• Amazone Plants continues the path of organic cultivation

  strain on the safety of the employees, on the crops, and on the local environment. It has never been a favourite activity of mine. Biological plant protection [...] Amazone Plants are at the top end of the market. Biological plant protection is an additional pillar that supports this position. ‘This type of plant protection [...] growing plants. In the end, everything more or less turned out fine – the plants in 12 cm pots were sold in 14 cm pots in the summer, and the plants in 14

• Protect Young Plants Now with Bacilirid™ and Isarid™

  February 1, 2025

  handling young plants at their most fragile point. Bacilirid™, a biological fungicide, and Isarid ™, a mycoinsecticide, help protect young plants during this [...] well as organisms that cause powdery mildew and anthracnose. By colonizing on developing roots and shoots, Bacilirid™ suppresses disease organisms through

• Tomato Disease Top 10 Topped by mildew and Botrytis

  May 30, 2019

  Just like humans, a tomato crop can also be felled by numerous diseases. Which ones strike depends heavily on the circumstances. But every grower must [...] affected. Botrytis spores can only germinate under moist conditions: on wet plants or when the humidity is very high. Wet wounds are also a favourite. Chemical [...] as "gray mold", is a challenge for almost every grower. This fungus kills plant cells and lives from the content of the dead cells. The affected areas grow

• Koppert Collaborates with Valto to Control Harmful Tomato Virus

  October 10, 2018

  reduction and cracking. Transmission is often through plant sap when working with tomato plants and by using infected materials like clothing and tools [...] applied to young plants. There are often two strains present in the greenhouse. V10 covers both so mutation is less likely and plants are protected naturally [...] since a vaccination is a weak form of the disease so plants feel a small shock initially, but plants will be so much better prepared for the rest of their

• Getting a handle on the spider mite – how can you keep population development under control?

  March 3, 2023

  population development. Start by making sure that you have enough natural enemies on standby. In some cases, climate control can also help. Temperature is the [...] therefore, inhibit the infestation. The spider mite consumes a large quantity of plant sap to ensure that it absorbs enough nutrients. The mite then rids itself [...] development and the mite’s digestion. The crop also has an impact – in tomatoes, for example, the infestation develops more slowly than in a crop like

• Infestation Levels in Tomato Crops: A Look at the Top Four

  June 6, 2019

  Tomato plants are popular targets for a wide range of insects and mites. The pests that cause the biggest problems vary from one country to another, and [...] nutrients from the plant and disturb the hormone balance. Alongside aphids, mealy bugs are also increasingly causing problems in tomato crops grown under [...] and Mealy Bugs And then there are aphids ; these are a common problem in tomato crops. The different kinds of aphids all require different approaches, so

• Podcast with Tech On Demand: A Biological Approach to Spring IPM, featuring Koppert’s Heidi Doering

  March 6, 2025

  this regard, and gives her thoughts on Thrips parvispinus—the pepper thrips hitchhiking their way North on tropical plants. It’s a riveting discussion that’s [...] one of the most well-informed plant experts regarding ornamental IPM. Her experience in production, sales, and with the plants themselves fuels her passion [...] In this week’s episode of Tech on Demand host Bill Calkins discusses spring pest control, integrated pest management , and implementing biocontrol strategies

• Acadian Plant Health™ and Koppert Join Forces to Expand Biostimulants Access Across the U.S.

  April 3, 2024

  n about Acadian Plant Health products, visit our website: https://acadianplanthealth-na.com/ About Acadian Plant Health Acadian Plant Health ™ is a bi [...] provides them with better on-the-ground expert support,” says Candace Azad, Vice President of Business Excellence, Acadian Plant Health. “Koppert’s expertise [...] Dartmouth, NS, Canada – April 4, 2024 - Acadian Plant Health , a global leader in science-based biostimulant technologies, has announced a new strategic

• Experts Needed for International Plant Health, Agriculture & Biosciences Conference in The Netherlands

  December 19, 2019

  conference tracks covering a wide range of topics: Threats to plant health Plant health practices Plant health innovations The future of food In line with our [...] Experts needed for international Plant Health, Agriculture & Biosciences conference in the Netherlands World experts on the topics of sustainable horticulture [...] biodiversity and food production are invited to raise global awareness on how plant health can help to secure and improve food supply, reduce poverty, and

• Bacterial wilt, brown rot

  tuber-borne. Spread from plant to plant results from bacteria moving from the roots of infected plants to neighbouring plants. The bacteria can also be [...] slime oozing from the cut. When the bacteria transfers to young plants through infected tubers, the wilting and collapse of plants happens rapidly. Leaves [...] propagation materials (seed, cuttings, tubers) Disinfect cutting knives and tools Control root rot nematodes as the wounds they make on roots help the bacteria