• Fusarium wilt

  system of the host plant and spreads upwards inside the plants. The other species are dispersed upwards on the outside of the plant. Most Fusarium species [...] the leaves turn yellow and wilt, mostly on one side of the plant. Finally, the whole plant wilts. Other symptoms are brown discolouration of the xylem [...] wound healing after harvest, depending on the crop Prevent plant diseases by optimizing plant potential and crop resilience.

• Charcoal rot

  mostly found after plants are well established and after plants begin bearing fruit or are subjected to stress. Severely infected plants collapse and die [...] inoculum in the soil Minimize plant stress with optimal irrigation and fertilization regimes Prevent plant diseases by optimizing plant potential and crop resilience [...] a problem. How to prevent Charcoal rot Plant in fields with no history of the disease Use disease-free planting material Rotate with non-host crops to

• Tomato leafminer

  General The tomato leaf miner (Tuta absoluta), a major pest of field- and greenhouse-grown tomatoes, belongs to the family of Gelechiidae . It is oligophagous [...] species . The main host is tomato but it also feeds on other solanaceous crop plants including potato, eggplant, capsicum pepper and tobacco as well as weeds

• Spical-Plus

  Pests Two spotted spider mite ( Tetranychus urticae ); European red mite ( Panonychus ulmi ); citrus red mite ( Panonychus citri ); other spider mite species [...] predatory mites Dosage The dosage of Spical-Plus depends on climate, crop and pest density and should always be adjusted to the particular situation. Start [...] evenly spaced in the crop. Release should be repeated after 4 weeks if the pest is not controlled. Consult a Koppert advisor or a recognized distributor

• Pierce's disease of grapevine

  tyloses block the vessels, causing the plants to wilt. Transport to different plant parts depends on the plant species: in peach, bacteria are found in [...] numbers are found in leaves and fruits. The bacteria are transferred from plant to plant by all kinds of xylem-feeding insects. Well known, but certainly not [...] from one host plant species to another is still under investigation and seems to depend on the location of the bacteria in the infected plants. For example

• Glasshouse potato aphid

  substance, which leads to deformations in the growing tip of the plant. Precisely where the plant is pierced is unimportant. The piercing of the lower leaves [...] young aphids are born as developed nymphs. They immediately start to feed on plant sap and grow rapidly. When reproduction is sexual, the aphids lay eggs that [...] alternation of hosts, and the two types of life cycles occur on the same host plant. The aphid can overwinter not only in greenhouses, but also outdoors in sheltered

• Bacterial canker of tomato

  infect the new plants by entering through wounds and then growing into the vessels of the plant. Plant growth is inhibited and the plant wilts because the [...] deep-ploughing to stimulate the decay of crop residues Prevent plant diseases by optimizing plant potential and crop resilience. [...] either destroy the infected crop entirely or, if the crop is old, only the plants in the infected area, with a substantial buffer zone. Replanting can only

• Angular leaf spot

  are dispersed by rain, irrigation water or handling of the plants. Infection of the plants happens both passively and actively. Infection and disease [...] sprinkler irrigation is used. Healthy, well growing plants are more susceptible than diseased or stressed plants. How to prevent Angular leaf spot Use clean [...] cultivars of pepper are available and should be used Prevent plant diseases by optimizing plant potential and crop resilience.

• Blight of pepper

  cause root- and crown rot in potted plants. The small roots die and brown-black lesions occur on the larger roots. Plants wilt and the crown leaves drop off [...] above-ground plant parts, leaf wetness is required. Dispersal is by wind and rain causes the pathogen to be returned to the soil from infected plants. Dispersal [...] circulation Disinfect recirculating nutrient solutions Prevent plant diseases by optimizing plant potential and crop resilience.

• Brown root rot, corky root rot

  Avoid frequent irrigation. Remove and destroy affected plants Prevent plant diseases by optimizing plant potential and crop resilience. [...] signs of this disease, are poorly looking plants in localized areas of the greenhouse or field. The affected plants may wilt. Also, interveinal chlorosis of [...] General Pyrenochaeta lycopersici is a fungal plant pathogen, infecting tomatoes and aubergine. It causes brown root rot and corky root rot. Damage symptoms