• Fusarium wilt

  which can 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 to come. Life [...] tap root. How to prevent Fusarium wilt Remove or destroy crop residues Choose resistant cultivars Use clean propagation materials (seed can be treated effectively [...] Some also produce ascospores. The Fusarium oxysporum life cycle, is similar to that of most Fusarium species. Fusarium overwinters for many years in the

• Rhizoctonia solani

  fusion site die. To complicate matters further, subgroups can be distinguished within AG’s. The different AG’s are more or less specific to the pathogenicity [...] known as Rhizoctonia solani , the vegetative stage. It was long believed to be a sterile fungus, but recently it was discovered that the fungus produces [...] the diseased areas, sclerotia can be seen, but they vary in size and colour and are therefore not a good feature to determine the cause of the disease

• Bacterial canker of tomato

  strong efforts are used to prevent the bacterium from entering. When the occasional infection is found, strict measures are taken to eradicate the infection [...] potatoes or other Solaneceaous crops can be planted for five years. On other fields on the same farm, no seed potatoes can be grown for one year after infection [...] Replanting can only take place after thorough disinfection has been proven to the authorities. Potato growers lose their entire crop of the affected field

• Long Lasting Protection From Thrips and Whitefly

  August 10, 2021

  difficult for pests to establish themselves well. Will you be playing your multiplier card too? Your crop protection specialist would be happy to tell you more [...] way to double the number of the predatory mites, Amblyseius swirskii in your crop with the same number of sachets! More natural enemies give rise to better [...] . Play your multiplier card too! Smart Growers Use Swirski-Mite LD Thanks to the combination of the doubled number of predatory mites emerging from the

• Gummy stem blight

  How to prevent Gummy stem blight Before cropping: Remove all crop debris and disinfect the greenhouse Choose a cultivar that is less susceptible to internal [...] cucumber, the most important symptom is internal fruit rot, which can only be recognized from the outside by the small narrowing of the tip of the mature [...] present on the plant, at high relative humidity (RH) and on wounds. Leaves can be infected directly, through wounds, hydathodes (the end of leaf veins) or the

• Investing in thrips control: always a good idea

  March 6, 2023

  product becomes unsaleable or the crop dies! Don't be complacent If you don't devote enough attention to thrips control and don't have a solid plan for the [...] ornamental plant growers regularly had to destroy part of their crops. This is hardly ever necessary any longer due to better control strategies. Types of [...] Using biological beneficials in the fight against thrips can be expensive, but don't let that stop you from using these natural enemies. It will cost you

• Bacterial wilt, brown rot

  Spread from plant to plant results from bacteria moving from the roots of infected plants to neighbouring plants. The bacteria can also be transported by [...] conditions are more favourable. This makes it more difficult to recognize infected fields. How to prevent Bacterial wilt, brown rot Use disease free propagation [...] help the bacteria to infect the crop Do not use cut potatoes for propagation, since cutting tubers can increase disease incidence with up to 250% Quarantine

• Swirski-Mite Helps You Stay in Control

  August 18, 2021

  strategy in every situation. Sometimes responding quickly to a pest is a must, other times you want to slowly build up a standing army of predatory mites that [...] Amblyseius swirskii , a predatory mite that's not all that picky when it comes to its daily meal. It eats many species of small insects and mites, which is [...] predatory mites . The effectiveness of other predatory mites is always compared to the effectiveness of this species: do they score as well as swirskii or do

• Powdery mildew

  and makes it harder for the fungi to enter the leaves To reduce chances of powdery mildew in greenhouses, it is advised to first ventilate by only opening [...] upper side of the leaf. In severe epidemics in cereals, the ears may also be infected. In pepper, the fluffy colonies occur mostly on the underside of [...] appear on the upper side of the leaves. Many sweet pepper cultivars react to powdery mildew infection by dropping leaves that are not infected yet. It

• Kosarid™ FP

  Suppresses seedling diseases effectively targeting listed soil borne pathogens to ensure a healthier start. Diseases Achlya spp.; Aspergillus spp.; Cochliobolus [...] Treatment / Planter Box. Timing Sowing Process. Storage time after receipt Adhere to expiration date printed on product packaging. Storage temperature Room temperature