• Towards a chemical-free future in agriculture: The vision of grower Koen

  too quick to completely abandon traditional methods. He decided to find a balance between both approaches. This way of working allows him to gain experience [...] using biological crop protection . As a result, he acquires a lot of knowledge and is prepared to fully transition to biological crop protection when the [...] opportunities to adapt my farm to a future where chemical methods will gradually disappear. I believe that the agricultural sector has a natural interest

• Cerall, a powerful seed treatment solution against seed-borne diseases in cereal crops

  Seed-borne diseases are harmful to your crop and can have a big impact on your yield. Want to know more about these diseases and how to recognize them? Click on [...] affect the crop in a later stage. Cerall offers a powerful weapon to protect the seeds against these pathogens while strengthening the plant at the same time [...] ability to deal with abiotic stress This results in improved yields and a positive return on investment. How does Cerall work? Cerall contains a high c

• World Food Day 2020

  October 16, 2020

  stress, a new world to explore. Microbes are essential for the overall functioning and well-being of the ecosystem. There's still a lot of research to be done [...] we face: "How can we achieve food security for a growing global population while trying to completely change our food production systems to reduce the [...] food plays in their resistance to disease. Within days of the outbreak of COVID-19, buying patterns began to change: more than ever, people bought their food

• Dwarf bunt

  General Tilletia controversa is a plant pathogen. It is a fungus known to cause the smut disease TCK smut in soft white and hard red winter wheats, as [...] longer than healthy heads. The glumes are opened either on some or on all spikelets, showing the bunt (smut spore) they contain, which is larger than a normal [...] the whole kernel becomes a bunt ball full of teliospores. These balls break during harvest allowing the teliospores to fall to the ground. Additionally

• Verticillium wilt

  around 25-27 °C. How to prevent Verticillium wilt Start with clean soil or substrate by heating it at a temperature if at least 65 o C for a minimum of 30 [...] The wilting starts at the lower leaves. These leaves are pale-green, then orange-yellow. In the beginning the plant seems to recover at night. The symptoms [...] Cutting the stalk horizontally reveals a slight discolouration of the vessels, brown or greenish, but much less distinct than the discolouration caused by Fusarium

• About bumblebees

  through a method called 'buzz- pollination ', this will allow a bumblebee to pollinate a flower in a single visit. A honeybee typically needs to visit a flower [...] honeybees become active at higher temperatures Bumblebees are active on cloudy, foggy, and rainy days. Honeybees are less active at low light levels Bumblebees [...] of honeybees, and are less likely to leave your crop for more attractive flowers Bumblebees are much more efficient pollinators than honeybees, they mainly

• Wheat bunt

  longer than healthy heads. The glumes are opened either on some or on all spikelets, showing the bunt (smut spore) they contain, which is larger than a normal [...] the whole kernel becomes a bunt ball full of teliospores. These balls break during harvest allowing the teliospores to fall to the ground. Additionaly, [...] wilting point is best for infection. How to prevent Wheat bunt Use resistant cultivars. However, the fungi may form new isolates that can break resistance

• Navigating Energy Efficiency, Greenhouse Lighting & Pollination Success

  December 1, 2023

  have led to a number of issues for pollinating bees and bumblebees: ‘Of course, growers want to limit their rising energy bills, but they need to be cautious [...] before sunset) to ensure that flowers are open for at least two hour periods during favourable conditions. Attention also needs to be given to the type of [...] greenhouse leading to excessive humid air. At the same time, growers will want to save their valuable heat by keeping screens closed (a higher relative heat

• Aphidius colemani

  spins a cocoon inside the aphid cuticle, causing it to swell. The cuticle turns from a hard, leathery brown to a golden yellow casing, known as a mummy [...] Although many aphids die as a result, many will survive and migrate to other plants to begin new colonies. To avoid becoming covered in their secretions, the [...] available at Koppert as Aphipar . Aphidius colemani products Aphipar Expand all items How to use Aphidius colemani The parasitic wasp is available in a bottle

• Trianum effectively controls Pythium in cucumber

  putting out the new plants in ‘duo’ pots (two plants in one rockwool cube). He decided to do this in response to his crop’s susceptibility to Pythium. ‘My [...] light a day, which means it requires a lot of water. That larger quantity of water makes the plant more susceptible to Pythium. That’s why I needed to use [...] it susceptible to Pythium. A very acceptable level Kees grows Rijk Zwaan’s variety Skyson RZ, which has a lot of vigour and is suited to exposure levels