• Top diseases in roses - Powdery Mildew

  February 17, 2023

  resistance and the plant's immune system are strengthened and the crop becomes healthier and more resilient. Overall, the plants’ tolerance, and resistance [...] the plant cells and absorbs nutrients, leading to severe consequences: the plant weakens and seriously damaged leaves turn yellow and fall off. A serious [...] resistant cultivars whenever available Extra Silicon and/or Calcium nutrition hardens the cell walls and makes it harder for the fungi to enter the leaves

• Spidex Vital lives up to its promises

  always cleared away, I start from scratch each time and have to build up the necessary populations three times. This is always a critical and tense moment on [...] has always been a reliable beneficial. ‘I use it to combat spider mite in combination with Cucumeris, Feltiella, and Swirskii. Together, they create an effective [...] released and they get right down to doing their job.’ A tense moment Sjaak van Dijk switched over to Spidex Vital at the start of February. ‘I have three

• The cost-saving potential of biological crop protection for your IPM strategy

  June 23, 2025

  maintaining or improving crop yields and quality. Biocontrol can help achieve this by keeping pests and diseases in check, thus minimizing crop damage and loss [...] such as crop yields, prices, and the costs associated with pesticides or alternative management strategies, to estimate costs and benefits. In some studies [...] developing and purchasing new chemical products, which further enhances cost savings. Increased crop yields and quality Effective pest and disease management

• Proactive management of Downy mildew & Botrytis in Flowers

  November 19, 2018

  preventive, curative and eradicative effects and is safe for humans and the environment. With a wide spectrum anti-microbial and anti-fungal properties [...] eventually turn crisp and brown and fall off even though the plant has ample water. The disease also attacks herbs such as chives and basil as well as crops [...] properties, it is used to reduce microbial contamination or infection in plants or plant parts and can also fight soil related diseases. Since its introduction

• Why Panoramix is Best for Your Seeds

  February 8, 2019

  makes it easy to apply and guarantees a uniform dressing. Panoramix delivers the following benefits : It improves crop vigour and makes the crop more resilient [...] boosts the plant’s resistance to insufficient moisture and other types of abiotic stress It strengthens and improves the root system It increases yield (an average [...] for people, plants and the environment The application procedure is as directed below : Shake the product for about one minute and measure the right quantity

• Equinox Farm Takes Soil Health Management To the Next Level With NatuGro Program

  January 8, 2026

  bio stimulants (Vidi Parva, Vid Terrum and Vidi Fortum) and synergistic product such as Vidi Funda, Trianum-P and others. The evaluation of this program [...] cautious and scientific approach with two years of data collection, careful monitoring and season-by-season evaluation. During the trial, Harrison and his team [...] greenhouse production and a team of over 450 employees, most of them women, the farm has built a strong reputation for consistency, quality, and innovation. At

• Meet Capirel! An effective addition to your arsenal in the fight against thrips!

  October 8, 2025

  is the diminishing role and performance of chemical crop protection products. Either because of their removal by international or resistance challenges. [...] being able to ambush and cruise to strike prevalent pests in the crop. Cruising nematodes are triggered by volatile compounds and literally track down [...] The nematodes are weather tolerant, meaning they can be applied both cold and warm seasons. They perform well when daily temperatures exceed 10°C, with

• Beneficial nematodes for biological pest control

  January 16, 2025

  to support and protect crops. Nematodes are alive; they move and hunt their prey instinctively. They can be used above and below ground to protect crops [...] nematodes or beneficial nematodes play an important role in the biological control of many pests. Especially pests that are difficult to control and when chemicals [...] chemicals fail or are simply not available anymore. Sophisticated and safe As partners with nature, Koppert uses the natural behaviour of nematodes to

• Some Tips for Maize Production in Challenging Times

  March 25, 2019

  standard practice dressed with a fungicide and an insecticide to prevent diseases and insects respectively. A novel and growing practice is the further dressing [...] current dry and hot conditions in the country will continue to prevail. As a result, the long rains growing season that usually starts in March and ends in [...] a nutrient intensive and requires adequate supplies of all nutrients for all growth stages. Fertile, well drained, well aerated and good textured soil is

• Biological Solutions Meet Peri-urban Horticulture

  February 4, 2019

  with Nairobi and its environs. This typically involves intensive growing of crops on small farms and often entails the use of greenhouses or small tunnels [...] thrips and whitefly in the crop. This was done alongside other useful tools such as pheromone traps ( Pherodis -Tuta and Tutasan water traps ) and sticky [...] management of plant pests and diseases using other organisms. The concept relies on an active human management role to achieve this and is an important component