• Integrated Pest Management

  often referred to as IPM, is a sustainable and environmentally responsible approach to pest management. It employs a combination of strategies to prevent and [...] chemical tools to manage pests effectively. This approach is not just about eliminating pests; it's about achieving a balance in the ecosystem. The principles [...] adjustments. The IPM cycle is an ongoing process that incorporates the principles mentioned above. It's a dynamic approach that adapts to changing conditions

• Fusarium spp.

  upwards. At the same time, the plant produces gum as a defence mechanism to stop the fungus from spreading. This gum blocks the xylem and causes the wilting [...] This species is the only Fusarium that actually grows inside the vascular system of the host plant and spreads upwards inside the plants. The other species [...] towards the foot of the plant and enters the vascular system. Inside the vessels, the fungus produces mycelium and many spores (microconidia), which are

• Foot rot of cereals

  penetrate the host's tissues. Inside the plant, the fungus colonizes the root and lower stem, leading to the characteristic symptoms of foot rot. As the disease [...] staining of the lower nodes. Long dark streaks may also appear at the stem base. On older plants, infection can produce a true foot rot, where the stem base [...] ears often show above the point of infection around the milky ripe stage (GS 75). Later infections may result in infection of the grain without obvious

• Experience Centre

  you know that the vision of bumblebees differs vastly to that of humans and that we use that difference to provide our clients with the most effective [...] from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. A tour takes an average of 1,5 hours and is suitable for groups of up to 15 visitors. In the case of bigger groups, the programme [...] natural pollination , come and visit the Koppert Experience Centre where you can take an interactive journey through the fascinating world of sustainable

• Gummy stem blight

  be recognized from the outside by the small narrowing of the tip of the mature fruits. The symptoms on stems, leaves and inside the fruits may occur together [...] brown lesions on the foot and higher up on the stem. On the lesions, golden-brown gummy drops occur, hence the name gummy stem blight. On the lesions, black [...] ascospores are the main source of dispersal of disease upwards in the crop and the conidia for spread of the disease downwards. How to prevent Gummy stem blight

• Verticillium wilt

  vessels. The presence of both the fungus and the gum causes the xylem vessels to get blocked, which in turn causes the plant to wilt. Spores may be wind-dispersed [...] wind-dispersed to new hosts. In the senescent tissue, the resting mycelium or the microsclerotia are formed. The spread of the fungus by mycelium growth is limited [...] wilting of plants. 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

• Pierce's disease of grapevine

  along the margin or the tip from early to midsummer. The necrotic area spreads over the leaf from the margin and is marked by a chlorotic band. In the beginning [...] substance, in the vessels. The bacteria, gum and tyloses block the vessels, causing the plants to wilt. Transport to different plant parts depends on the plant [...] in the leaves to neighbouring peach trees with the bacteria mainly in the roots is much more successful than the other way around. In general, the low

• Bacterial canker of tomato

  efforts are used to prevent the bacterium from entering. When the occasional infection is found, strict measures are taken to eradicate the infection. In [...] brown centre. In potato, the disease usually only occurs in the second half of the season. The first symptoms are wilting of the lower leaves and subsequent [...] expansion of the wilt upwards. Cutting the stem at the foot shows whitish ooze with bacteria in the case of C lavibacter infection, but other than that the disease

• Dwarf bunt

  sporidia infect the wheat seedlings even before emergence and the fungi grow inside the plants to the growing tip. The fungi grow between the plant cells and [...] survives as teliospores in the soil or on seed. The soil-borne teliospores are the main source of primary infection. The soil-borne teliospores may survive [...] of teliospores. These balls break during harvest allowing the teliospores to fall to the ground. Additionally, these teliospores contaminate healthy kernels

• Trianum-P

  Trianum-P Dosage The dosage of Trianum-P depends on the crop and should always be adjusted to the particular situation. Check the label to find the recommended [...] chance to develop. Parasitism of pathogens Trianum-P grows around the mycelia of the pathogens. The cell walls of the pathogens break down and the pathogens [...] reinforces the defence mechanism of the parts of the plant above ground, the so-called induced systemic resistance (ISR). Trianum-P has the capacity to make