Ag Journal 2012
Ag Journal 2012
Ag Journal 2012
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Index
Potatoes: Use of B
IOSOL as a soil improver
SAMUEL STSSI, ANDERMATT B IOCONTROL...................................................................................................... 6
Andermatt B
iocontrol acquires the company Probis
DANIEL ZINGG, ANDERMATT B IOCONTROL.................................................................................................... 10
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Editorial
Dear readers,
In order to make reading more pleasant, we have decided to print separate
editions of the Journal simultaneously
in German, French and English instead
of just adding the translations to the
articles in German. Should you wish
to receive a copy in one of the other
languages, please feel free to contact
us.
Dr.Martin Andermatt
Chairman of the Board
Andermatt
Holding
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Germany, 30%
Germany, 100%
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Germany, 100%
Germany, 100%
Switzerland, 100%
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Canada, 60%
www.sylvar.ca
Austria, 33%
www.biohelp.at
Germany, 10%
www.biofa-profi.de
Marketing Export
Daniel Zingg
Alex Meier
Dr.Philip Kessler
Managing Director
Head of Regulatory
Affairs
Iris Kraaz
Mathias Bamert
Technical Support
Technical Support
Dr.Deborah
Britschgi
Registrations,
Technical Support
Erich Frank
Ccile Brun
Office
Daniel Zingg
Philip Kessler
Mathias Bamert
Alex Meier
Deborah Britschgi
Iris Kraaz
Marketing Switzerland
Martin Gnter
Samuel Stssi
Marketing Director
Switzerland, Consultant
Viticulture, Arable Crops
Bertrand
Gentizon
Silke Ssse
Marco Arn
Richard Pellissier
Sales Manager
East Switzerland
Sales Manager
Western Switzerland
Sales Manager
Valais
Consultant Fruit-growing,
H orticulture
Lionel Lo Brutto
Sales Manager
Western Switzerland
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JU
SO
ZH
AR
AG
LU
Silke Ssse
Samuel Stssi
Bertrand Gentizon
Martin Gnter
SZ
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GL
NW
OW
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SG
ZG
UR
GR
FR
BE
Marco Arn
Lionel Lo Brutto
VD
Richard Pellissier
Lionel Lo Brutto
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VS
Margrit Fessler
Office
Irene
Bremgartner
Jrne Hfliger
Office
Office
Kathrin Flckiger
Matthias Jggin
Stefanie Hirsiger
Office
Desktop-Publisher
Office, Desktop-Publisher
Apprentice
Adrian Felder
Office, Desktop-Publisher
Apprentice
Ralph Schwarz
Christa Gerber
Managing Director
Product Management
Judith Ladner
Callipari
Product Management
Sandra
Pabst-Gubler
Rita Uhlmann
Martina Venetz
Desktop Publishing
Marketing
Charlotte Zaugg
Lukas Schwitter
Customer Service
Customer Service,
Desktop Publishing
Apprentice
Ralph
Schmidgall
Managing Director
Brigitte
Zimmermann
Customer Service Export
Esther Manser
Roman Erni
Animal Health,
Regulatory Affairs
Sales Manager
Apiary Products
Rachel Asbach
Joel Struchen
Customer Service,
Quality Control
Customer Service,
Desktop Publishing
Apprentice
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Urs Fanger
Kathrin Flckiger
Stefanie Hirsiger
Managing Director
Customer Service
Customer Service,
Desktop Publishing
Apprentice
OUTLOOK
The example of Switzerland reveals
that mating disruption applied to
large areas works well, even when
some partial areas are theoretically
not ideally suited. Technical support
by the Swiss Research Institute, the
cantons and the company along with
open-mindedness on the part of the
Swiss wine-growers remain key factors in the success of mating disruption techniques in Switzerland.
In a European or even global context,
mating disruption control is far from
having been fully exploited. Mating
disruption is a specific, residue-free
approach which is friendly to beneficial insects thus it can contribute
to more ecological wine-growing
without or at least with a significant
reduction in the use of insecticides.
Resources:
C. Ioriatti et al., Chemical Ecology
and Management of Lobesia botrana
(Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). 2011. J. Econ.
Entomol. 104 (4): 11251137
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WORTHWHILE
APPLICATION
In the trial years 2009 and 2010,
the application of BIOSOL provided an added value of 3000 to
5500CHF per ha in a harvest size
of 25 to 30tons per hectare. Considering that the price per unit of nitrogen with BIOSOL is about twice as
high as for standard organic fertilizer,
BIOSOL is recommended for superior
and high quality cultures.
Expression of appreciation
Many thanks to Daniel Hangartner
for his assistance in sorting the potato
samples.
Resources:
Heller W.E., Neuweiler R., Krauss J.
(2007): Erste Erfahrungen mit dem Einsatz
von Chitin gegen die Kohlhernie. Der
Gemsebau 6/2007: 1517.
