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

  real question is — does it work? And does it reduce other costs?” For United Selections, the answer was yes . In breeding houses where varieties are closely [...] Rose breeding is one of the most demanding disciplines in horticulture, where success depends on patience, precision, and an uncompromising attention to [...] years of controlled selection, strict plant health management, and stable growing conditions to allow genetic potential to fully express itself. From a business

• Caterpillars

  found in groups, spreading out over the plant as they grow larger. As their size increases, so too does the damage they inflict: leaves are often skeletonized [...] and therefore graze the underside of leaves. This causes a window effect where the epidermis of the upper leaf surface remains undamaged. Young caterpillars [...] skeletonized, with only the mid-rib left intact. Flowers, fruits and growing tips can also be eaten by larger caterpillars. Some species mine in leaves or bore

• Towards a chemical-free future in agriculture: The vision of grower Koen

  organic farming marks the path to the future. "You grow into it a bit," notes Koen. With the growing availability of knowledge and the number of biological [...] In Dronten lies Koen's farm, where traditional and organic agriculture come together. Koen shares his personal experiences and insights about the future [...] future of agriculture, where traditional and organic practices complement each other, and how organic and traditional farming are getting closer together.

• Cyclamen mite

  parts. The mites are mostly found within the flower buds, growing tips and young folded leaves, where the humidity is highest and they are protected from direct [...] adult mite during which the mite remains immobile on the leaf surface and does not feed.

• Grower Koen - Embracing biological crop protection in agriculture

  organic farming marks the path to the future. "You grow into it a bit," notes Koen. With the growing availability of knowledge and the number of biological [...] In Dronten lies Koen's farm, where traditional and organic agriculture come together. In an interview, Koen shares his personal experiences and insights [...] insights about the future of agriculture, where traditional and organic practices complement each other, and how organic and traditional farming are getting

• Bacterial soft rot, bacterial stem rot

  wounds. It cannot infect healthy green leaves, but can grow in senescent leaves and from there grow through the petiole to the main stem through the xylem [...] carotovora subsp. carotovora or Pectobacterium carovora is very common, but does not often reach epidemic population densities. It can survive as epiphytic [...] the gut of insects, possibly spreading from decaying vegetation to the growing crop that way. Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora or Pectobacterium carovora

• Flies

  and field crops, where they disturb plant growth, spread diseases and affect crop hygiene. Their larvae can damage roots and growing media, while adults [...] reliable pest management, protect crop hygiene and maintain sustainable growing conditions. Solutions for fly control Learn more about What are flies? There [...] The Spotted Wing Drosophila has recently invaded Europe and the Americas where it is causing serious damage to many soft fruit crops. Fly damage Flies can

• Trichoderma harzianum

  Trichoderma harzianum colonizes the root systems and surrounding soil of plants, where it competes with harmful pathogens for resources, thereby reducing their [...] Fusarium spp.) Sclerotinia rot ( Sclerotinia spp.) Microdochium spp. How does Trichoderma harzianum work? Trichoderma harzianum T-22 controls plant diseases [...] through various mechanisms. Competition for space: Trichoderma harzianum grows faster on the surface of the root than soil borne pathogenic fungi, which

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• Green peach aphid

  cucumber and many other greenhouse crops. The aphid may originate from Asia, where its winter-hardy host plant, the peach tree, is native, however it is now [...] making the crop and its fruit sticky. Black fungal moulds ( Cladosporium spp.) grow on this honeydew, contaminating fruit and ornamental crops and rendering [...] saliva can induce strong “allergic” reactions such as malformations of the growing tips. Life cycle and appearance of green peach aphid Aphids have a complex