• Sustainable Development Goals

  towards achieving a better and more sustainable future for all. At Koppert, we believe that sustainable development is essential for the future of our [...] e produce. Key SDGs in which we are active: SDG 2 – Zero hunger The persistence of hunger for over 800 million people daily is compounded by significant [...] diseases in the greenhouse using predatory mites and wasps; making plants more resilient by using fungi in the soil, and introducing bumblebees to improve

• Blight of pepper

  structures which can either germinate directly or produce zoospores), chlamydospores (thick-walled mycelium cells which are resistant to desiccation) or mycelium [...] explains why the disease spreads more rapidly when the water content of the soil or substrate is higher than normal or optimal for crop growth. How to prevent [...] overwintering structures which infect the host. Zoospores are spores with flagellae, which enable them to move through water. Infection is usually from the root

• Phytophthora blight

  structures which can either germinate directly or produce zoospores), chlamydospores (thick-walled mycelium cells which are resistant to desiccation) or mycelium [...] explains why the disease spreads more rapidly when the water content of the soil or substrate is higher than normal or optimal for crop growth. How to prevent [...] overwintering structures which infect the host. Zoospores are spores with flagellae which enable them to move through water. Infection is usually from the root

• Apple collar rot

  structures which can either germinate directly or produce zoospores), chlamydospores (thick-walled mycelium cells which are resistant to desiccation) or mycelium [...] explains why the disease spreads more rapidly when the water content of the soil or substrate is higher than normal or optimal for crop growth. How to prevent [...] overwintering structures, which infect the host. Zoospores are spores with flagellae, which enable them to move through water. Infection is usually from the root

• Earth Day 2022: Koppert’s ongoing investment in the planet

  April 22, 2022

  worldwide. Our ultimate goal is 100% sustainable horticulture and agriculture. It is the only responsible way in which to pass on the earth to future [...] in the planet ‘Invest in your planet’, is this year’s international Earth Day theme and we can confirm that this is exactly what we have been doing at Koppert [...] and promotes conservation and sustainability. On April 22, more than a billion people from more than 190 countries will join demonstrations, projects and

• Anthurium

  markets, red is the most popular colour. Other types include the obake anthuriums which are larger than the standard ones and their spathe has a more prolonged [...] anthurium is a flowering, perennial plant and has beautiful, long lasting flowers that come in a variety of colours. However, the ‘flower’ is actually an [...] prolonged shape that comes in two or more colours.

• Downy mildew of rose

  bordered by the veins, which are first yellow and then turn brown. On the underside of the leaf fluffy growth appears which is first white and later turns [...] the stomata or directly by penetrating the cuticula. For germination free water is required. For most downy mildews, the optimum temperature is around 15 [...] turns grey-brown. This is, in fact, the sporulation of the pathogens extruding from the stomata. In lettuce, the foot is infected first and this causes

• Cabbage root fly

  What is cabbage root fly? The cabbage root fly, also known as the cabbage fly, ( Delia radicum ) is a common pest most often found in crops and wildflowers [...] mm, is grey in colour with black bristles and colourless wings. The elongated eggs are 1.2 mm in size and white in colour. The larvae are white or whi [...] root fly ( Delia radicum ). Steinernema feltiae is a beneficial entomopathogenic nematode species that is an effective natural enemy of cabbage root fly

• Tomato pinworm

  usually fold the leaf over itself, or knit 2 leaves together, between which they continue to feed. More severe damage is caused to the crop when older larvae [...] especially eggplant and potato. It is frequently confused with similar species that might be present, with which it shares similar habits. Due to the [...] fruits of tomato. Mining by larvae in the leaves is the most common type of injury. Initially, the mine is long and narrow, but it later widens to become

• Pea blight, leaf and pod spot

  General Ascochyta pisi is a fungal plant pathogen that causes A scochyta blight on pea (leaf blight or pea blight) and lesions of stems, leaves, and pods [...] stems they are more elongated. The lesions are light brown, sunken and surrounded by a dark brown to red-brown border. The first infection is often on the [...] in the soil or on crop residues because of its poor saprophytic competitiveness and because chlamydospores are rare. Primary infection is purely seed-borne