Strasser H. et al. (2007): Einfluss von
Agro BIOSOL auf Erdbeerkulturen,
Bodenmikroorganismen und GRANMETWirkstoff. Universitt Innsbruck
Consumption
Waste
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Small goods
6
86%
4
72%
55%
78%
2
40%
BIOSOL 2009
Standard 2009
81%
21%
12%
BIOSOL 2011/2
Standard 2011/2
82%
58%
25%
24%
74%
8%
14%
17%
BIOSOL 2010
Standard 2010
8%
13%
BIOSOL 2011/1
Standard 2011/1
Chart 1: Average yields from test digs of each two linear metres (n=5) and percentage of the different sortings.
Picture 1: Even under high levels of continuous rain the SLUXX pellets retain their original
shape thus maintain their attractiveness for slugs.
CONCLUSION
LUXX is a new high quality slug
S
pellet which is equally suited to both
biological agriculture as well as integrated production.
100
SLUXX
90
Reference product
80
Untreated
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Winter wheat
Grey field slug
Strawberries
Grey field slug
Lettuce
Garden slug
Rapeseed
Grey field slug
Chart 1: Plant damage [%] when treated with SLUXX, and compared to pellets of Metaldehyd/Methiocarb and to an untreated control.
Picture 1: Corrugated cardboard bands to determine the mortality rate of diapausing codling
moth larvae after applying nematodes.
IMPRINT
Andermatt
Service AG
Stahlermatten 6
6146 Grossdietwil
Switzerland
Editors
Martin Andermatt
Melanie Eiholzer
Design
Matthias Jggin
For more than 20 years, the granulovirus product MADEX has been used
to control the codling moth which
causes the worm holes often found
in pome fruit. Over the years, genotypes were selected in some European
orchards which were likely to be less
sensitive to the codling moth granulovirus. With these resistant codling
moth populations and using a technique developed in-house, Andermatt
Biocontrol was able to select granulovirus genotypes which were capable
of overcoming the resistance. Based
on the same procedure, Andermatt
Biocontrol has also succeeded in
Andermatt
Biocontrol is fully committed to innovation: one in five employees is a member of the successful
R&D (research and development)
team under the direction of Franz
Bollhalder. In addition to the development of new products, this versatile
team is constantly engaged in improving the manufacturing efficiency of
our established products thereby
strengthening our international market presence. Many sub-projects were
realised in cooperation with numerous national and international institutions and companies. We would like
to express our sincere thanks to all of
these partners for their constructive
cooperation.
TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Andermatt
Biocontrol and the South
African company Madumbi Bio Farms
have contracted a new partnership to
strengthen their common market position in South Africa. Both companies
share their vision to develop sustainable environmental-friendly solutions for the fast growing agricultural
market in southern Africa. Within the
scope of the new partnership, Madumbi Bio Farms acquired a majority
of Andermatts South African subsidiary Andermatt South Africa (Pty)
Ltd. which subsequently operates as
Madumbi Sustainable Agriculture
(Pty) Ltd.
Madumbi Bio Farms has a long standing experience in the South African
agricultural market. The company
brought in its excellent national and
regional marketing capacities, as well
as the Madumbi product range of bio
fertilizers and plant vitality products.
Madumbi Bio Farms director Andre
Fox was appointed to be the new CEO
of Madumbi Sustainable Agriculture.
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Picture 1: Andre Fox, CEO (middle) and two of his employees (left: Sias Leipoldt,
Sustainable Biocontrol Manager; right: Megan Tyler, Marketing Assistant and Customer
Support).
Andermatt
Biocontrol Switzerland is to release a new baculovirus product for the combined
control of codling moth (Cydia pomonella) and oriental fruit moth (Grapholita molesta). While
current granulovirus products are used primarily in pome fruit today, the new virus strain provides oriental fruit moth control options for peaches, nectarines as well as pome fruits.
IRIS KRAAZ, ANDERMATT B IOCONTROL
60
100
80
68%
40
60
30
44%
23.3 A
40
20
Efficacy [%]
50
13 B
10
7.5 C
2.4 a
1.1 b
20
0.8 b
0
0
Untreated
control
MADEX TWIN
1 fl oz/A (73 ml/ha)
MADEX TWIN
1.5 fl oz/A (110 ml/ha)
Chart 1: Field trial with MADEXTWIN against OFM in peach (California USA,
Certis USA, 2011).
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MARKET INTRODUCTION
Apple (CM)
Average efficacy on
shoot strike reduction
Peach (OFM)
Nectarine (OFM)
56% (n= 8)
60% (n= 2)
Average efficacy on
reduction of total fruit
damage
(incl. superficial damage)
66% (n= 5)
65% (n= 9)
67% (n= 3)
Average efficacy on
reduction of deep
damage
86% (n= 7)
85% (n= 1)
no data
Table 1: Average efficacy level of MADEXTWIN. Field trials from 2010/2011. 100ml/ha
(n=number of field trials)
90.2%
80.5%
80
4
60
3
2.4 b
40
Efficacy [%]
1.4 b
1 AB
20
0.5 B
0
0
Untreated
control
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Acknowledgments
We wish to thank Certis USA,
Intrachem Bio Italia, Agrichem Bio
Spain, Biocont Hungary/Slovakia,
Compo Expert France, Madumbi
Sustainable Agriculture SA, Agricheck
Argentina, Biofa Germany, Hellafarm
Greece and all other partners for setting up the trials. We especially thank
Prof.Dr.Jehle for his assistance with
isolate identification.
