Greenhouse crop pollination

within a controlled environment, leading to increased crop yields, improved fruit set, enhanced size, better coloration, extended production shelf life and [...] developing cutting-edge pollination solutions for the horticultural industry. With decades of experience and extensive research, we have gained in-depth knowledge

Pepino mosaic virus

protection. With this technology, the plants are purposely inoculated with a mild isolate of the PepMV. This prevents subsequent infections with aggressive [...] damage can be more severe during a certain period of the year, with 50-60% non-marketable fruits. Moreover, some tomato varieties are more susceptible to quality [...] Necrosis of the stems Fruit Yellow or orange mottling on the tomatoes Flame-like pattern on the tomatoes Cracks and damage to the fruit (splitting open) Symptoms

Gummy stem blight

the name gummy stem blight. On the lesions, black specks, the new fruiting bodies with spores, become visible. On the leaves, round and extending lesions [...] symptom is internal fruit rot, which can only be recognized from the outside by the small narrowing of the tip of the mature fruits. The symptoms on stems [...] stems, leaves and inside the fruits may occur together or individually. Life cycle and appearance of Gummy stem blight Mycosphaerella cucumis survives in

Spotted Wing Drosophila

tubes extend from the fruit but are difficult to see. Larval feeding in the fruit leads to fruit tissue collapse. Even if the fruits have not collapsed, [...] healthy, unripe fruits. The larval development takes place in the fruit. The larvae pupate either fully or partly in the fruit, or outside the fruit on the ground [...] occurrence of larvae within the fruit makes them unmarketable. The punctures made by the oviposition by D. suzukii exposes fruits to secondary pathogens (e.g

Grey mould

common symptoms are grey-brown lesions. The lesions occur on leaves, stems, fruits and flowers. On flowers, usually small round specks occur first, called [...] These may or may not grow into larger grey-brown lesions. The symptoms on fruits, flowers and on various parts of potted plants often only become visible [...] strawberry, grey mould ( Botryotinia fuckeliana / Botrytis cinerea ) affects the fruit. In potted plants, the cuttings die due to carry-over infection from infected

Protected vegetables

Compliance with regulations: IPM aligns with increasingly stringent regulations on pesticide use, making it easier for growers to comply with legal requirements [...] bumblebee pollination Improved Fruit Set and Quality: Bumblebee pollination leads to more uniform and well-formed fruits, resulting in higher marketable [...] crops yield more and larger fruits compared to those relying solely on wind or other less efficient pollinators. Faster Fruit Maturation: Bumblebees facilitate

Tomato

that the ovaries in the flowers are fertilized with pollen, leading to the formation of healthy fruits. To encourage pollination in tomato crops, growers [...] agriculture. Bumblebee pollination not only plays a critical role in enhancing fruit set and yield in tomato crops but also contributes to integrated pest management [...] typically begins before planting and continues throughout the growing season, with a focus on early detection. Early identification of pests and diseases allows

La Hacienda Fresh increases crop profitability thanks to biological control

agronomic management can be seen. Good management not only results in quality fruit with longer shelf life, but also in the number of productive weeks and, therefore [...] the quantity and quality of its fruits and the time in which they can be produced and harvested, the price of the fruit in the market and the production [...] recent years, our country has been the main exporter of peppers with a 29% share globally, with the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom being the main

Mushroom

spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground on soil or on its food source. Edible mushrooms are the fleshy and edible fruit bodies [...] several species of macrofungi (fungi which bear fruiting structures that are large enough to be observed with the naked eye). They can appear either below

Tomato pinworm

especially eggplant and potato. It is frequently confused with similar species that might be present, with which it shares similar habits. Due to the initial [...] is caused to the crop when older larvae penetrate fruits by burrowing under the calyx into the fruit. The name tomato pinworm in derived from the very [...] larvae have a yellowish-grayish body, changing to gray with purple spots or completely purple, with a dark brown head. In total, the larva goes through four