• Flowering potted plants

  January 1, 1970

  plants, the most common species are: Poinsettia is well known and popular for its large red, white and green leaves, especially around Christmas. Begonia is [...] species belonging to the family of Crassulaceae . Hibiscus is well known for its large, ornate flowers which are trumpet-shaped. These flowers have five or [...] peach, yellow and purple. Phalaenopsis is also known as the moth orchid. Its genus consists of some 60 species. The Phalaenopsis is an extremely popular

• Amazone Plants continues the path of organic cultivation

  January 1, 1970

  The company has focused on biological plant protection since it was founded. However, its highly automated production system makes this type of plant [...] Scheffers describes biological plant protection as a godsend. ‘It is going very well indeed. It would be unthinkable if we still had to keep using chemical [...] owned by Lex Scheffers and Fred van Zijl did not immediately have the wind at its back but the business started to take off in 2015. In 2019, the tomato nursery

• Integrated Pest Management

  January 1, 1970

  g pests; it's about achieving a balance in the ecosystem. The principles of IPM Prevention IPM focuses on prevention rather than reaction. It emphasizes [...] a sustainable and environmentally responsible approach to pest management. It employs a combination of strategies to prevent and control pests while minimizing [...] Pest Management is a dynamic and multifaceted strategy for pest control. It combines biological, cultural, physical, and chemical tools to manage pests

• Papaya

  January 1, 1970

  Mexico, it is now grown in most tropical regions around the world. The papaya fruit is 15-45 cm in length and between 10-30 cm in diameter. Its soft skin

• Knowing & recognizing

  January 1, 1970

  Knowing and recognizing does exactly what it implies. It empowers you with knowledge about the pest’s lifecycle and its many phases, as well as giving you the [...] understand the interaction between pests, diseases and their natural enemies. It explains how they spread in the crop, the damage they can cause, and specific [...] A knowledge company The use of biological control is not a simple process, it has become a complex system in which many aspects need to be considered. The

• Dwarf bunt

  January 1, 1970

  General Tilletia controversa is a plant pathogen. It is a fungus known to cause the smut disease TCK smut in soft white and hard red winter wheats, as [...] in the next season. The optimum temperature for germination is 3-8 °C and it takes three to ten weeks for germination. The seedlings are infected after

• Parasitic wasps

  January 1, 1970

  e. This process involves the parasitic wasp laying its eggs inside or on a host pest. Here's how it works: Egg laying: A female parasitic wasp seeks out [...] parasitic wasp larvae then develop inside the host insect, eventually killing it. These wasps are highly specialized, with different species targeting specific [...] often exhibit host specificity. The female parasitic wasp carefully inserts its eggs either inside the host's body or attaches them to the host's exterior

• HyFood takes habanero to another level with biological control

  January 1, 1970

  Looking for a reliable partner To be consistent with its philosophy, HyFood needed to minimize its agrochemical applications. To achieve this, the impl [...] markets, HyFood improves its hydroponic production processes thanks to the compliance required by international certifiers that endorse its habaneros as a safe [...] production of different varieties of habanero peppers in hydroponic system. Since its founding in 2017, they have been clear about their goal: to produce high-value

• Eggplant

  January 1, 1970

  widely produced for its tasty fruit. In North America and Australia the fruit is called eggplant and in South Africa and Southeast Asia it is known as brinjal

• Black leg of seedlings

  January 1, 1970

  General Pythium is considered a ‘weak pathogen’, meaning that it can usually only affect plants that are in a sub-optimal condition or suffer from stress [...] Oomycetes, a separate group of microorganisms and is therefore not a real fungus. It survives as oospores, resting spores which are resistant to unfavourable