• Trianum effectively controls Pythium in cucumber

  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 crop gets 20 hours of [...] 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 [...] which makes 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

• New Strain Of Green Peach Aphid, Myzus Persicae, Requires More Aggressive Beneficial Insects

  September 1, 2023

  protocol in time for the new growing season with a better strategy to tackle the new resistant strain of Green Peach Aphid,’ Radbout confirms. ‘There is a full [...] Strategies To Control Myzus Persicae After a thorough diagnosis of the new strain, Koppert’s R&D established two approaches: A quick fix strategy, and a long-term [...] ’The new strain is fast overtaking the former, and has also been found in crops such as eggplant, cabbage, chrysanthemum, roses and many others. It is

• A Year Of Impact For The Koppert Foundation

  August 19, 2024

  cardamom production in Guatemala, improved maize production in Malawi, a school gardening programme in Uganda, education on sustainable farming in Zimbabwe, a [...] Syria/Turkey. New Organisational Structure In 2022, the Foundation established a governance structure comprising a board, a steering committee, and three working [...] quality of young plants. Another example is the development of a programme for the biological control of bacterial wilt in tomato in India together with

• Expanded board to strengthen development at Koppert Biological Systems

  April 19, 2018

  increased the size of its board in response to the projected growth of the Dutch family company. Koppert is a global specialist in biological crop protection [...] The new roles are much more specific in nature and, together, cover all areas in which the company operates. In addition to the expansion, there is also [...] valuable experience in leading the company. The new board represents a healthy balance between experienced family members who are ready to take on additional

• Two-spotted spider mite control in hardy nursery stock grown in polytunnels

  July 20, 2021

  been a concurrent increase in integrated crop management (ICM) programme complexity. The production of a diverse range of plants often leads to a much [...] which plants are prone to TSSM damage, and physically placing them in the same area on the nursery, makes spider mite control easier to implement. It ensures [...] like to use the Spidex Boost ® sachets, which can be attached from the plant’s petiole using the sachet’s hook. Once in position, a small incision to the

• Boost your cherry flowers for a good production

  March 11, 2021

  A strong fruit set is all important for a high quality and healthy yield. Top fruit crops are close to flowering. Now it is the time to choose the right [...] right strategy for a strong fruit set. A strong fruit set is all important for a high quality and healthy yield. The flower buds, formed in Autumn, are swelling [...] zinc, manganese, boron and other trace elements in quantities 80 to 100 times higher than leaf tissue! It is essential that enough energy and elements are

• Trianum-P improves open field pepper production in Portugal

  excellent results in pepper crops for processing in Portugal, a country where this biological fungicide has been registered since 2018 in its two formulations [...] hectares of peppers in the Marinhais area. The entire crop is harvested mechanically. With mechanization, it is very important that all plants reach the end [...] harvesting, we were forced to change our way of producing and we decided to introduce new means that help protect the roots. It was in this way that we first

• Attracker

  Before using Attracker in combination with plant protection products in crops that might be sensitive to phytotoxicity, test in a small area before proceding [...] and improves their exposure to insecticide sprays resulting in better control. Crops All crops. Mode of action Attracker is a solution of several sugars [...] shelter places. When adding Attracker to an insecticide spray solution, insects are more exposed to the product leading to increased control. Pack size 5 and

• Optimising disease biocontrol in propagation

  April 26, 2021

  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, is the [...] 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 [...] safety is due to propamocarb hydrochloride’s selective activity against fungi belonging to the Oomycota ( e.g. Pythium and Phytophthora ), but it has no

• Koppert collaborates with Valto to control harmful tomato virus

  October 8, 2018

  hesitant, since a vaccination is a weak form of the disease so plants feel a small shock initially, but plants will be so much better prepared for the rest [...] Transmission is often through plant sap when working with tomato plants and by using infected materials like clothing and tools. ‘You can compare V10 to a flu injection [...] Valto’s Thorben Looije. ‘It’s used preventatively and needs to be applied to young plants. There are often two strains present in the greenhouse. V10 covers