Horticulture Masters Students Visit Florensis in Naivasha

Horticulture Masters Students from the Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection were taken for an academic tour to Florensis in Naivasha. The farm has its headquarters in Holland and it deals with cut flowers which  are exported to the international market. The flowers are first bred in Holland and then multiplied in Kenya before they are exported. The students learned how to manage pests and diseases. The company employs IPM practices whereby hygiene is the key practice and use of biocontrols purchased at Dudutech. Water for irrigation is obtained from Lake Naivasha and is treated with Nitric acid to reduce the bicarbonate levels of diseases