• Trianum effectively controls Pythium in cucumber

  every day, which makes it susceptible to Pythium. A very acceptable level Kees grows Rijk Zwaan’s variety Skyson RZ, which has a lot of vigour and is suited [...] gets 20 hours of light a day, which means it requires a lot of water. That larger quantity of water makes the plant more susceptible to Pythium. That’s [...] Phythium at a very acceptable level. Treatment with Trianum is easy, requires very little labour, and is reasonably priced.’

• Nematodes established solution for Nesidiocoris in France

  July 9, 2020

  Nesidiocoris showing up in crops from February onwards, which is really early. Nesidiocoris tenuis is a bug that has been a problem in France for a good 10 [...] treatment robot, which is used by blocking the lower nozzles so that it acts only on the head and avoids our Macrolophus . Capsanem is a valuable ally!’ [...] field. The results are very clear. It is very effective on the larvae. The nematodes also act on Macrolophus , which is biologically very close to Nesidiocoris

• Red currant

  areas. Red currant is a deciduous shrub which develops into 1–1.5 metres (3.3–4.9 ft) high (occasionally the shrubs grows to 2 metres or 7 ft). Its leaves [...] About The red currant ( Ribes rubrum) belongs to the genus Ribes which is a member of the gooseberry family. Red currants are indigenous to Western Europe [...] produces are a yellow-green colour, and develop in pendulous racemes (4–8 cm or 2–3 inch) and later on into bright red, translucent edible berries. In terms

• Next generation to lead family business Koppert

  November 18, 2021

  global need for more sustainable food production is increasing; it calls for more biological and natural growing conditions that are also more productive, [...] crop protection company will hand over the reins on 1 January 2022, after which the five other Board members will be in charge of the family company. René [...] Peter Maes will become Chief Strategy Officer (CSO). ‘The Executive Board is proud to be taking over the leadership of the company. As a family business

• Pine processionary moth

  ea pityocampa), is a major pest of pine trees around the Mediterranean Sea. It is most conspicuously damaging on pine plantations, or amenity pines. Damage [...] damage is extremely serious in young reforested areas where it may lead to death of trees, directly or as a consequence of attack by bark beetles or other [...] colonies and spin silken nests, which enlarge until the fourth instar when the definitive winter nest is built. In general, this is situated at the branch tips

• Less use of chemical pesticides due to Natutec Scout

  Volgering, Scout at Schreurs, explains: “Scouting is very important within this cultivation. This is why we not only conduct a weekly count of all sticky [...] app for a considerable time now, yielding positive outcomes. ''Scouting is more efficient, simple and clearer compared to previous methods. The app's u [...] have the option to manually count and enter the quantities of thrips or whitefly , or opt for automatic counting by scanning the sticky trap," according

• Koppert collaborates with Valto to control harmful tomato virus

  October 8, 2018

  US1(CH1) symptoms. The Pepino Mosaic Virus is very changeable and causes damaging symptoms such as leaf or stem necrosis and fruit discoloration, fruit [...] greenhouse. V10 covers both so mutation is less likely and plants are protected naturally. This twofold protection is what distinguishes us from our competitors’ [...] Manager, Kris De Smet. ‘Registration in several European countries is expected in a few weeks or months’ time. We expect that tomato growers all over Europe will

• Dutch King attends Koppert’s jubilee

  September 14, 2017

  and more sustainable. Our people continuously contribute towards making cultivation practices more sustainable. The presence of the King today is a recognition [...] ‘Partners with Nature Seminar’ which Koppert organized as part of the jubilee celebrations on this day. The seminar was attended by more than 700 international [...] methods to a range of growers from high tech crops to arable crops . That is the aim of this seminar. We wish to bring our worldwide network together and

• Koppert and UPL join forces to promote sustainable agriculture in Spain and Portugal

  March 1, 2022

  expansion plan, today it is present in more than 130 countries, has 48 formulation plants, 12 experimental development stations and more than 13,000 product [...] offer more and better biological solutions to farmers for crop management, environmental protection and consumers. This commercial relationship is the [...] n between both companies, already consolidated in Japan and India, and which is beginning to spread to other geographies, starting with Spain. “With this

• European biocontrol industry proposes new EU regulatory framework

  November 26, 2018

  ‘Farmers need more sustainable tools with which to grow healthy and productive crops within an integrated pest management programme in which biocontrol and [...] been successful due to the European Commission which is reluctant to move forward. An example of this is the repeal of the resolution for low risk PPP. [...] market much more rapidly and boost the EU’s agricultural economy.’ How have growers, producers, legislators reacted to this paper? ‘It is still unclear