Tropical nematodes in greenhouses

5 November 2020 - Articles

Most of the nematodes in greenhouses are tropical species. The Eurofins Agro nematode analysis for greenhouse horticulture takes this into account.

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Spotlight on phosphate

2 November 2020 - Articles

Eurofins Agro is publishing a series of articles on important nutrients for horticultural crops. Our first article was about nitrogen. This time we are looking at phosphate.

Lack of light or virus?

2 November 2020 - Articles

Lack of light can cause defects in the crop. Symptoms are difficult to distinguish from viral infections or nutrient deficiencies.

Checking disinfector regularly is not a luxury

2 November 2020 - Articles

More than 50% the water samples analyzed after disinfection turn out to have high plate counts of bacteria and fungal spore.

Solar radiation can influence plantsap

9 June 2020 - Articles

The amount of solar radiation affects the results of the PlantsapCheck and CropCheck analyses, according to a recent trial at two nurseries where crops were sampled on a cold and a warm day. The results show that the composition of the plant sap and dry matter can vary greatly during the course of the day. Therefore, always make sure you take samples in similar conditions.

Stomata and transpiration

25 May 2020 - Articles

The greenhouse climate has a significant impact on the opening and closing of the stomata and therefore on the water balance and nutrient composition of the plant sap.

Substantial differences in soil life

21 May 2020

How is the soil life in my nursery doing? This is a question puzzles more and more growers. Eurofins Agro has developed a new method - the Soil Life Monitor - for identifying different organisms in soil, various substrates, water and compost.

Not all water sources are the same

18 May 2020 - Articles

When switching to a different water source attention must be paid to the water quality. Often an adjustment of fertilization schemes is needed.

Beware of thrips

18 May 2020

In practice, thrips are still causing many problems. They occur both in greenhouses and outside. Since plants travel all around the world, new species of thrips are being introduced.

Spotlight on nitrogen

11 May 2020 - Articles

Nutrients are very important to plant growth. Suboptimal (too much and too little) fertilization can make a big difference in yield. Nitrogen in the spotlight.