• Koppert Collaborates with Valto to Control Harmful Tomato Virus

  October 10, 2018

  closely linked when it comes to finding natural solutions to pests and diseases. While Koppert operates globally through a network of 27 subsidiaries and [...] in 2006, it has been widely used to prevent the emergence of the virulent Pepino Mosaic Virus (PepMV) which has been accountable for substantial losses in [...] protection Valto’s product, V10, is composed of two mild variants of the Pepino Mosaic Virus (VX1 and VC1) and provides twofold protection against various

• Tomato

  potential crop damage. Tomato diseases Tomato crops can be susceptible to various diseases, including bacterial diseases, caused by pathogens such as [...] control of tomato diseases Disease management in tomato crops requires preventive measures to mitigate the impact of these diseases and ensure a successful [...] plants against several soil-borne root diseases and the botanical fungicide Nopath can be used to cure fungal diseases in various parts of the plants. The

• Grape downy mildew

  Plasmopara viticola , is one of the most important diseases in wine and table grape production worldwide. The disease spreads rapidly under warm and wet conditions [...] crop performance. Early symptom detection, a clear understanding of the disease cycle, and vigilant monitoring of high-risk weather conditions are key to [...] appear 7–10 days post-infection (depending on temperature and humidity), the disease is often well-established before it can be visually detected in the field

• Bacterial wilt, brown rot

  Ralstonia solanacearum is a plant pathogenic bacterium. It is a soil-borne disease and colonises the xylem, causing bacterial wilt and brown rot in a very [...] tubers becomes grey-brown and the tuber eyes also turn grey-brown. This disease can be distinguished from Clavibacter by the bacterial slime produced from [...] after the first symptoms appear. When conditions are less conducive for disease development, the plants may show signs of stunting and produce many adventitious

• Gummy stem blight

  in areas suspected of disease (only feasible in high-wire crops) Pick and remove dead and diseased leaves Prevent plant diseases by optimizing plant potential [...] ascospores are the main source of dispersal of disease upwards in the crop and the conidia for spread of the disease downwards. How to prevent Gummy stem blight

• Rhizoctonia solani

  firm. The disease may also show up in storage. Potato tubers get a crusty layer (black scab). Symptoms may differ between crops. On the diseased areas, sclerotia [...] on crop residues. It is also seed-borne. Thanatephorus cucumeris causes diseases such as phytophthora root rot and black leg. Damage symptoms The symptoms [...] colour and are therefore not a good feature to determine the cause of the disease. Life cycle and appearance of Thanatephorus cucumeris The mycelium infects

• Black leg of seedlings

  are formed, that allow the disease to spread to neighbouring plants. The zoospores disperse via water. Therefore, this disease spreads most rapidly in wet [...] occurs at low soil or water temperatures and causes among others cereal diseases. Damage symptoms Pythium affects roots, in particular those of seedlings [...] Avoid over-watering Do not provide excess nitrogen since this promotes the disease. In greenhouses: Prevent high temperatures immediately after planting. Avoid

• Asian citrus psyllid

  vector of a serious citrus disease called greening disease or Huanglongbing. It is widely distributed in southern Asia and the disease is responsible for the [...] cted plants and then disease is spread when adults fly to a healthy plant and injects bacteria into it as they feed. The disease can kill a citrus tree [...] however the state of Florida is the most affected area by the vectored disease. Damage symptoms The psyllid is a sucking insect that inserts its mouthparts

• Sweet pepper

  About The sweet pepper, also referred to as bell pepper or just pepper, is part of a specific group of cultivars that belongs to the species Capsicum annuum . These different cultivars of the sweet pe

• Powdery mildew

  season Do not provide excess nitrogen since this promotes the disease Prevent plant diseases by optimizing plant potential and crop resilience. [...] General Powdery mildew is a fungal disease that is caused by many different species of fungi such as Erysiphe, Podosphaera, Oïdium, Leveillula. Damage [...] effect of the RH is very small. Wind and draught in greenhouses promote disease. In greenhouses, dispersal of spores over small distances (limited time)