Vegetables

Biocontrol and biostimulation for vegetable cultivation

Consumers’ expectations on fresh vegetable quality and their increasing awareness of health risks linked to chemical residues has led industry players and public authorities to limit the use of synthetic phytosanitary products on vegetables.
The diversity of crops and of production conditions depending on the region multiply the technical constraints for producers. Biocontrol products and biostimulants derived from microorganisms are a new solution for vegetable producers that answer both technical and economic needs while limiting the use of conventional phytosanitary products.

Leaf diseases such as Oidium, Botrytis and Mildew

These diseases generally occur during the second part of the vegetative cycle and up to the harvest. A contamination such as Oidium can cause significant damages on the crops leading to taste alteration or even the destruction of the harvest.

Crops like strawberries, tomatoes or cucumbers need to be protected until the harvest to ensure optimum quality and productivity, all the while respecting the authorized maximum residue limits. Biocontrol products perfectly integrate foliar disease treatment programs in substitution of or in addition to conventional phytosanitary products.