• The importance of women in Agriculture

  August 15, 2022

  potential to address food insecurity.” With this insight, it is important to look to the future of what jobs may look like for women wanting to build a career [...] news, so how do you get started? As Cecilia said, equip yourself with the right skills and training. Laurika du Bois is just the person to talk to when it [...] individual level, we need to empower women with entrepreneurial and business planning skills to make them more independent and capable to participate in the local

• Biological solutions offer multiple benefits

  November 8, 2022

  know how to put our mission into practice: Koppert wishes to contribute to better health of people and the planet and, in partnership with nature, to make [...] part of an integrated system. In most cases, a complete switch to biological solutions is unlikely to be an immediate option. ‘But we’re eager to work with [...] developed solutions to apply these products on a large scale. Drones have an important role to play in this.’ These efforts are starting to pay off. ‘We’ve

• Fusarium wilt

  small 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 [...] 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 [...] plantations may die and the soil may not be suitable for planting for many years to come. Life cycle and appearance of Fusarium wilt Fusarium oxysporum has many

• Hop

  vigorous grower 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 [...] Although frequently referred to as hops “vine”, this plant is technically a bine. Bines have stout stems with stiff hairs to aid them in climbing. They are [...] long life cycle, with the continued popularity of microbrews across the globe, genetics for flavoring have dictated how long these plants stay in the ground

• Green peach aphid

  is, with unfertilized viviparous females continuing to produce new generations of females. Aphids moult four times before reaching adulthood. With each [...] now a pest with a world-wide distribution. The green peach aphid ( Myzus persicae subsp. persicae ) is a particularly polyphagous aphid with summer host [...] sugars, but has a low protein content. Aphids therefore need to extract large quantities of sap to get sufficient protein. The excess sugar is secreted in the

• Tripar-C Leaflet

  are therefore completely safe to apply in both conventional and organic agricultural systems; • Easy to use and quick to distribute in affected areas. [...] the case with conventional pesticides. • Pests cannot develop resistance against their natural enemies, thus Tripar-C is an excellent tool to combat resistance [...] wasps prefer to parasitize fresh FCM eggs and adults live between 5 and 10 days. Daily temperatures and access to food (e.g. nectar) have an influence on

• Koppert is investing in smarter scouting

  June 17, 2019

  more accurate as time progresses. Act quickly Thanks to this, growers only need to use a smartphone to scan the Horiver sticky traps in their greenhouses [...] tenuis. It is also possible to manually enter sticky trap and crop data in the app. The generated data will then be displayed in an online dashboard. This dashboard [...] customize to suit their needs, giving them immediate insight into the level of infestation in their greenhouses. Additionally, the dashboard lists how pests

• Understanding the importance of scouting for successful IPM in Macadamia Orchards

  September 26, 2024

  strategies. How does biological control fit into an IPM strategy? Complementary methods : Biological control is most effective when combined with other IPM [...] report Analyse your data to determine the effectiveness of biological control. Compare current findings with previous records to gauge trends and impacts [...] IPM strategy Integrating biological control within an IPM framework ensures a holistic approach to pest management. Key beneficial organisms targeting

• Damping-off

  produced. Zoospores are spores with flagellae, which enable the spores to move through water. The zoospores are chemically drawn to the growing roots of young [...] spots. On the infected plant, new sporangia with zoospores are formed, that allow the disease to spread to neighbouring plants. The zoospores disperse [...] 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

• Mealybugs and scales

  leads to sooty mould. Infestations reduce plant vigor, fruit quality and overall yield. Effective control of mealybugs and scales is essential to maintain [...] females are wingless and immobile, and covered with a hard scale (armoured scales and soft scales) or with waxy threads (mealybugs). They suck the sap of [...] often drop off; plant sap is low in proteins and rich in sugars. In order to gain an adequate intake of protein, mealybugs must ingest large quantities of