• Trianum-P improves open field pepper production in Portugal

  and vegetable product present the physical and organoleptic characteristics of the variety, free of pests and diseases and free of pesticides, guaranteeing [...] pesticides in vegetable crops for the processing industry, which are very important in Portugal. Around 80% of the total production of vegetables for the [...] Sociedade Agrícola Militão, in the town of Ribatejo, in a pepper crop for the processing industry. Pedro Militão is one of the two owners of the company Sociedade

• Don Sanchez Fresh innovates with biological control in avocados

  common in avocado production in Mexico, more and more growers are exploring the development and implementation of natural enemies of pests and diseases [...] for the marketing of fruits and vegetables in their aisles. IPM enables farmers to comply with these regulations and ensure safe and environmentally friendly [...] is a producer of avocado, berries and other agricultural crops. Their successful experience with biological control of pests and diseases in crops such as

• Grower Koen - Embracing biological crop protection in agriculture

  expects more and more that agriculture is environmentally friendly and responsible. And that the vegetables consumers eat are safe. Future of biological [...] grow alongside Koppert in the development and application of biological crop protection.| The future Koen's vision of the future of agriculture is hopeful [...] In Dronten lies Koen's farm, where traditional and organic agriculture come together. In an interview, Koen shares his personal experiences and insights

• Botrytis

  Botrytis cinerea ) is part of the foot rot complex, which causes rotting of the foot and may cause death of the plants. In cucumber and tomato the fungus causes [...] fungus in many environments. It survives in plant parts like bulbs and crop residues or as sclerotia (drought- and cold-resistant structures) in the soil [...] lesions. The symptoms on fruits, flowers and on various parts of potted plants often only become visible during and after cold storage. In lettuce, grey mould

• Greenhouse whitefly

  development of fruit and lead to a reduction in yield. The honeydew deposited on fruit makes it sticky. Dirt adheres to the fruit, and the growth of sooty moulds [...] consumption of plant sap and secreting of honeydew by whiteflies reduce the aesthetic value of crops. This is particularly important in ornamentals . Life cycle [...] whitefly ( Trialeurodes vaporariorum ) is one of the major pests of vegetable and ornamental crops in greenhouses throughout the world. The greenhouse

• Bacterial soft rot, bacterial stem rot

  various plants or in the soil in low densities. It has also been found in the gut of insects, possibly spreading from decaying vegetation to the growing crop [...] 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 [...] water-soaked and light to dark brown. They are adjacent to wounds and natural openings at the stem end. Later the fruit becomes soft and lesion contents

• Western flower thrips

  including many vegetable and ornamental crops in greenhouses, and on various weeds. It is an especially significant pest in cucumber, sweet pepper, eggplants, and [...] and many ornamental crops. Life cycle and appearance of Western flower thrips The western flower thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis) develops in six stages: [...] pupa, and finally the adult insect. The eggs of the western flower thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis) are laid in leaves, flower petals and in the soft

• American serpentine leaf miner

  cosmetic damage. In tropical and subtropical areas this can lead to burning in fruit such as tomato and melon. Loss of leaves also reduces yield. In full-grown [...] plant tissue via the feeding spots. Life cycle and appearance of American serpentine leaf miner The life cycle of a leaf miner has the following stages: [...] full-grown plants of fruiting vegetable crops, however, a considerable quantity of foliage can get damaged before the harvest is affected. The older larvae make

• Pea

  popular vegetable is a round seed in the seed pod of the fruit, Pisum sativum . Pods of this plant develop from the ovary of a pea flower and carry numerous [...] numerous peas. The vegetable is a bright green colour, sometimes yellow or purple and widely grown as a cool season vegetable crop. Immature peas are consumed [...] consumed as a vegetable and often canned or frozen. Dry peas are shelled from matured pods.

• Cucumber

  large leaves and it produces an elongated, cylindrical fruit that may become as long as 60 cm or 24 inches long and 10 cm or 3.9 inches in diameter. Cucumbers [...] from flowers and their seed develop within the fruit, therefore in botanical terms they are classified as berries. However, like tomatoes and squash, cucumbers [...] cucumbers are often regarded, prepared and eaten as vegetables. Cucumbers consist of water for more than 90%.