• Fit Roots for Plant Health Whitepaper - Koppert

  drain holes in a slab give a more even water- and mineral pattern in the slab. The composition of the nutrient solution in the root zone is frequently monitored [...] elaborates on the micro life in the root zone which is often underestimated in the current practice but plays a key role in plant health and resilience [...] their nutrients in the form of microbial metabolites which is extremely more energy-efficient than taking up mineral nutrition. This is also a positive co

• Plant Pollinator interactions in high temperatures

  greenhouse, even if pollination occurs by hand. A humidity of 85% is fine for pollination in a semi-closed greenhouse, while a humidity of more than 80% starts [...] plant. This is undesirable as it creates fluctuating yields that result in overall lower production. Differences in cultivars There are also upper limits [...] levels given in Watts. can be reduced if the humidity is too low or radiation is too high. Staying outside the gray and yellow areas in the table in figure

• FAQ Nematodes

  temperatures and certainly not outside a host. Only if the nematode is in the host and the temperature is not too low is there a small chance that the nematodes [...] reach their host. Once in contact with a host, they try to penetrate it through a body opening. In the host, the nematodes release a bacterium that can kill [...] conditions, a nematode can kill an insect in 24-48 hours. Under field conditions, a nematode will first have to look for a host. The effect of treatment is thus

• Manual Wireless Beehome

  be a fault in the power supply. There is no transmitter signal. The battery pack is empty. The PCB is broken. The receiver is broken. Red LED on transmitter [...] the transmitter to a pole along the aisle in a central area in the greenhouse. The transmitter has a range of approximately 100 metres in both directions [...] Position the transmitter in a dry spot in the shade (as a preventative action, pay attention to potential damp problems by avoiding points in the greenhouse where

• Pollination checklist Growing lights

  bumblebees to fly when there is enough daylight present. Wireless BeeHome system (WBH) can be controlled either by using a timer or by connecting the transmitter [...] 09-2023 | PR28302 Make sure the hives are not overheated by the lamps and other means, or by the sun in spring and late autumn. The later the lights are turned [...] than 28 °C temperatures you can place them lower in the greenhouse. 13:00 Vertical placement will have a negative effect on the development of the hives

• Trial results beneficial nematodes in fruit orchards

  good. There is only a little damage but it’s not excessive,’ he confirms. ‘We do it every year to avoid pest invasion so it is fully included in the treatment [...] Michel Loubejac is a fruit grower in Moissac in the Tarn-etGaronne, region of France. Here he grows organic apples on 5 hectares used for baby compotes [...] reports that the benefit of using Capirel nematodes is that it can also be used as a preventive treatment in the autumn to reduce the pest pressure for the

• Target pests of beneficial nematodes in top fruits

  residue This is an overview of the nematode-pest combinations that have been tested successfully so far. If a specific pest is not mentioned in this document [...] Dose 1,5 billion/ha Beneficial nematodes A biological & effective solution to help control hazardous pests in agricultural crops While plant parasitic [...] available anymore. Beneficial nematodes can be used to tackle a broad spectrum of pests in top and stone fruits, like apples and peaches, potatoes, and

• Target pests of beneficial nematodes in stone fruits & nuts

  g Spray/drench over a 1 m radius around the tree trunk - 1 or 2 treatments in springtime and in autumn Larvae 1 - 3 million in 10L min. per tree Plum [...] residue This is an overview of the nematode-pest combinations that have been tested successfully so far. If a specific pest is not mentioned in this document [...] Chestnut tortrix Beneficial nematodes A biological & effective solution to help control hazardous pests in agricultural crops While plant parasitic

• Target pests of beneficial nematodes in soft fruits

  residue This is an overview of the nematode-pest combinations that have been tested successfully so far. If a specific pest is not mentioned in this document [...] feltiae S. carpocapsae Beneficial nematodes A biological & effective solution to help control hazardous pests in agricultural crops While plant parasitic [...] available anymore. Beneficial nematodes can be used to tackle a broad spectrum of pests in top and stone fruits, like apples and peaches, potatoes, and

• Trial results onion fly and bean seed fly

  many pests. Meet Frank Keijzer, the owner of a 57-hectare organic arable farm and is growing a wide variety of crops, including onions, carrots, sweetcorn [...] (Delia platura) is a common pest that can cause significant damage to crops such as onion, corn and cabbage. Bean seed flies damage crops by laying their [...] disappeared within a few days after the treatment. Beneficial nematodes control bean seed fly (Delia platura) by infecting the fly’s larvae in the soil. When