• Carrot

  carrot ( Daucus carota subsp. sativus ) is a root vegetable and comes in a variety of colours, ranging from the regular orange to black and purple, but also [...] and size. The shorter carrot types grow well in heavy soil, the longer varieties need loose and fertile soil.

• Faba bean

  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 [...] mature to a blackish-brown with a densely downy skin. Nowadays, modern varieties specifically cultivated for food production have pods which are 15-25 cm

• Plant Disease Management

  Disease-resistant varieties Another vital aspect of prevention is the use of disease-resistant plant varieties. Opt for plant varieties that have been s [...] specifically bred for disease resistance. These varieties are inherently less susceptible to common plant diseases. Healthy soil Maintaining healthy soil

• Grapes

  dried to produce raisins. Nowadays there are between 5,000 and 10,000 varieties of Vitis vinifera grapes, but only a few play an important commercial role [...] are the basis of wine production around the world. All the usual wine varieties are made from (different) types of Vitis vinifera. Recommended for you

• Amazone Plants continues the path of organic cultivation

  With good piece production rates, high product quality, and excellent varieties, Amazone Plants are at the top end of the market. Biological plant protection [...] glasshouse potato aphids), and Duponchelia moths . Amazone Plants uses a variety of beneficials to keep these pests under control. Consultant Wim van der [...] investigating whether Chrysopa eggs are effective at tackling the two thrips varieties. Hopefully, it will be a success.’ Biological plant protection is so much

• 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

• Chrysanthemum

  different species derive from East Asia. Especially in China a wide range of varieties and cultivars has been developed for commercial propagation and production [...] commercially cultivated chrysanthemums are more striking than the wild varieties. The flower heads can look like daisies or pompoms or buttons. This particular

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

  February 9, 2026

  investment, often taking seven years or more to develop a single viable variety where quality, consistency, and risk management outweigh speed. It is within [...] breeding farm in Kenya. “Breeding is not fast work. Developing a single new variety can take up to seven years , involving repeated evaluation, re-evaluation [...] starts with clean material,” Fred explains. “If pests get in, you lose the variety before it even has a chance.” Why IPM Was Non-Negotiable When Fred joined

• Trianum effectively controls Pythium in cucumber

  grows Rijk Zwaan’s variety Skyson RZ, which has a lot of vigour and is suited to exposure levels above 180 micromol. But the variety has a slightly weaker [...] weaker root base than other varieties. ‘This is another reason why I’ll continue to use Trianum. A combination of this product and growing-based interventions

• Common bean

  changeable species that has been cultivated already for a very long time. Wild varieties often tend to grow upwards, however many types are identified as ‘bush