• A good fruit set is the start of a good production!

  April 6, 2020

  flush. After pollination, when the pollen is brought to the stigma, the pollen tubes start to grow down the pistil and reach the ovule where fertilization [...] supports the fruit set of the plant. Veni Calcium supplies the plant with readily available calcium that is needed for the cell wall formation during the cell [...] for example is actively involved in pollen germination and seed, fruit and nut development. When the flowers are opening, active pollination is needed. Most

• The Trianum and Vidi Parva Foundation

  February 27, 2019

  agronomists to see the benefits of the proactive NatuGro approach, where the rapid establishment of the plant/soil/environment relationship is key for plant [...] to get the best out of the crop. NatuGro optimises the synergistic relationship between the plant and its environment, both above and below the ground [...] between the plant roots and substrate is established. This relationship is developed further with the introduction of Fortafol-D, which strengthens the crop

• Airobug – “the aerial application system”

  January 6, 2021

  system. It is built around the Airobug which is the principle delivery system that runs on the overhead monorail rails systems in the glasshouse. The lateral [...] on of the raised benches in the blocks”. “We have found the Airobug is able to distribute the beneficial insects more accurately, releasing the carrier [...] engineers visited the site and tailor-made the Airobug to meet our facility’s specifications. The engineers were very supportive throughout the whole installation

• Amazone Plants continues the path of organic cultivation

  complex. The plants in the propagation phase enter the processing hall every nine weeks. During the nine week period that the plants are in the greenhouse [...] proportion of the growing plants. In the end, everything more or less turned out fine – the plants in 12 cm pots were sold in 14 cm pots in the summer, and the [...] strong population in the greenhouse crop and control of the thrips is maintained at the right level. The method works fine in this automated production system

• Plugging the plant propagation gap with Trianum

  July 5, 2019

  harzianum T-22 in the UK for over a decade, under the brand name Trianum. Two product formulations are available, one is a granular product which is incorporated [...] incorporated into the growing medium, and the second is a powdered formulation which is applied to ornamental plants as a drench, through trickle tape, or via drip [...] Fusarium Trianum-P is mixed with water and applied as a drench to propagation trays at a rate of 1.5 g/m 2 Trianum-G is incorporated in the compost at a rate

• A Year Of Impact For The Koppert Foundation

  August 19, 2024

  programme which considerably improved the quality of young plants. Another example is the development of a programme for the biological control of bacterial [...] dependent on the Food Bank, and initiatives to support people in the earthquake area in Syria/Turkey. New Organisational Structure In 2022, the Foundation [...] innovation, and social responsibility. Under the leadership of the general manager, Johannette Klapwijk, the Foundation started several pilot projects in

• Transforming crop protection: the rise of predatory mites

  July 21, 2025

  beyond From greenhouses to open fields, the success of Swirski-Mite opened the door to other applications. The team developed protocols for controlling [...] mites now form the backbone of protocols tackling invasive pests like Thrips parvispinus and Scirtothrips in peppers. The power of mites and the role of research [...] impact Today, the demand for biocontrol in fruit trees and open-field crops is growing rapidly. And once again, predatory mites are leading the way. Natural

• New Anso-Mite Plus Sachet Beats Thrips Early In The Season

  February 8, 2023

  explains. ‘When the number of one feeder mite species begins to drop, the second species becomes available as an alternative ‘fuel’ for the predatory mites [...] Sachet Benefits Not only do the sachets prolong the effective duration of the product, hanging them at regular intervals in the plants themselves, instead [...] in the UK,’ says Koppert Product Manager, Tim Bossinga. ‘Using breeding sachets with predatory mites that can be introduced early in the season, is the

• The Spidex®-Spical® dual solution to spider mite control in glasshouse strawberry production

  July 20, 2021

  strategy early in the season and in summer when high temperatures occur At the beginning of the season, when the glasshouse environment is relatively cool [...] Spical,” commented Stella. The benefits of Spidex Vital® became evident in strawberry crops this summer The development of the new product, Spidex Vital [...] in the crop. In the temperature range 18-25 o C this species demonstrates its superiority as the highest performing spider mite predator, with the ability

• The Swirski-Mite Revolution: A Game-Changer in Pest Control

  September 30, 2024

  and which once again boosted the popularity of the predatory mite. The fact that the sachet is industrially compostable is a further advantage for users [...] mites have been reared and the product has continued to evolve. The bottle is still in use today, especially when distributing the predators with air-blowing [...] Swirski Ulti-Mite Amblyseius swirskii It is still the benchmark, the one pest control product that everyone else in the field automatically uses to compare