• Corn

  About Corn or maize ( Zea mays subsp. mays ), is a large grain plant that divided in six main types: flint corn, dent corn, popcorn, pod corn, sweet corn [...] role in the preparation of Mexican food dishes. The leafy stalk of the corn plant produces separate pollen and ovuliferous inflorescences, also specified as

• Trianum effectively controls Pythium in cucumber

  grams of Trianium-G on each mat before putting out the new plants in ‘duo’ pots (two plants in one rockwool cube). He decided to do this in response to [...] Cucumber grower Kees Hendriks (Qcumber) explains how his plant protection strategy has moved from integrated to ‘almost’ biological, using fewer and fewer [...] He has been using Trianum for the past two years in order to protect his plants’ roots. ‘I started using Trianum-G because of my crop’s susceptibility to

• Biological seed treatment

  treatment enhances crop yields while helping plants to fight off plant pathogens and minimize biotic stress; The plant growth promoting microorganisms colonize [...] abiotic stress, like drought-, salinity stress, and improve the uptake of plant nutrients. What is biological seed treatment? Biological seed treatment consists [...] ingredients that can include microbes like fungi and bacteria, as well as plant extracts and algae extracts. Biological substances are applied to the seed

• Raspberry

  from other raspberries, is a red-fruited species of Rubus. This particular plant species has its origins in Europe and northern Asia, but nowadays the fruit [...] derivatives of hybrids of R. idaeus and R. strigosus. The fruit of the raspberry plant is red, tasty and sweet but tart-flavoured. Raspberries are a seasonal fruit

• 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 ‘broad [...] 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

• Entonem keeps young orchids free from fungus gnats

  To make it possible for them to start with a clean plant, we maximize our use of biological plant protection, with a strong emphasis on prevention. The [...] big name in the international orchid market. The company produces young plants of the Phalaenopsis, Cymbidium, Cambria, and Miltonia varieties. ‘These [...] The more pests we can keep out of the young plants, the better.’ Perfect results with controlling fungus gnats and thrips pupae Their maximum biological

• Shore fly

  ( Scatella tenuicosta) do not attack plants directly, as they feed on green algae. However, they can transmit plant diseases and can be a nuisance to greenhouse

• Operation Mealybug

  female adults and the nymphs feed on the plants, resulting in misshapen and yellowing leaves. They also foul the plants with their honeydew secretions. Flowers [...] Flowers and fruits drop off the plants, resulting in greatly reduced harvests. Their protective waxy coating makes mealybugs difficult to control with chemicals [...] mealybugs Although most species of mealybugs feed on the aerial parts of the plant, some species extract their nourishment from roots, whilst others are ga

• DuoKare

  DuoKare™ is a mixture of live microbes as a seed treatment for corn to help withstand dry spells during critical growth stages such as flowering and grain fill. Crops Corn. Availability DuoKare™ is re

• Gerbera

  The gerbera belongs to the family of daisies or Asteraceae . The flowering plant is originally from South Africa and grew among others in the Cape Province [...] the gerbera is still popular and extensively used as a decorative garden plant or sold as cut flower. Domesticated cultivars are usually the result of crossing