As a highly concentrated liquid formulation of an azoxystrobin fungicide, ArmorTech ZOXY 2 SC is labeled for the control of several turfgrass diseases on residential, commercial, recreational and sports turf. The water-based product contains 2.08 lbs. of active ingredient per gallon, and offers low odor and easy tank mixing. UTAArmorTech.com read more
PBI-Gordon Corp. will begin selling Segway Fungicide SC to distributors on May 17 for use on turf and landscape ornamentals. The product, which treats pythium diseases in turf and phytopthora and pythium crown and root rots in landscape ornamentals, is a proprietary product of Japan-based Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha (ISK). PBI-Gordon’s Katana Turf Herbicide is also a proprietary product of ISK. FMC... read more
Seed Research of Oregon, alongside Mountain View Seeds and LebanonTurf, initiated a new research and development program called the Alliance for Low Input Sustainable Turf (A-LIST). The nonprofit program aims to influence turfgrass breeding through creating trial guidelines and evaluation protocols to identify the best performing turfgrass varieties with reduced input demands. A-LIST will establish and monitor a voluntary evaluation... read more
Valent U.S.A. Corp. and Nufarm Americas entered a distribution agreement that appoints Nufarm the exclusive distributor of Valent-branded products for professional turf, ornamental and aquatic uses in the United States, effective Feb.16. As part of the agreement, Valent and Nufarm will combine product portfolios of the two companies into one broad portfolio that will be sold by Nufarm in the U.S.... read more
On its brink of entering the turf market, BioWorks welcomed Glenn Morrell to its turf and ornamental division as a technical sales manager. Joe Gionta, director of sales and marketing, said Morrell’s 30 years of industry experience should benefit BioWorks’s plans to join the turf market with primarily biological and organic products. Those products for turfgrass care, which include fertilizers, fungicides and insecticides,... read more
TREE-äge Insecticide and PHOSPHO-jet Fungicide recently received registration from the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (CDPR), and are now labeled for use in the state. TREE-äge is applied through the Arborjet injection system in which the formulation is sealed inside the tree. Injecting TREE-äge directly into the tree’s vascular system not only provides protection quickly, but is also effective in... read more
