• Cannabis Aphid Prevention Strategies

  July 12, 2024

  This prevents aphids hitching a ride into your facility on worker clothing or hair. Screen any air intakes in your growing facility to prevent outside [...] growing space Should I Use Biocontrol for Prevention? Biocontrol is typically out of the question for preventing the Cannabis Aphid because of the return [...] its winged form, through windows, doors or by people. As a result, aphid prevention strategies are crucial when implementing an Integrated Pest Management

• Horiver Sticky Cards: A Powerful Tool for Pest Management and Prevention

  May 27, 2024

  simple yet powerful tools offer growers a cost-effective and early pest prevention method to manage insect populations. In this blog post, we will explore [...] irresistible landing spot for insects, trapping them upon contact and preventing their escape. What are Horiver Cards used for? Horiver sticky cards are [...] contact with it becomes stuck, unable to escape. This immediate capture prevents pests from causing further damage to plants, halting their lifecycle and

• Downy mildew of Cucurbits

  symptoms are found. How to prevent Downey mildew Choose resistant cultivars Use a wide crop rotation with non-host crops Prevent a humid microclimate. Achieve [...] Use hygiene measures. Start clean, remove crop residues and prevent splashing water. Prevent plant diseases by optimizing plant potential and crop resilience

• Crazy roots, hairy roots, crown gall

  in order to prevent biofilm growth inside the irrigation system Prevent contact between the plant roots and the gutters in greenhouses Prevent plant diseases [...] Ri-plasmid in the plant tissue and causes a genetic change in the plant. How to prevent Crazy roots, hairy roots, crown gall Use clean propagation material Use

• Fusarium wilt

  greenhouses Prevent stress for the plants Ensure there is adequate soil drainage Apply nitrogen in the form of nitrate instead of ammonium Prevent damage during [...] wounds, for example where lateral roots branch off from the tap root. How to prevent Fusarium wilt Remove or destroy crop residues Choose resistant cultivars [...] storage and enhance wound healing after harvest, depending on the crop Prevent plant diseases by optimizing plant potential and crop resilience.

• Plant Disease Management

  for designing targeted prevention and control strategies. Learn about plant pathogens Preventing plant diseases Effective prevention of plant diseases involves [...] or lesions. Early detection allows for swift intervention, potentially preventing the disease from spreading further. Crop rotation Crop rotation is a [...] pathogens in the soil. Disease-resistant varieties Another vital aspect of prevention is the use of disease-resistant plant varieties. Opt for plant varieties

• Early blight

  dispersed by wind and in some species through the splash of rain. How to prevent Early blight Remove crop residues, weeds and volunteer plants. Use clean [...] soil. Use resistant cultivars against early blight ( Alternaria solani ). Prevent damage during harvest (in potato and carrot). Post-harvest storage at 0-1 [...] avoid conditions conducive to infection. In greenhouses: avoid high RH. Prevent plant diseases by optimizing plant potential and crop resilience.

• Black rot of carrots

  dispersed by wind and in some species through the splash of rain. How to prevent Black rot of carrots Remove crop residues, weeds and volunteer plants. Use [...] resistant cultivars against black rot of carrots ( Alternaria radicina ). Prevent damage during harvest (in potato and carrot). Post-harvest storage at 0-1 [...] avoid conditions conducive to infection. In greenhouses: avoid high RH. Prevent plant diseases by optimizing plant potential and crop resilience.

• Phytophthora blight

  soil or substrate is higher than normal or optimal for crop growth. How to prevent Phytophthora blight Apply hygiene measures, like cleaning machinery and [...] infested leaves Choose less susceptible or resistant cultivars when available Prevent over-irrigating and be careful with overhead irrigation since both a high [...] by allowing air circulation Disinfect recirculating nutrient solutions Prevent plant diseases by optimizing plant potential and crop resilience.

• Black leg of seedlings

  Many species are entirely saprophytic, so these do not harm plants. How to prevent Black leg of seedlings Use resistant cultivars or graft on tolerant cultivars [...] provide excess nitrogen since this promotes the disease. In greenhouses: Prevent high temperatures immediately after planting. Avoid cold and excessive warm [...] with inadequate drainage or improve the drainage before planting/sowing Prevent plant diseases by optimizing plant potential and crop resilience.