References
Kienzle J., Zebitz C.P.W., Schulz C., Huber
J. 2001. Persistence of the biological effect
of codling moth granulovirus in the orchard.
IOBC/WPRS Bulletin 26 (1), 2003. pp
245248
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5.1 A
5.4 a
MADEX TWIN
100 ml/ha
MADEX
100 ml/ha
Chart 2: Fruit infestation of codling moth before harvest in an apple orchard, treated with
MADEXTWIN (Andermatt Biocontrol, Switzerland 2010).
TOPCAT-TRAP NEW
ARMED
RELEASED
TOPCAT-TRAP OLD
ARMED
Picture 1: Position of the clamping lever and rocker of the new and the old trap.
RELEASED
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A new regulation
The new plant protection products regulation (EC) Nr. 1107/2009 came into
force on 14th June 2011. Apart from
more rigid criteria for the approval of
plant protection products, the new
regulation facilitates the mutual recognition of products between member
states inside a specific zone of the EU.
Northern zone
Central zone
Southern zone
Zonal assessment
Plant protectants will be newly evaluated in a northern, central and southern zone (see chart 1). The application for approval will be evaluated by
a so-called Zonal Raporteur Member State (Z-RMS) and the applicant
is asked to submit the data package
as a draft Registration Report (dRR).
Other member states of the same zone
can comment on the dRR, however,
once approval has been granted by
the Z-RMS, mutual recognition by
the other member states is mandatory.
Strict timelines
A pre-submission meeting on the
data package should help to comply
with the strict timelines given for the
assessment. The Z-RMS is required
to compile a Registration Report and
decide on the approval of the product within 8 months. There is only one
possibility to stop the proceedings for
a maximum of 6 months in order to
request missing data from the applicant. Within the framework of mutual
recognition, the other member states
have to adopt the approval within
120days.
No harmonisation of fees
Despite harmonisation efforts within
the EU, there is still no agreement on
a uniform regulation of fees. Thus,
single member states still have the
competence to determine their own
fees. As the fees can vary drastically
between member states, it is to be
assumed that applicants will make a
careful selection for a Z-RMS.
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CONCLUSION
According to the new regulations
there is no possibility for national
provisional approvals anymore. The
aims to speed up the registration
process and a mandatory mutual
recognition are ambitious. This can
improve the registration situation
in the EU, as new and safer plant
protection products can be made
available to the market within a
shorter time period. In this respect
not only the applicants, but particularly also the authorities are strongly
challenged.
CONCLUSION
Picture 1: Participants of the bauclovirus-workshop in Dubai (from left to right)
Front:
Dr. Diaa El Tonsi (Agrolink, Egypt)
Muhammad Altaf Shahid (Solex Chemicals Ltd., Pakistan)
Mohamed Zouini (Arzak Seeds Trade, Morocco)
Abdulkareem Rasheed (Rashed Establishment for Trading and Agriculture, Saudi Arabia)
Rear:
Mathias Bamert (Andermatt B
iocontrol, Switzerland)
Eyas Omar (Al Koroom Agr. & Trad. Est., Jordan)
Mhammed Messoud (Les Conserves de Meknes, Morocco)
Ahmad Raslan (Al Koroom Agr. & Trad. Est., Jordan)
Hytham Tawfik (Widyan al Batina for Trading, Oman)
Shahid Sheikh (Acumen Agronomics Solutions, Pakistan)
Philip Kessler (Andermatt Biocontrol, Switzerland)
Mohamed Torky (Agrolink, Egypt)
Iqbal Hassan (Solex Chemicals Ltd., Pakistan)
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ASSORTMENT OF
ANDERMATT BIOGARTEN
Andermatt Biogarten has a selection of plants in its product range
that show low susceptibility to diseases and are suited for the organic
garden. Apart from a variety of
roses, berries and vines, Andermatt
Biogarten also offers the scab resistant apple variety Galiwa grafted
on M9. Come 2012, Andermatt
Biogarten will also be offering a variety of scab resistant organic column
apple trees.
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accurate percentage rates can only be made after the control treatment with
oxalic acid during the brood free period at the end of the year)
Do to re-infestation by visiting bees, all hives in a colony should be treated
simultaneously. Ideally neighbouring beekeepers should treat their colonies during the same period.
Steady high temperatures favoured the evaporation of Thymol during the treatment period of August and September 2011.
Due to the good tolerance of THYMOVAR, vitality of the bee colonies was not
negatively influenced during the test
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care professionals made use of therapies which were covered by the compulsory health insurance unless the
patient explicitly requested maggot
debridement therapy and was willing
to pay for it out of his own pocket.
Due to the availability of reimbursement by the health insurance funds,
home care nursing services, wound
ambulatories as well as general practitioners can use this cost-efficient
method more frequently.
Picture 1: Decubitus wound with a maggot bag in place. Protection of wound lip with storna paste (Picture credit: cantonal hospital Baden)