• Noli registred in Israel

  January 13, 2021

  Monilinia , has been reactivated in Israel thanks to the joint efforts of one of the leading distributors in Israel, Lidorr Elements, and Koppert Biological [...] used to be marketed under the name of ‘Shemer’ in Israel but has been missing from the market since the expiration of the license agreement. Koppert has [...] Biological Systems. The first commercial shipment is planned for the first quarter of 2021. Discovered by isolating the natural yeast found in a vineyard by Prof

• Royal decoration for Koppert Board Members

  September 16, 2017

  jubilee anniversary, two of its directors, Paul Koppert and Henri Oosthoek, received the royal decoration of Officer in the Order of Oranje-Nassau on Friday [...] The honour was bestowed on them by the Mayor of Lansingerland, Pieter van der Stadt. Speaking on behalf of the King, Mayor van der Stadt said the honour [...] unnoticed. ‘His majesty is pleased to appoint you as Officers in the Order of Oranje-Nassau for your commitment to society’, the Mayor announced before

• Koppert co-hosts International Horti Quiz

  March 18, 2021

  respectively. The quiz will consist of two rounds of general questions. After the quiz, participants can join one of the breakout rooms to learn more about [...] international Horti Quiz on 24 March. The first edition of this quiz is about the fundament of sustainable production; soil, substrates and seeds. These [...] selected randomly. The final score of each team will be announced right after the quiz. Ed Smit, and Renee Snijders of Jungle Talks: ‘We invite anyone with

• Koppert present at Biocontrol Africa and NewAG International conferences in Kenya

  March 29, 2018

  biocontrol of invasive plants an diseases. Biocontrol Africa As one of the keynote speakers, Henri Oosthoek gave a presentation on 50 years of biocontrol [...] In the second session of the programme, Koppert Kenya’s Charles Macharia gave a presentation on the dissemination and upscaling of biological solutions [...] management of Tuta absoluta and the Fusarium Wilt-Root Knot Nematode complex in Kenya. The presentation prompted a discussion regarding the prospects of smallholder

• Ten need-to-know facts about caterpillars

  July 18, 2023

  usually warmer inside than outside. The caterpillars of the butterflies and moths can do a lot of damage to these crops, so effective control depends on [...] attack crops; most of them feed on nectar. Caterpillars have biting or chewing mouth parts, which allow them to consume large amounts of plant tissue. The [...] causing problems worldwide. In protected and open-field crops, caterpillars of the following butterflies and moths in particular drive growers to despair:

• Natutec Drive effective and efficient – ‘a fantastic device’

  December 16, 2020

  beneficials, and labour cost savings. All of this got product developers at Koppert thinking – what if we took one of these blowing devices and attached it [...] ensuring constant, uniform distribution of the beneficials and carrier material. The new blowing device contains a world of refined technology, explains Tom Vroegop [...] strawberries takes an average of 140 minutes for each hectare – the Natutec Drive brings this down to 36 minutes, barely a quarter of the time. The device also

• Support your blueberry flowers

  April 19, 2021

  support the extra mineral demand of the plant: Use a root enhancer in the spring to enhance the root mass and root quality of the plant. Koppert recommends [...] T22 will colonize the roots and enhance the uptake of minerals. Make one or two foliar applications of seaweed extracts and a calcium foliar fertilizer during [...] Flowering is a critical period in the growth cycle of a blueberry plant. The flowers on the blueberry bush will pollinate and set fruit in a 2-3-week time

• European Parliament Agricultural Commission visits Koppert Biological Systems

  March 29, 2016

  kicked off a three-day working tour of the Netherlands with a visit to Koppert Biological Systems to inform itself of the latest innovations for sustainable [...] Parliament how a Dutch company makes innovative use of nature. Koppert is a company that is ahead of the rest and we need to ensure that (EU) legislation [...] power of Koppert, a company that makes it possible to produce more and safer food with less impact on the environment, he said at the close of the visit

• Knowledge transfer brings good results in India

  May 7, 2024

  practices in this region of India include treatments with lime, copper and different synthetic fungicides. The Koppert strategy consisted of disinfecting the soil [...] Centre of Excellence reports. ‘In Koppert plots the tomato yield was 60-70% higher than in the farmers’ practice for both varieties. A comparison of costs [...] had good results in treating bacterial wilt in tomatoes in India. The Centre of Excellence in Orissa, India, reports that trials showed that Koppert’s biological

• Natupol bumblebees - keeping cool and working hard in the heat!

  August 29, 2016

  optimum amount of workers is free to carry out their pollination work. It also ensures that the bumblebees are out for the maximum number of pollination hours [...] hours and that it positively influences the lifespan of a colony,’ Remco Huvermann explains. Impact of hive temperature on the bumblebee colony an pollination: [...] The study of climatic and environmental conditions in which bumblebees need to operate in various countries worldwide conducted over a period of 26 years