Crop · 13 articles
Greenhouse crop production is a high-tech branch of plant cultivation that requires an agronomist to strictly control microclimate conditions, plant nutrition, and the phytosanitary state of the environment. In protected ground conditions, artificial isolation from the external environment is often combined with high planting density, which creates specific risks for the development of diseases, pests, and viral infections. Understanding pathogen biology, their spread mechanisms, and the characteristics of epiphytotic development is a necessary condition for maintaining productivity and ensuring stable yield at every stage of the growing season.
This collection brings together expert materials on key aspects of working in greenhouses and hotbeds. The reader will find practical recommendations here on organizing irrigation, plant training, and choosing nutrition strategies for various substrates, including hydroponic systems. Particular attention is paid to protective measures: from biological control methods and stem disease diagnostics to modern approaches for managing pathogen resistance to fungicides. These articles will help systematize knowledge about protecting greenhouse crops and build an effective plant care scheme that minimizes losses from infections and agronomic errors.
Plant protection For agronomists
The article examines the relationship between the developmental phases of greenhouse crops and the intensity of pathogen infection. The author analyzes environmental factors and maintenance methods that determine the economic viability of disease control
Plant protection For agronomists
The article examines the main signs of pathological stem changes in protected soil. You will learn to distinguish symptoms of wilting, deformation, and necrosis caused by bacterial and fungal infections
Plant protection For agronomists
The article examines the biological characteristics of fungal pathogens, including mycelial structure, sporulation processes, and adaptation mechanisms. A systematic classification of the main fungal disease agents affecting greenhouse plants is also presented
Greenhouses and covers For gardeners
Most growers make a mistake by relying on natural precipitation and allowing critical fluctuations in soil moisture. A stable harvest in a greenhouse is possible only by shifting from occasional watering to a calibrated water supply system for each crop
Plant protection For agronomists
The article describes the main transmission pathways of viral infections via insects, nematodes, and fungi, as well as modern biotechnological methods for obtaining virus-free nursery plants. You will learn about the possibilities of crop sanitation using thermotherapy and meristem culture
Plant protection For agronomists
The article examines the development features of grey and black stem rot on cucumbers. You will learn about disease diagnostics and agrotechnical control measures to prevent epiphytotics in greenhouses
Plant protection For agronomists
The development of pathogen resistance to fungicides poses a serious threat to the harvest. This article examines plant protection methods through the judicious rotation of products with different modes of action and the use of effective tank mixtures
Plant protection For agronomists
The article examines modern methods of fungicide application for the control of root rots and infections. Special attention is paid to preventing pathogen resistance under greenhouse conditions
Plant protection For agronomists
The article examines the practice of using beneficial insects and fungi to control greenhouse pests, as well as the compatibility of fungicides with biological methods of plant protection
Plant protection For agronomists
The use of alternative growing media allows for effective control of soil-borne pathogens. The article examines the experience of using straw, peat, and flow-through hydroponic systems in modern protected soil
Plant protection For agronomists
The article describes key mechanisms of phytopathogen dissemination, from airborne spore dispersal to secondary infection of foci, and explains factors affecting the rate of epiphytotic development in crops
Greenhouses and covers For gardeners
Vertical cultivation in a protected ground requires proper staking and timely sucker removal of plants. The article examines methods for optimizing greenhouse space and the significance of soil composition for the proper development of vegetable crops
