• World Soil Day 2022

  December 2, 2022

  soil health. Held on the 5th of December, this year’s theme is: ‘Soils: Where Food Begins’. Throughout the world, soil nutrient loss is a major degradation [...] Every year, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations holds a ‘World Soil Day’ during which it aims to raise awareness of the importance [...] nutrition. It is recognised as being among the most critical problems at a global level for food security and sustainability around the world. When soils

• Precautionary measures for product allergies

  respiratory equipment with a P3 filter as a minimum, but preferably a full mask with a P3 filter. Exposure via skin If there is a risk of exposure via your [...] home in a closed plastic bag. Moistening the clothes in the bag prevents allergens and other particles from dispersing in the air when you open the bag. Possible [...] an allergy. On this page, we advise you on the precautionary measures you can take to prevent or reduce any allergic reactions caused by the type of products

• Trianum-P improves open field pepper production in Portugal

  out with the company Sociedade Agrícola Militão, in the town of Ribatejo, in a pepper crop for the processing industry. Pedro Militão is one of the two owners [...] residues on fruit. Trianum is aligned with the positioning of the company which is very conscious of sustainable agricultural practices that respect the environment [...] Aubergine (90 ha). The great challenge facing the production of crops for the processing industry is to work at a low price in which the fruit and vegetable

• Angular leaf spot

  underside of the leaf. They enlarge to angular spots, often limited by the small veins. The distinctive feature is the way the lesions look when using different [...] or leaves in the soil, but not independantly in the soil. Under humid conditions, bacteria ooze from the lesions on the leaves and form a secondary source [...] become visible on the upper side of the leaf as irregular spots which are first reddish brown and then become necrotic. The foliar symptoms are the most important

• Beneficial Nematodes For Biological Pest Control

  July 28, 2023

  nematodes feed on the tissues of the dead insect and reproduce in large numbers. The pest insect dies within a few days. The nematodes that emerge then start [...] skin. The nematodes then release the pathogenic bacteria they carry with them. These bacteria kill the insect and digest it from the inside. The nematodes [...] less than a millimetre, so you can’t see them with the naked eye. Great care and precision needs to go into the production of these ‘little heroes’ that

• Bacterial soft rot, bacterial stem rot

  bacterial growth in the pith, the stem seems wet and slimy. Above or below the hollow stem the vascular tissue keeps its normal colour. On the fruits, lesions [...] rot is first noticed when plants wilt at the time of first harvest or after that. The pith disintegrates and the stem becomes hollow. Because of the bacterial [...] senescent leaves and from there grow through the petiole to the main stem through the xylem vessels. High humidity is required for disease development. Erwinia

• Vidi Funda

  aerobic conditions this is a sign that the substrate biology is active and becoming more resilient The fungus will disappear as the pellets break-down Storage [...] restores and maintains the natural balance of the soil. Crops All crops. Mode of action The Vidi Funda pellets break down through the interaction of temperature [...] temperature, moisture and the existing microbial population, and release the minerals into the surrounding soil. It is this gradual decomposition that supports

• Addit

  Preparation Prepare the spray solution of the plant protection product according to the user instructions Shake the Addit container well Add the correct amount [...] onto the plant surface. When added to Mycotal , this will increase the chance that spores of the entomopathogenic fungus come in contact with the target [...] Improves the effect of Mycotal and entomopathogenic nematodes. Crops Do not use on kalanchoe plants. Mode of action Addit improves the spread of plant

• Bacterial wilt, brown rot

  roots on the stem. The vascular stem tissue is coloured brown and when the stem is cut, bacterial slime oozes from the wound. This is the way to distinguish [...] solanacearum is a plant pathogenic bacterium. It is a soil-borne disease and colonises the xylem, causing bacterial wilt and brown rot in a very wide range [...] Ralstonia solanacearum is a quarantine organism in Europe and considered a bioterrorist organism in the United States. It is a commonly found soil-inhabitant

• Natutec Drive takes centre stage

  January 6, 2021

  Mite, into a hopper, then onwards via a series of tubes, on a flow of air. The application process is controlled from a touch-screen inside the tractor cab [...] throughout the British Isles in the years ahead,” he added. Patented System The Natutec Drive is a patented system, which is attached to a custom-made [...] “When I arrive on farm with the demonstration model, the grower is pleasantly surprised. It’s a jaw-dropping moment. Growers are amazed by the visual quality