• Turf and grass

  pitches and football fields, turf provides the perfect base for a wide variety of sporting grounds around the world. It is also prized as a ground cover

• Herbs

  flavouring dishes or food products. In the culinary world, there is a strict difference between herbs and spices. Herbs are the leafy green or flowering parts [...] berries, roots, bark and fruits. Botanically speaking, ‘herb’ is synonymously to ‘herbaceous plant.’ Recommended for you How Koppert Kenya is Empowering S

• Breeding Beauty: How United Selections Protects Innovation with 100% IPM

  February 9, 2026

  with Horiver for the control of thrips, the farm achieved consistent pest control by breaking the pest life cycle, and pest resistance to conventional pesticides [...] Selections about nine years ago, he made a decisive shift: to move the entire farm towards 100% IPM . The reason was simple: In his experience he found that harsh [...] And biological control as the foundation The Koppert Macros Program: Where Precision Matters Thrips and spider mites are the farm’s most persistent challenges

• Spinach

  About Spinach (Spinacia oleracea ) is an edible flowering plant of the Amarantha family that originates in Asia. It is consumed as vegetable and is rich [...] rich in iron. It is grown as a vegetable worldwide and growths to a height of about 30 cm. It is eaten fresh, steamed or boiled and has a high nutritional

• Lettuce

  About Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) belongs to the daisy family, Asteraceae. It is a hardy annual that is easy to cultivate and most often grown for its leaves

• Know Your Enemy - A closer look at Whiteflies

  August 14, 2024

  belong to the division Sternorrhyncha. In protected crops, the most common species are the greenhouse whitefly , Trialeurodes vaporariorum, and the tobacco [...] there for the rest of their larval development. The fourth larval instar, when the red eyes of the adult whitefly become visible, is also referred to as a 'pupa [...] Whiteflies are moth-like insects belonging to the family Aleyrodidae . Whiteflies are not true flies but belong to the order Hemiptera (true bugs ). Together

• Some Tips for Maize Production in Challenging Times

  March 25, 2019

  important to use the 4R principles, which are the four ‘rights’ of fertilizer management i.e. apply the right source of nutrient at the right rate, at the right [...] The Kenya Meteorological Department has predicted that the current dry and hot conditions in the country will continue to prevail. As a result, the long [...] concern to farmers. Extraneous factors such as weather patterns notwithstanding, it is important for maize farmers to pay attention to all the good standard

• Are you getting value for your money?

  October 11, 2018

  nutrients, it enables the plant to make better use of the nutrients present in the growing media. The benefits that accrue following the use of Trianum in [...] strengthens the plant by promoting a healthier root system and inducing the plant’s own defense system at the root and shoot level. By facilitating the absorption [...] depends on the specific grower’s management practices and efforts to optimize either of the above benefits. For example, some growers use Trianum to get higher

• Managing Caterpillar infestations in your greenhouse

  October 11, 2018

  consultant to evaluate the effect of the chemical interventions and their effects on natural enemy populations. Better still, refer to the Koppert chemical [...] traps per hectare where the adults are expected to be. Check the traps on a weekly basis and change pheromone dispensers every four to six weeks. Initially [...] capture many male adults. This slows down the growth of the population. Deploy 20 to 40 traps per hectare inside the greenhouse, depending on pest pressure

• Koppert Kenya launches Panoramix

  October 11, 2018

  adopted widely, the product has the potential to positively improve food security in Kenya. The launch event was graced by Mr. Frans Makken -The Netherlands [...] 2-hour event. The launch was held in Eldoret, a region also known as “the food basket” of Kenya, during the Eldoret Agribusiness Fair at the University of [...] In her the keynote address, Mrs. Nzomo said that the product is a welcome introduction into the market. She further noted that it has come at the right