• Chula Brand is a pioneer in biological pest control in papaya

  January 1, 1970

  to healthy food in the world and, to achieve this, they must produce food with a lower chemical load. Motivated by the losses caused by the two-spotted [...] producer company, to improve and care for the health of the crop, its workers and the final consumer, who now can enjoy a product that is completely safe for [...] Brand and Koppert: a successful collaboration To reduce the burden of acaricides and other chemical pesticides, and consequently produce safer and better

• Rhyzobug Brochure

  January 1, 1970

  Reduces the number of pesticide applications • Reduces the number of active ingredients • Makes it able to comply to the black pesticide list in the value [...] Apply in the evening • Tap beetles directly on the plants or use D-boxes • Start introduction as soon as the first armoured scales are detected and repeat [...] repeat if necessary • The dosage of Rhyzobug depends on climate, crop and armoured scale density and should always be adjusted to the particular situation •

• Grow your own vegetable garden

  January 1, 1970

  The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations defines food security as “ a condition within which all people have access to adequate and [...] Every person that grows their own food is contributing towards the greater food security of our beautiful country. Find out more about the Laeveld Agrochem [...] farming purposes has the potential to significantly reduce food insecurity in rural and urban households. In our quest to help growers big and small become Partners

• Fusarium spp.

  January 1, 1970

  branch off the tap root. F. oxysporum grows inside the roots towards the foot of the plant and enters the vascular system. Inside the vessels, the fungus produces [...] causes foot and/or root rot of the infected host plant, and the disease may manifest as wilting, stunting and chlorosis or lesions on the stem and/or leaves [...] blocks the xylem and causes the wilting which is the main symptom of this Fusarium species. Higher up in the plant, the microconidia germinate and infect

• Knowing & recognizing

  January 1, 1970

  edition of Knowing and recognizing also includes new biopesticides and biostimulants that increase the plant’s resilience to stress and help the plant to grow [...] illustrations and close-up photographs. The knowledge gained will equip you to find the best sustainable solutions. First published 25 years ago and revised in [...] in 2003, the latest edition comprises 443 pages, 700 photographs, and dozens of illustrations of the most prevalent pests, diseases and their natural enemies

• Hop

  January 1, 1970

  About The hop is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Cannabaceae. Hops are the female flowers (seed cones, strobiles) of the plant and are [...] with the ability to extend up to 20 inches a week, and even 50 ft tall in one season. They are typically trained on strings up to 25 ft tall. The hop is [...] cycle, with the continued popularity of microbrews across the globe, genetics for flavoring have dictated how long these plants stay in the ground. They emerge

• Fusarium wilt

  January 1, 1970

  may occur and cause different symptoms. Fusarium oxysporum is the only Fusarium that actually grows inside the vessel system of the host plant and spreads [...] blight in cereals and post-harvest decay. Fusarium oxysporum is the species causing vascular wilt. First the leaves turn yellow and wilt, mostly on one [...] 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 stems are

• Plant Health

  January 1, 1970

  environment is crucial. Photosynthesis, the source-sink dynamics between leaves and fruits/roots, and the intricate soil food web play pivotal roles in maintaining [...] adaptation and promote root and shoot growth, nutrient uptake, and photosynthesis efficiency. Humic and fulvic acids: enhancing plant development Humic and fulvic [...] they transfer sugars to the root system, stimulating the soil food web. This interaction releases essential minerals, enabling the formation of complete

• Aphids

  January 1, 1970

  belonging to the order Hemiptera . The aphids discussed here all belong to the family Aphididae, a family containing many species that cause damage in [...] leaves, stems, and flowers by piercing the plant tissue and sucking out the sap. This can result in stunted growth, curling or distortion of the leaves, yellowing [...] of aphid species: those that change to other host plants in the winter, and those species that do not. Species that alternate between host plants reproduce

• Damping-off

  January 1, 1970

  first, the plants recover during the night, but later the plants wilt irreversibly. In potted plants the flower buds fall off. The side roots rot and very [...] 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 easy [...] stripping of the skin from the root cortex with a finger nail. Life cycle and appearance of Damping-off Pythium belongs to the Oomycetes, a separate group of m