• Damping-off

  mostly occurs in young plants and damage is more extensive in young crops. Damage symptoms Pythium affects roots, in particular those of seedlings. Infected [...] little of the root system survives. On the border between air and soil or substrate the plant turns brown. A typical symptom of a Pythium infection is the [...] separate group of microorganisms and is therefore not a real fungus. It survives as oospores, resting spores which are resistant to unfavourable conditions

• Pepino mosaic virus

  – which isolate of which strain – that causes the infection is one them. The moment in the crop cycle when the infection takes place is another factor that [...] can be observed. In Europe, the Chilean strain (CH2) is dominant and present in 90% of the infections. If more strains are found in case of infection, the [...] etc. In other words, all means by which plant sap of an infected plant gets in contact with a non-infected plant. As soon as one single plant in the greenhouse

• Fusarium wilt

  General Fusarium is a group of soil-borne fungi with many different species. Fusarium is widespread and can infect a range of host crops. Many species [...] mostly on one side of the plant. Finally, the whole plant wilts. Other symptoms are brown discolouration of the xylem vessels which can be seen when the [...] to that of most Fusarium species. Fusarium overwinters for many years in the soil and on crop residues of infected plants as chlamydospores (thick walled

• Crazy roots, hairy roots, crown gall

  yet been defined. The assumption is that the bacteria survive in the soil, but it is possible that first infection is from the propagation material. Infection [...] Furthermore, infection is characterized by excessive root growth (crazy roots). In greenhouse vegetables, the roots overgrow the substrate and in severe epidemics [...] clogged. In tomato, excessive vegetative growth occurs. Life cycle and appearance of Crazy roots, hairy roots, crown gall The primary source of infection

• Orchid

  have a racemose inflorescence, which can consist of many flowers. The majority of orchids which are commercially sold is tropical or subtropical. There [...] no less than 28,000 known species, divided in about 763 genera. In addition, the flowers of orchids come in many different arrangements. Some only have [...] About The orchid is part of an extremely large and diverse of flowering plants, the Orchidaceae or the orchid family . The plant’s flower are usually colourful

• Blueberry

  the health and productivity of these plants. IPM focuses on using a combination of methods to manage pest populations, which includes pest monitoring, cultural [...] Integrated pest management in blueberry Integrated pest management (IPM) plays a vital role in blueberry crop protection , addressing the numerous pests [...] can be used for the control of aphids , fruit flies , mealybugs and scales , spider mites , thrips , beetles and whitefly in blueberry crops. These beneficials

• Spidex Vital lives up to its promises

  to develop into a game changer in spider mite control. It changes the rules of the game and is even more in control of spider mites . And the grower reaps [...] changer in spider mite control As Koppert is able to control the production conditions even better now, this increases delivery security which is yet another [...] times. This is always a critical and tense moment on cucumber farms like mine. And as spider mites can cause real problems in this type of crop, an even

• Protected vegetables

  Common pests in vegetable crops Vegetable pests can inflict serious damage in terms of plant growth and crop yield. The most common pests in vegetable crops [...] management in vegetable crops Biofungicides are an important tool in the arsenal of sustainable farming practices for controlling diseases in vegetable [...] stay ahead of potential crop damage. Learn more Bumblebee pollination of vegetable crops Bumblebees play a crucial role in the pollination of vegetable

• Herbs

  products. In the culinary world, there is a strict difference between herbs and spices. Herbs are the leafy green or flowering parts of a plant, which can be [...] derive from other parts of herbal plants and are often dried seeds, berries, roots, bark and fruits. Botanically speaking, ‘herb’ is synonymously to ‘herbaceous [...] About Herbs are actually all plants which are used as food ingredient, natural medicine or fragrances. They often have savory or aromatic characteristics

• Corn rootworm

  countries, including Italy, where it is widespread in the maize-growing areas in the north. Maize is the only crop in which high population densities can develop [...] overwinters in the soil in the egg stage. Egg hatching start in the middle of May and continues until the begin of July, with the presence of larvae peaking [...] virgifera ) is a chrysomelid beetle originating from North America, where it is regarded as the main pest of maize. Nowadays it is present in many European