• Spider mites and other mites

  spherical and laid on the underside of leaves or on other parts of the plant. The number of eggs laid by a single female can vary, and they can hatch within [...] flat mites, can cause a range of damage, depending on the species and the host plant. They often cause yellow-brown spots and discoloration on the leaves. [...] twisting. This damage is caused by the mites feeding on the plant tissue, which disrupts the growth and development of the leaves. False spider mite damage

• Fusarium wilt

  inside the vessel system of the host plant and spreads upwards inside the plants. The other species are dispersed upwards on the outside of the plant. [...] Fusarium oxysporum is the species causing vascular wilt. First the leaves turn yellow and wilt, mostly on one side of the plant. Finally, the whole plant wilts [...] brown discolouration of the xylem vessels which can be seen when the stems are cut. In banana, whole plantations may die and the soil may not be suitable

• Vici Routz SP

  containing soil probiotics and prebiotics that stimulates the crop growth and root system, increases the tolerance to soil borne diseases which results in increased [...] yield. How does Vici Routz SP work? Soil probiotics and prebiotics in Vici Routz SP act as bio-primers that: Improves crop vigour and makes the crop less [...] sowing Seedling, planting material dip in solution at the time of transplanting, planting Drench the solution one and two weeks after sowing, transplanting

• Vici Routz GR

  Routz GR work? Vici Routz GR improves the overall soil health by increasing and activating the beneficial microbes in the soil and near root zone. Application [...] stimulates the crop growth and root system, nutrient uptake, drought tolerance, disease resistance which results in healthy crop and higher yield. How does Vici [...] Application of Vici Routz GR Broadcast homogeneously to the plant’s root zone. Granules can also be applied by line or band application. Composition Phosphobacteria

• Beneficial nematodes

  due to the bacterial infection. Feeding and reproduction: The nematodes feed on the multiplying bacteria and absorb the nutrients released by the bacterial [...] target insects. Nematodes can be applied by foliar or soil application, depending on the target pest. Here's a general guideline on how to apply nematodes (always [...] nematode quantity based on the infestation severity and treatment area and as indicated on the product labels Store nematodes in a refrigerated environment

• Gummy stem blight

  brown lesions on the foot and higher up on the stem. On the lesions, golden-brown gummy drops occur, hence the name gummy stem blight. On the lesions, black [...] which can only be recognized from the outside by the small narrowing of the tip of the mature fruits. The symptoms on stems, leaves and inside the fruits [...] workers. The ascospores are the main source of dispersal of disease upwards in the crop and the conidia for spread of the disease downwards. How to prevent

• Early blight

  lesions on stem and foot. On fruits, dark sunken, leathery lesions occur at the side of the stem. Life cycle and appearance of Early blight From the primary [...] General The only known stage in all Alternaria species is the asexual stage. Conidia and mycelium overwinter in the soil and on crop residues and cause [...] spores surviving in the soil are the main source of infection. Especially wheat and barley reduce the number of surviving conidia in the soil. Use resistant

• Bacterial soft rot, bacterial stem rot

  wilt at the time of first harvest or after that. The pith disintegrates and the stem becomes hollow. Because of the bacterial growth in the pith, the stem [...] stem seems wet and slimy. Above or below the hollow stem the vascular tissue keeps its normal colour. On the fruits, lesions first are small and sunken, w [...] population densities. It can survive as epiphytic bacteria on various plants or in the soil in low densities. It has also been found in the gut of insects, possibly

• Bacterial canker of tomato

  ‘suspect’ that year. On the infected field no potatoes or other Solaneceaous crops can be planted for five years. On other fields on the same farm, no seed [...] half of the season. The first symptoms are wilting of the lower leaves and subsequent expansion of the wilt upwards. Cutting the stem at the foot shows whitish [...] growing into the vessels of the plant. Plant growth is inhibited and the plant wilts because the xylem vessels become blocked. The bacterium can survive some

• Leaf stripe

  first occur on the first, second and third leaf and subsequently on other leaves. Yellow stripes are formed at the base of the leaf and the leaf sheath [...] during the cropping season. The fungus is seed-borne and this systemic infection is the only source of primary infection. The fungus spreads from the seed [...] and chlorotic and may merge. Eventually this leads to the death of the leaf. The leaf splits at the end which makes it look shredded. This is typical for