Plant Disease Management

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Interaction with membrane enzymes and proteins which causes an opposite flow of protons, affecting cellular activity. Damage of enzymatic cell systems, including [...] such as Pythium, Fusarium, Rhizoctonia and Sclerotinia . Additionally, Trianum increases the plant’s resistance to stress caused by diseases and suboptimal [...] walls. These modes of action can be summarized as follows: Competition for Space: Trianum outcompetes harmful fungi for space around the plant roots, preventing

Tutasan

Use the Tutasan trap for monitoring and trapping male tomato leaf miner moths in combination with Pherodis Tuta absoluta . Pests Tomato leaf miner moth [...] absoluta ). Crops Tomato. Mode of action The Tutasan trap needs to be used in combination with Pherodis pheromone dispensers. The dispensers release a spec [...] pheromone which lures the male moths to the trap where they get trapped in the water. Trapping males reduces the amount of eggs laid by females who fail to

Mango

About Mango is a stone fruit (drupe) that grows from various species of tropical trees that belong to the flowering plant genus Mangifera and the cashew family [...] Mangoes are indigenous to South Asia and from this area the ‘common mango’ or ‘Indian mango’, Mangifera indica , found its way to the rest of the world and [...] and it has become one of the largest cultivated products in the tropics. Mango trees grow up to 35-40 meters (115-131 feet) tall and its crown can expand

Banana

About The banana ( Musa spp.) is a nutritious fruit that grows from various large, herbaceaous flowering plants belonging to the genus Musa . Botanically [...] speaking the fruit is a berry and it varies in colour, size and firmness. Bananas mostly are elongated and curved. Its flesh is soft, rich in starch and its [...] peel) can be green or yellow, or red, purple or brown when ripe. Bananas grow in bunches downwards from the top of the plant. Nowadays, almost all edible

Barley

cereal grain is grown in temperate regions worldwide. It is one of the four most important cereal corps grown in the world, next to wheat, rice and maize. Barley [...] vulgare) is a member of the grass family and a self pollinating crop. Barley is used in brewing beer, a popular source of animal fodder and a component [...] component in various health foods.

Avocado

About The avocado ( Persea americana ), also named ‘alligator pear’ is a tree originating in South Central Mexico. Its nick name points to its fruit which [...] which is botanically speaking a large berry with only one seed. The berry is green-skinned and fleshy and its shape resembles a pear or (large) egg. The [...] belongs to the flowering plant family of Lauraceae . Commercially speaking, avocados are very valuable and the fruit is produced in tropical and Mediterranean

Lemon

for its juice, this well-known yellow citrus fruit is used widely for culinary and other domestic purposes throughout the world. Citrus limon is a medium [...] medium, evergreen tree of the Rutaceae family. It is characterized by its aromatic sour taste.

Faba bean

bean and tick bean are all different names for the Vicia faba , a flowering plant and species belonging to the vetch and pea family Fabaceae . The name [...] name ‘broad bean’ is commonly used in the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia and usually applied to large-seeded varieties which are cultivated for [...] consumption. The Vicia faba grows some 0.5–1.8 m tall and is a firm plant with sturdy stems of a square cross-section. The broad beans are broad, leather

Lettuce

sativa) belongs to the daisy family, Asteraceae. It is a hardy annual that is easy to cultivate and most often grown for its leaves. It is, however, often [...] often plagued on by a number of insect and mammal pests and fungal and bacterial diseases, and can suffer numerous nutrient deficiencies. Recommended for you [...] you How Koppert Kenya is Empowering Small-holder Farmers Through Biological Innovation Healthy Soils, Healthy Crops with Koppert’s Comprehensive Soil Health