Sustainable cultivation goes much further than pests and natural enemies

Date published: April 19, 2018 Sustainable cultivation goes much further than pests and natural enemies Recommended for you

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Dwarf bunt

longer than healthy heads. The glumes are opened either on some or on all spikelets, showing the bunt (smut spore) they contain, which is larger than a normal [...] normal height. Spikes are generally broader and the glumes opened wider, than in plants infected with Tilletia tritici and Tilletia laevis Life cycle and

Neoseiulus californicus

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Chula Brand is a pioneer in biological pest control in papaya

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Neoseiulus cucumeris

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Phytophthora blight

thrive at soil temperatures between 15 and 23 °C and higher water content than is optimal for crop growth. Phytophthora overwinters in roots, infected tubers [...] spreads more rapidly when the water content of the soil or substrate is higher than normal or optimal for crop growth. How to prevent Phytophthora blight Apply

Pepino mosaic virus

when the plant does not yet bear fruit, will typically cause less losses than when the infection takes place when the plants are heavily laden. Typical [...] some tomato varieties are more susceptible to quality losses due to PepMV than others and climate also has an impact. In general, when a plant has more [...] are found in case of infection, the infection is usually more aggressive than when only one single strain is present. Within the strains, however, there