. Don’t close the screens when the bumblebees