• Don Sanchez Fresh innovates with biological control in avocados

  to implement this tool in the production of Hass avocado. The result has been an effective and safe control of thrips [...] , more and more growers are exploring the development and implementation of natural enemies of pests and diseases such as predatory mites and bugs , [...] tools. "You have to be patient and lose your fear. You need the help of Koppert consultants to know which substances affect the performance of

• Citrus mealybug

  from the plant, stunting growth and causing deformation and / or yellowing of leaves, sometimes followed by defoliation. The overall effect is a reduction [...] rid of the excess sugars in the form of honeydew. Characteristically, dark sooty [...] little. They can be distinguished from other mealy bugs by their possession of 18 pairs of relatively short wax rods round the edge of the body, and two

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• Phytophthora blight

  blight, early / late blight tomato, potato blight and late / early blight of potato. Damage symptoms Phytophthora causes root rot, seedling damping off and rot of stems, bulbs, tubers, leaves and fruits. Late blight or Phytophthora blight [...] Europe during the 1840s. Life cycle and appearance of Phytophthora blight Phytophthora species are very destructive organisms

• Black sigatoka disease

  causes small, light yellow spots or streaks on leaves of about one month old. The symptoms run parallel to the veins. Within a few [...] Lesions merge and the whole leaf turns brown and ultimately dies. In cases of severe infection leaves may die within a few weeks. Because of the lack of [...] infection takes a minimum of two or three days under optimal conditions (humidity close to saturation

• Bacterial soft rot, bacterial stem rot

  carotovora has recently been renamed Pectobacterium carotovora . It is one of the pectolytic bacteria causing extensive bacterial rots (bacterial soft [...] as well as soft rot. Stem rot is first noticed when plants wilt at the time of first harvest or after that. The pith disintegrates and the stem becomes hollow. Because of the bacterial growth in the pith, the stem seems wet and slimy. Above or

• Pea blight, leaf and pod spot

  cycle and appearance of Pea blight, leaf and pod spot Ascochyta pisi hardly survives in the soil or on crop residues because of its poor saprophytic competitiveness and because chlamydospores are rare. [...] of these conidia. There is no known sexual stage. Ascochyta fungi develop most

• Celebrating our 10th Anniversary!

  October 11, 2018

  management for protected and high-value crops, by being a reliable provider of innovative, effective and top-quality solutions” . We set off to understand [...] celebrate 10 years of Koppert Kenya’s existence, join us for a brief tour of the company’s history [...] later, another product – Swirski-Mite was successfully registered for the effective control of thrips and whitefly . Since then, the product range has grown

• Trianum-G

  Trianum-G protects plants against a range of soil-borne root diseases through several different modes of action. It also [...] plant growth and uniformity. Crops Trianum-G can be used in most crops. Mode of action The mode of action of Trianum-G is based on the following mechanisms [...] walls of the pathogens break down and the pathogens die. Strengthening of the plant

• Cottony soft rot

  cottony soft root, is a plant pathogenic fungus. It has a very wide range of host plants. Damage symptoms The first symptoms of a cottony soft root ( [...] fruits and pods. Root infection often leads to premature wilting and death of plants. Life cycle and appearance of Cottony soft rot Cottony soft root ( [...] sclerotia. The fungus also infects seeds and tubers, thereby creating a source of infection for the next crop. The dispersal to neighbouring plants is by