Grey mould

growth, in order to maintain a microclimate which is not humid enough for grey mould Provide sufficient ventilation in greenhouse crops Remove diseased plants [...] plants or plant parts in a closed plastic bag In tomato: prune with a knife and not by hand, to avoid rugged, irregular wound surfaces In cucumber: remove dead [...] Botryotinia fuckeliana / Botrytis cinerea ) is a commonly found fungus in many environments. It survives in plant parts like bulbs and crop residues or as

Vidi Funda

be repeated for certain crops Consult a Koppert advisor or a recognised distributor of Koppert products for advice on the best strategy for your situation [...] layer to promote the decomposition process If the soil is to be covered with plastic foil, the Vidi Funda pellets must be worked into the soil to avoid [...] Application as top dressing for potted plants: Ensure direct contact with growing medium to allow decomposition of pellets to start Avoid anaerobic conditions

Loose smut of wheat

Infection mostly occurs before pollination and within one to two days after pollination. How to prevent Loose smut of wheat Use clean seed: Apply systemic [...] and compensated for Use resistant cultivars Perform field checks for infected seed and prevent the use of seeds from infected fields for further cropping [...] first sign of infection is the appearance of a smutted ear. Instead of normal tissue, the ear contains a mass of olive-brown smut spores. Life cycle and

Addit

Precautions Before using Addit in combination with plant protection products in crops that might be sensitive to phytotoxicity, test in a small area before proceding [...] below 10ºC allow the product to reach room temperature and shake until precipitation disappears. Storage conditions Store in a cool and dark place Avoid direct [...] the plant surface. When added to Mycotal , this will increase the chance that spores of the entomopathogenic fungus come in contact with the target pest

Downy mildew of Cucurbits

symptoms are found. How to prevent Downey mildew Choose resistant cultivars Use a wide crop rotation with non-host crops Prevent a humid microclimate. [...] cuticula. For germination free water is required. For most downy mildews, the optimum temperature is around 15 o C and the closer the temperature is to this [...] and related to Pythium and Phytophthora. They survive as oospores. From these oospores or surviving mycelium sporangia are formed, structures in which zoospores

Loose smut of barley

appearance of a smutted ear. Instead of normal tissue, the ear contains a mass of olive-brown smut spores. Solution Finder Find solutions for your crop Damage [...] and compensated for Use resistant cultivars Perform field checks for infected seed and prevent the use of seeds from infected fields for further cropping [...] within a day and infect the inner tissues of the newly infected seed. During maturation of the seed, the mycelium becomes thick-walled and swollen as a dormant

Flies

solutions for your crop Fly damage Fly species Fly control videos Take a look at the video or go to our Youtube channel to see our fly control products in action [...] and shore flies are mainly a problem in greenhouses. Their larvae live in the ground and prefer moist substrates that is rich in organic matter. Although [...] invasion routes for various pathogenic fungi, for instance Fusarium sp. And Botrytis sp. Adults can also spread pathogens from diseased to healthy plants

Early blight

st storage at 0-1 o C. A. brassicae and A. brassicicola : adjust the sowing date to avoid conditions conducive to infection. In greenhouses: avoid high [...] of leaves, Alternaria solani can spread to the flowers (especially dangerous in crops for seed production) and to the crown. Sporulation of Alternaria occurs [...] sporulation. Species may differ in specific symptoms. Damage symptoms Alternaria solani causes small green to dark brown spots to occur on leaves. Those spots

Fusarium spp.

be seen when the stems are cut. In banana, whole plantations may die, and the soil may not be suitable for planting for many years subsequently. F. gra [...] best-known. The mycotoxins are toxic to mammals so maximum levels have been determined. Fusarium sambucinum (a.k.a. F. sulphureum ) causes dry rot of potato [...] and sharp-edged. In cavities, pink sporulation becomes visible. Fusarium solani is a complex of many species, who collectively have a very broad host range

Pea blight, leaf and pod spot

the spores require water for dispersal. How to prevent Pea blight, leaf and pod spot Grow peas in arid regions Use clean seed Use a minimum crop rotation [...] General Ascochyta pisi is a fungal plant pathogen that causes A scochyta blight on pea (leaf blight or pea blight) and lesions of stems, leaves, and pods [...] more elongated. The lesions are light brown, sunken and surrounded by a dark brown to red-brown border. The first infection is often on the primary leaves