• A healthy plant starts with a healthy root system!

  April 5, 2016

  Pythium, Rhizoctonia and Sclerotinia are a problem in many crops. These soil-borne pathogens can survive in the soil for years and cause diseases of the roots [...] plant death. Soil-borne diseases occur due to a reduction in the biodiversity of soil organisms. In many instances, growers employ intervention methods, chiefly [...] of infection by the disease pathogen have become obvious. Often it is too late, -either it is too late to save the plant, or only part of the population

• Koppert Kenya proud supporter of Rhino Charge 2016

  September 6, 2016

  anticipated Rhino Charge 2016 edition lived up to its reputation -to be an exciting test of mettle. Founded in 1989, the annual off-road motorsport competition [...] easy, were it not for the fact that the terrain is extremely rough and challenging. The team that reaches the most number of checkpoints in the shortest [...] overall and 3rd in the Victor Ludorum (Fundraising + Event). This was quite an impressive feat considering that their last finish was in 2008! Importantly

• Tackling Tuta absoluta: Koppert proposes IPM

  April 8, 2016

  an entire tomato farm, whether in the open field or in a greenhouse, if effective control measures are not employed. It is against this backdrop that Koppert [...] have been reported in Brazil, Chile and Argentina. To avoid a similar predicament, a shift in current pest management practices in Kenya is necessary. [...] absoluta (sex-specific pheromone) in combination with Deltatraps and Tutasan watertraps on the other hand are crucial in monitoring and mass trapping of