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Healthy Hydroponics at the Cultivate'22 Main sign

Healthy Hydroponics at Cultivate’22

Healthy Hydroponics at Cultivate’22 Cultivate’22 by AmericanHort is one of the greenhouse industry’s must-go events! We are proud to have exhibited beside well-known agricultural companies answer learned so much from industry experts. Let’s look back at some of the highlights of our trip! Cultivate’22 is a world-class trade show where equipment manufacturers, suppliers, solution providers, […]
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lettuce soft rot

Pathogen Profile: Pectobacterium carotovorum 

What is Pectobacterium carotovorum? Pectobacterium carotovorum is one pathogen, of many, that causes soft rot in plants. It is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped, facultative anaerobe [1], (Figure 1). This bacteria is part of the order Enterobacterales [2] which includes other well-known bacteria such as Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Salmonella, to name a few. Soft rot is […]
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aphids thrips and whiteflies

3 Common Greenhouse Pests

3 Common Greenhouse Pests One of the most common issues that lots of growers deal with in a greenhouse is different types of pests. The warm, humid conditions and abundant food in a greenhouse provide the perfect environment for pest development. Greenhouses also lack the natural predators for most pests that would be found in […]
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examples of biopesticides

Biocontrol in Farming

Biocontrol in Farming Globally, around 3 billion tons of pesticides are used annually to prevent diseases and pests from harming crops, yet 40% of crops are still lost due to plant diseases [1]. Adapting biocontrol in farming is a natural way to prevent and treat diseases; it can significantly reduce crop loss while avoiding the […]
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Powdery mildew on cucumber leaf.

Fungi and Hydroponic Systems

s summer approaches and the temperatures rise, so do humidity levels. Southern Ontario is notorious for humid weather which can have lasting impacts on agricultural success. Humidity provides ideal conditions for fungi to grow, including mold and mildew.
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alfalfa hairy root Rhizobium

Pathogen Profile: Agrobacterium rhizogenes

What is Agrobacterium rhizogenes? Agrobacterium rhizogenes, also currently known as Rhizobium rhizogenes (1), is a Gram-negative, rod shaped, pathogenic bacteria (2) (Figure 1). A. rhizogenes lives in the rhizosphere, which is where the name derived (rhiza a root and gennao to make or to produce; hence, rhizogenes or root-producing).  A. rhizogenes causes hairy root disease […]
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Tanya in GreenTech Americas

Healthy Hydroponics at GreenTech Americas in Mexico

Rancho Nexo and Mexico Our team in Healthy Hydroponics is checking out the international market! Last month I had the opportunity to visit Mexico with Rancho Nexo and participate in a trade show and various events. Rancho Nexo is a company that provides Canadian entrepreneurs connections and opportunities with many key figures in the Mexican […]
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tomatoes infected tobrfv

Pathogen Profile: Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus

What is ToBRFV? Tomato brown rugose fruit virus, commonly known as ToBRFV, is a virus belonging to the genus Tobamovirus. This virus has been around since 2014, when it was first discovered in Israel [1]. Although it is too early to estimate global crop production damage, data gathered from Florida, USA showed an estimated 30% – […]
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powdery mildew

Pathogen Profile: Leveillula taurica

Powdery Mildew (Leveillula taurica) See our Resource page to see what we aim to cover in each post. What is Leveillula taurica? Leveillula taurica (also known as Oidiopsis taurica [1] in its asexual state) is a fungus which causes “powdery mildew” on plants among the Solanaceae, Alliaceae and Cucurbitaceae families [2]. However, some plants are naturally […]
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