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Koppert Present at Biocontrol Africa and NewAG International Conference 2018, Nairobi

Knowing & recognizing

recognized by Koppert for over 50 years. Recent scientific discoveries concerning beneficial microorganisms have led to new practical solutions for growers [...] will equip you to find the best sustainable solutions. First published 25 years ago and revised in 2003, the latest edition comprises 443 pages, 700 photographs [...] growers. This updated edition of Knowing and recognizing also includes new biopesticides and biostimulants that increase the plant’s resilience to stress and

Pherodis

the installation of a new capsule higher numbers may be caught due to a temporarily higher release of the pheromone from the new capsule Pheromone dispensers [...] with a suitable trap. Storage time 2 years after the production date when stored in a freezer (-18°C), and 1 year when stored in a refrigerator (4-6°C)

Spidex Vital lives up to its promises

explain the added value of the new product to the market in very clear terms. Just like its predecessor more than fifty years ago, Spidex Vital has the full [...] recently made the switch to Spidex Vital . His initial experiences in using the new product are positive. ‘I’ve known Phytoseiulus my whole life,’ the cucumber [...] switched over to Spidex Vital at the start of February. ‘I have three crops a year,’ he tells us five weeks later. ‘As the old crop is always cleared away,

Breeding Beauty: How United Selections Protects Innovation with 100% IPM

in Kenya. “Breeding is not fast work. Developing a single new variety can take up to seven years , involving repeated evaluation, re-evaluation, and selection [...] uncompromising attention to detail. From an agronomical perspective, it requires years of controlled selection, strict plant health management, and stable growing [...] a business perspective, it is a long-term investment, often taking seven years or more to develop a single viable variety where quality, consistency, and

Trianum effectively controls Pythium in cucumber

using fewer and fewer chemicals. He has been using Trianum for the past two years in order to protect his plants’ roots. ‘I started using Trianum-G because [...] 2011, the farm has two sections. Hendriks grows high-wire (two crops per year) under high-intensity lighting (190 micromol). He sells his cucumbers to [...] threat to his crop is thrips , especially during the darkest period of the year. ‘Nature basically shuts down at that point. Everything’s just ticking over

Potato/tomato psyllid

huge economic importance, which initially affected potatoes and in recent years has become a problem for other Solanaceae crops such as tomatoes, peppers [...] known as ‘psyllid yellows’, which results in delayed growth, weakness in the new leaves, chlorosis/reddening or purple colouration of the leaf bases and internodes

Grower Koen - Embracing biological crop protection in agriculture

decides that certain traditional methods can no longer be applied. "10 years ago, organic farming was miles ahead in terms of sustainability and environmental [...] environmental friendliness, but that gap is getting smaller. In 15 years, I expect there will be no difference at all, especially due to the rapid increase [...] farming is an inevitable trend, and he is determined to prepare for this new phase of sustainable agriculture. With his farm as a living example, Koen

False codling moth

weeks to 3 months depending on the time of year and temperature. There are 6 overlapping generations in a year and it also has no diapause.