• World Soil Day – Soils, where food begins

  December 6, 2022

  ongoing investment in the planet Biodiversity: Research into our positive impact on nature IPM: The Answer to the Challenges of the Future Celebrating real food [...] in soil management and encouraging societies to improve soil health. Held on 5 December, this year’s theme is: ‘Soils: Where Food Begins’. Throughout the [...] instead of artificial fertilizers is the only way to protect our future, help plants to become stronger and healthier, effectively benefitting human health and

• Koppert Collaborates to Launch Free Biocontrol Tool

  February 14, 2020

  mark the inaugural International Year of Plant Health which aims to raise awareness of the importance of plant health in addressing world hunger, poverty [...] pressures on the environment. Users of the portal enter their country and crop pest problem query to start a search which generates information on biocontrol [...] produce an innovative free-to-use tool to help growers reduce their reliance on chemical pesticides and produce safer and healthier food. The launch comes

• In Search of the Relationship Between NatuGro and Nitrogen Release

  February 18, 2020

  there is nothing wrong with it. However, plants will naturally keep on absorbing nitrogen. As a consequence, plants will develop surplus amounts of nitrate [...] specializes in plant sap analyses and is one of Koppert’s strategic partners. What are the limits? An earlier trial conducted by NovaCropControl on June-bearers [...] Hegger is overseeing the study on behalf of NovaCropControl: ‘Can we prove that use of NatuGro does indeed cause plants to absorb too much nitrogen? And

• Aphidius matricariae

  ons in agriculture. Adult wasps do not engage in feeding on aphids, but primarily subsist on nectar and water. Life cycle and appearance of Aphidius m [...] Aphidius matricariae is available in a bottle ( Aphipar-M ). Spread the material on rock wool slabs or in Diboxes Make sure the material remains dry and is not [...] introduction site for at least a few days The dosage of Aphipar -M depends on climate, crop and aphid density and should always be adjusted to the particular

• Fusarium opens the door to other diseases and pests

  June 29, 2022

  nutrition can cause a plant to become weak, but aggressive fungi such as Fusarium can also have a devastating impact on plant resilience. This opens up [...] diseases and pests to strike. Plants have a natural resistance to diseases and pests, which is essential as there wouldn't be any plants otherwise! This natural [...] at breaking down a plant's defenses. Even if a crop manages to maintain its defenses, a Fusarium infection can still cause the plant to weaken, opening

• The use of Swirski-Mite brings great advantages!

  December 13, 2022

  briefly halts the plant's development. In other words, you benefit the plant whenever you can avoid using a chemical control method. A plant that can grow [...] chemical plant protection is often underestimated. However, the fact is that some active ingredients - and certainly the excipients - are toxic to plants. They [...] means reduced residues on the product. There are legal rules governing the amount of pesticide residues that may be present on a product. These days, however

• Harness the added value of nature's helpers

  November 29, 2022

  for protected crops. Natural enemies are used on a large scale to combat pests and mites. Chemical plant protection products are used only in emergencies [...] Solutions' on our website for more information about which natural enemies are effective against which pests. The natural enemies listed on the page are [...] get more out of natural enemies Make sure to use plant protection products that have little or no impact on natural enemies. The Koppert Side Effects app

• The How and Why of IPM

  April 4, 2019

  is not the right approach and has too little effect. Plant resilience Plant resilience, (Plant Growth Promotion and Crop Resilience Page) is a critical [...] you must have sufficient knowledge of diseases and pests on the one hand and the natural enemies on the other. You also have to continuously monitor how both [...] critical success factor within IPM. After all, if a plant doesn't get sick, you don't have to use any control. If you want your IPM approach to be successful

• How to protect bumblebees in cold

  impact of climate on pollination and colony quality is also time-sensitive. The longer unfavorable conditions persist, the greater the impact on the bumblebees [...] pollination results, it's essential to allow the majority of bumblebees to focus on their pollination activities, rather than regulating the hive's internal climate [...] rise quickly to reach the minimum 24-hour temperature of 15 ºC for optimal plant development. When your crop is healthy and the average 24-hour temperature

• Trianum's Seven Benefits

  June 6, 2018

  Thielaviopsis. Trianum is very easy to apply. You can pour on the liquid version, ideally while the plant is still young, or you can add it to the water used [...] Trianum has many benefits 1. It improves the plant's resistance to soil-borne diseases 2. It strengthens the plant and promotes growth 3. Pathogens cannot develop [...] active ingredient, Trichoderma harzianum T22, colonizes the root system of plants and thus protects numerous crops against soil pathogens such as, Fusarium