Best practices

The Trianum and Vidi Parva Foundation

importance of promoting and maintaining a healthy and resilient relationship between the plant, soil and microbes. The loss and reduced efficiency of many [...] p is key for plant health and resilience, including: Root diseases: Pythium , Sclerotinia , Fusarium and Rhizoctonia Uptake of nutrients and water Stress [...] Stimulate root tips and exudate formation with Vidi Parva Maximise the benefits of Trianum, with strong colonisation Stimulate the crop with biostimulant Fortafol

Mycotal your natural partner for whitefly and thrips control

Control whitefly and thrips with entomopathogenic fungi Whiteflies and thrips are common pests that can cause significant damage to crops and plants. An effective [...] quality and shelf life. With the introduction of this new generation Mycotal, we ensure that you continue to benefit from the highest quality and best performing [...] biological solution for a range of pests, including whiteflies and thrips that are found in vegetables, ornamentals , nursery trees and soft fruit in protected

Vidi Fortum

Koppert products for advice on the best strategy for your situation Compatibility Can be tank mixed with most soluble fertilisers and pesticides. However [...] of bacteria and fungi, resulting in improved uptake and utilisation of nutrients by the plants. Plants can take up Vidi Fortum via leaves and roots. Pack [...] However, test any mix on a small surface for unexpected effects prior to extensive use. Storage time after receipt See package for expiry date. Storage time

Mealybugs and scales

wingless and immobile, and covered with a hard scale (armoured scales and soft scales) or with waxy threads (mealybugs). They suck the sap of plants and are [...] beetles and lacewings help reduce mealybug and scale populations by attacking both larvae and adults. Pheromone traps support early detection and population [...] Fruit and flowers are also fouled, rendering them unfit for sale, and the reduced level of photosynthesis in the leaves also reduces flower and fruit

Wheat bunt

during that period. Soil moisture between field capacity and permanent wilting point is best for infection. How to prevent Wheat bunt Use resistant cultivars [...] General Tilletia tritici and Tilletia laevis only differ in one gene and easily hybridize. There is debate whether they should indeed be considered separate [...] They rupture at harvest and release black, powdery spores, that smell like fish, hence the common name stinking bunt. Life cycle and appearance of Wheat bunt

Combating Strawberry Aphids with Aphiscout

quality and crop yields. Discuss aphid control options with your Koppert consultant to ensure that your IPM programmes are comprehensive and robust, and able [...] selected at random, and only the best made it through the selection process. The parasitic wasps have also had the best preparation for the scouting mission [...] several economically important persistent and semi-persistent viruses To prevent the development of aphid colonies and virus transmission, regular introductions

Spider mites and other mites

weeds and other plants that may serve as a host for mites, and implementing a rigorous cleaning and disinfection program for all tools, equipment, and surfaces [...] mites and russet mites are so small that they cannot be seen with the naked eye and only have four legs. Tarsonemid mites cannot also not be seen with the [...] spider mites and other mites Spider mites and other mite species can rapidly infest greenhouse and field crops, feeding on plant cells and causing leaf

Modified formulation for Macro-Mite

sciarid flies white worms, and thrips , it also makes short work of the eggs and larvaeof mosquitoes and flies , as well as small Duponchelia caterpillars [...] like eggs, larvae and pupae of sciarid flies , thrips pupae, and Lyprauta larvae. Modified formulation After extensive research and testing, Koppert will [...] formulation for Macro-Mite , which boosts the vitality of the Macrocheles robustulus predatory mite. Macro-Mite is an effective natural enemy for the control

Fit Roots for Plant Health

plays a key role in plant health and resilience. Plant health is crucial to achieving the best possible yield and quality with the lowest possible dependence [...] plant in the soil or substrate, and they take up water, minerals and metabolites to be transported to the leaves, flowers and fruits. Roots also excrete c [...] greenhouses, which Hoogendoorn Growth Management publishes in cooperation with its partners, in this case Koppert Biological Systems. This white paper