• Koppert at IPPS Louisville

  October 1, 2025

  sessions include a Day of Plants focusing on Great plants forgotten that should get more attention . Koppert supports propagators in their efforts to control [...] representing the Koppert team at the IPPS Conference in Louisville. Chris has spent his career working in a variety of nursery crops. Collaborating with growers [...] Join us for the IPPS Eastern Region Annual Conference in Louisville, Kentucky, October 14–17, 2025. Learn from three days of informative tours and sessions

• Nature's Perfect Pollinator

  work of honeybees in conjunction with bumblebees for healthy competition. Our Quad hives Our Quad is not just a bumblebee hive, but a reliable, innovative [...] them? Find out more Let our experts guide you Investing in a Quad Hive is not just a purchase—it's a partnership. Each Quad comes with expert consultancy [...] experience in the industry, our expertise is not merely a selling point - it's a guarantee. When you choose Koppert, you're partnering with the leader in sustainable

• Koppert Announces the Promotion of Jeremy Sinift to Hydroponic Crop Team Manager

  September 10, 2020

  him over a decade of greenhouse experience, adding his expertise to an already impressive team of hydroponic technical support specialists here in the US [...] Jeremy will be transitioning into this key position for KBSI. The hydroponic market is a core focus for KBSI, and we are confident that Jeremy and his team [...] continue to grow our presence in this industry and help even more of our partners achieve their goals of providing food for America. In partnership with nature

• Grape downy mildew

  C2c Maky is known for its ability to produce a wide range of bio-active compounds involved in microbial interactions. When used as a lysate, these compounds [...] viticola) relies on a preventive and integrated approach. Since the pathogen remains latent before symptoms emerge, control strategies should focus on reducing [...] primarily as oospores in fallen leaf litter, though in milder climates it can also persist as mycelium within infected buds and canes. In spring, oospore g

• Very few greenhouse crops are safe from whitefly

  July 19, 2022

  comfortable in various locations, development is faster in some crops than in others. Whiteflies multiply much faster on cucumber plants than on tomato plants [...] offer a better food supply for whitefly . In addition, some host plants have properties that are less favored by insects: tomato plants, for example, have [...] plants, for example, and can survive much better on gerbera than on roses. It certainly has its preferences. This is partly due to the fact that some plants

• Fusarium spp.

  be seen when the stems are cut. In banana, whole plantations may die, and the soil may not be suitable for planting for many years subsequently. F. gra [...] sambucinum (a.k.a. F. sulphureum ) causes dry rot of potato. The rot is dark and wet at first. The lesions are irregular and sharp-edged. In cavities, pink [...] different Fusarium species is similar. Fusarium overwinters for many years in the soil, and on crop residues of infected plants, as chlamydospores (thick

• Crop scouting

  stages, growers can implement timely and precise solutions, minimizing the risk of yield losses and reducing the need for excessive pesticide or fertilizer [...] empowers growers to make informed decisions based on real-time field data. By understanding the specific needs of their crops, growers can tailor their management [...] It empowers growers to optimize inputs, reduce waste, and maximize returns on investment while maintaining ecological balance and biodiversity.

• Consumers

  and diseases in a natural and sustainable way. In this way, we hope to make an active contribution to a sustainable society, with safe food in sufficient [...] peppers are often propagated in greenhouses. By the time a delicious little tomato reaches your plate, it has already had a very long journey. The plant [...] bumblebee is a close relative of the honeybee. In 1987, it was established that bumblebees could prove extremely useful in greenhouses for the purpose of

• Caterpillar control with nematodes

  efficiently in a liquid layer, a dry leaf surface does not stop the nematodes. Depending on climatic conditions, nematodes survive on the leaf surface for many [...] mornings are suitable timings for application. An adjuvant is recommended. Check the Entonem and Capsanem product page for detailed advice on application, handling [...] caterpillars . Our nematode products can be used in conventional, organic or zero residue growing methods in a wide range of crops; fruits, vegetables and

• Plant Pollinator interactions in high temperatures

  hand. A humidity of 85% is fine for pollination in a semi-closed greenhouse, while a humidity of more than 80% starts to impede pollination in a conventional [...] implications for yield and quality. It is essential to point out that exposure to maximum temperatures of more than 30° C for a couple of hours has a negligible [...] negligible effect on pollination. However, a full day above 30° C has an immediate effect on pollination. If the temperature reaches 40° C for one hour, there