• Fortafol ‘in-favour’ for growing strawberries in re-used coir bags

  January 6, 2021

  price to an acceptable level. Neil added, “There’s a whole lot more to be gained by using Fortafol-D. It supports general plant health and acts as a metabolic [...] used, which, however, comes attached with a big price tag. Beneficial effects “Fortafol-D is a solution with a range of beneficial effects on crop plants [...] within 4-7 days of planting in a re-used coir bag, it helps to re-instate some of the conditions and advantages associated with a first year virgin substrate

• Optimising disease biocontrol in propagation

  April 26, 2021

  cases, to a complete loss of rooting potential. Trays of cuttings that fail to produce healthy rooted plugs represent an unwelcome economic loss to the business [...] 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 [...] rooting efficiencies (often referred to as the ‘cutting strike rate’). Slow-rooting cuttings are especially vulnerable to infection by pathogens that infect

• Natutec Drive takes centre stage

  January 6, 2021

  ahead,” he added. Patented System The Natutec Drive is a patented system, which is attached to a custom-made vehicle that travels freely between the tabletops [...] system works on a revolving 60 litre drum which dispenses its contents, e.g. Spidex , Thripex or Swirski Mite, into a hopper, then onwards via a series of tubes [...] Ireland and the UK who have been linked to this development work have overwhelmingly given their full endorsement to this new and exciting engineering innovation

• Flowering and Pollination in Blueberry

  April 4, 2019

  fruit in a 2-3-week window, during which the plant experiences a tremendous hormonal shift to support this reproductive phase. In addition to the standard [...] extracts, in a plant-based form for rapid assimilation, and Veni Calcium is easily absorbed by the plant due to its unique composition - using a foliar application [...] heavily on pollinators to initiate the production of berries. But is it only pollinators that are important, or are there other factors to take into consideration

• General Terms and Conditions of Sale - Koppert UK Ltd.

  on. 1.2 Any reference in these Conditions to any provision of a statute shall be construed as a reference to that provision as amended re-enacted or extended [...] the Company any necessary information relating to the Goods within a sufficient time to enable the Company to perform the Contract in accordance with its [...] Company]. 3.4 If the Goods are to be manufactured or any process is to be applied to the Goods by the Company in accordance with a specification submitted by

• Hunting season starts early with Anso-Mite

  February 18, 2021

  Systems, now has a predatory mite that is active at lower temperatures at the beginning and towards the end of the growing season. A strong egg laying capacity [...] supports strong population growth, which adds strength to the thrips management strategy. The Koppert A. andersoni strain has been tested in several field [...] Manager Tim Bossinga. Anso-Mite will be available to all subsidiaries, but will initially be introduced to the UK soft fruit market in mid-February. Koppert

• The Trianum and Vidi Parva Foundation

  February 27, 2019

  The Triangle The objective is to generate and maintain a healthy and active root zone, in which the crop is stimulated to produce new roots, which in turn [...] release exudates and sugars to support beneficial soil life. The NatuGro products work in unison to promote and support a healthy relationship between [...] biostimulant Fortafol The NatuGro triangle is a systemic system, using three Koppert products, which work in unison to get the best out of the crop. NatuGro optimises

• Biological solution against green shield bug

  June 23, 2021

  Systems is developing a biological method to combat the southern green shield bug ( Nezara viridula) . Koppert is working hard to make this product available [...] shield bugs at an early stage. Research in 2018 to find the most effective natural enemy of this pest identified a European parasitic wasp that parasitises the [...] controlled effectively in practice. Large-scale field tests in a number of countries are expected to confirm these results this year. Bart Sels, General Manager

• SWD

  May 8, 2019

  Spotted 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 [...] Early detection through monitoring (starting in March) is now thought to be crucial to minimizing the impact of SWD on vulnerable crops. Continuous monitoring [...] build-up of the pest to damaging levels later in the year. Early detection of SWD also ensures that there is ample time for control measures to be put in place

• Plugging the plant propagation gap with Trianum

  July 8, 2019

  with water and applied as a drench to propagation trays at a rate of 1.5 g/m 2 Trianum-G is incorporated in the compost at a rate of 0.75 kg/m 3 Trichoderma [...] available, one is a granular product which is incorporated into the growing medium, and the second is a powdered formulation which is applied to ornamental plants [...] antagonism against a wide range of fungal plant pathogens. Koppert have marketed Trichoderma harzianum T-22 in the UK for over a decade, under the brand