• Cucumber

  particularly in India. The plant’s cultivation history goes back some 3000 years and it is now being produced on most continents. The cucumber plant is a creeping [...] About The cucumber ( Cucumis sativus ) is a popular, extensively cultivated plant that belongs to the gourd family of Cucurbitaceae . The cucumber originates [...] long and 10 cm or 3.9 inches in diameter. Cucumbers develop from flowers and their seed develop within the fruit, therefore in botanical terms they are classified

• Bacterial wilt, brown rot

  produced from wounds, which is not seen in Clavibacter -infected plants. In tomato, the youngest leaves are affected first. They show signs of wilting during [...] solanacearum is a quarantine organism in Europe and considered a bioterrorist organism in the United States. It is a commonly found soil-inhabitant in tropical [...] range of potential host plants. Damage symptoms In potato, field symptoms of Ralstonia solanacearum are wilting and yellowing of leaves and stunted plants

• Rose

  The rose is a woody, perennial plant which usually develops as a shrub, climbing or trailing with a stem that has sharp thorns. The flowers of the rose [...] under Control: Plenty of Options with our Comprehensive IPM package for Management of Thrips. Keep Thrips under Control: Plenty of Options with our Com [...] genus Rosa of the family Rosaceae. Rose also refers to the flowers the plant bears. There are more than one hundred rose species and thousands of different

• Trianum-P

  spp. In addition, Trianum-P promotes plant growth and uniformity. Crops Trianum-P can be used in most crops. Mode of action The mode of action of Trianum-P [...] Preparation Add 1 volume of Trianum-P to 5 volumes of water in a bucket Mix thoroughly Add the suspension to the required amount of water to obtain the final [...] Pythium in cucumber Towards a chemical-free future in agriculture: The vision of grower Koen Trianum-P improves open field pepper production in Portugal

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  October 11, 2018

  Training (Amendment) Act of 2011. It’s mandate is to promote the highest standards in the quality and efficiency of industrial training in Kenya and ensure adequate [...] certification One of the first steps any client in need of professional training should take before enrolling for any training sessions is to verify whether [...] joining the ranks of NITA certified trainers, Koppert Kenya is well equipped to offer growers interested in boosting their skills and capacity in Integrated Pest

• Onion

  common onion, is a vegetable. This particular species is the most extensively produced species of the genus of Allium . The onion plant is usually a biennial [...] perennial plan. When cultivated however, the plant is mostly handled as an annual and harvested at the end of its first production season. Onions are popular [...] flesh is pungent when chopped, because it contains particular chemical elements that irritate the eyes. Recommended for you How Koppert Kenya is Empowering

• Fusarium wilt

  General Fusarium is a group of soil-borne fungi with many different species. Fusarium is widespread and can infect a range of host crops. Many species [...] mostly on one side of the plant. Finally, the whole plant wilts. Other symptoms are brown discolouration of the xylem vessels which can be seen when the [...] to that of most Fusarium species. Fusarium overwinters for many years in the soil and on crop residues of infected plants as chlamydospores (thick walled

• Damping-off

  mostly occurs in young plants and damage is more extensive in young crops. Damage symptoms Pythium affects roots, in particular those of seedlings. Infected [...] little of the root system survives. On the border between air and soil or substrate the plant turns brown. A typical symptom of a Pythium infection is the [...] separate group of microorganisms and is therefore not a real fungus. It survives as oospores, resting spores which are resistant to unfavourable conditions

• Pea blight, leaf and pod spot

  formed from which orange-red masses of two-celled conidia are exuded. Secondary infection is by splash dispersal of these conidia. There is no known sexual [...] ) causes foot rot in peas, whereas Ascochyta pisi does occur sometimes at the stem base but is not part of the foot rot syndrome in peas. Infected seeds [...] Life cycle and appearance of Pea blight, leaf and pod spot Ascochyta pisi hardly survives in the soil or on crop residues because of its poor saprophytic

• Biological Pest Control

  biocontrol, is a method of managing pests using natural predators, parasitoids, or pathogens. This approach partners with nature to maintain the balance of ecosystems [...] the presence of natural enemies and beneficial organisms in the environment to maintain a balance between pests and their predators. Instead of introducing [...] population of the introduced natural enemy to keep pest populations in check. Augmentative biological control Augmentative biological control is a method