• Pumpkin, squash and gourd

  January 1, 1970

  About Cucurbita or gourd is a genus of herbaceous vines belonging to the gourd family, Cucurbitaceae . Cucurbits, as they are also know, are indigenous to the Andes region and Mesoamerica. Currently,

• Common bean

  January 1, 1970

  About The common bean (also referred to as the string bean, field bean, flageolet bean, French bean, garden bean, green bean, haricot bean, pop bean, or snap bean) is a herbaceous annual plant. Botani

• Chrysanthemum

  January 1, 1970

  About The chrysanthemum ( Chrysanthemum spp. ), also called mum or chrysanth, is a flowering plant that belongs to the genus Chrysanthemum of the family of Asteraceae. The plant is originally from Asi

• Orchid

  January 1, 1970

  About The orchid is part of an extremely large and diverse group of flowering plants, the Orchidaceae or the orchid family . The plant’s flower are usually colorful and fragrant. Nowadays, there are n

• Gerbera

  January 1, 1970

  About The gerbera belongs to the family of daisies or Asteraceae . The flowering plant is originally from South Africa and grew among others in the Cape Province and Transvaal region. Nowadays, the ge

• Anthurium

  January 1, 1970

  About The anthurium is a flowering, perennial plant and has beautiful, long lasting flowers that come in a variety of colors. However, the ‘flower’ is actually an altered leaf (also called spathe) wit

• Lily

  January 1, 1970

  About Lilium is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants. Most lily species originate from temperate regions in the northern hemisphere, but they also grow in the northern subtropics. The plants grow fr

• Rose

  January 1, 1970

  About The rose ( Rosa) belongs to the genus Rosa of the family Rosaceae. Rose also refers to the flowers the plant bears. There are more than one hundred rose species and thousands of different cultiv

• Pollination checklist tomato

  January 1, 1970

  Bumblebees are ideal for the pollination of tomato crops. Koppert's Pollination Checklist indicates how the best pollination results can be achieved. Download

• Just How Compostable are Ulti-Mite Sachets?

  October 23, 2019

  In 2017 Koppert Biological Systems launched its first high-tech foil sachets which carry the information that they are ‘industrially compostable’, but [...] As a result the whole process can take up to over a year. This is why Koppert advises (strongly!) that the sachets be collected together with the vegetable [...] 12 weeks. Why not use compostable sachets? This too was an option that Koppert researched. The sachet quality is not only important for the time that it