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ISP ProForce Incognito 480SL Turf Growth Regulator

ISP ProForce Incognito 480SL Turf Growth Regulator

ISP ProForce Incognito 480SL Turf Growth Regulator

Plant Growth Regulator for Poa annua Seedhead Emergence in Golf Greens

ProForce Incognito 480SL Turf Growth Regulator (TGR) is a plant growth regulator containing 480g/L of the active ingredient ethephon.

It is registered for the suppression of Poa annua (Wintergrass) seedhead emergence in turfgrass.

Incognito 480 SL TGR is in the form of a soluble concentrate formulation.

Key Features

  • Effective suppression of Poa annua (Wintergrass) seedhead emergence.
  • Provides an effective tool to shift the population dynamics in favour of the desirable turf species.
  • Prevents newly viable seed from forming, reducing further seed bank accumulation.
  • Improves playability characteristics of sports turf surfaces.
  • Improves the aesthetic appearance of golf greens.
  • Can be used in a combined approach with trinexapac ethyl and paclobutrazol to better manage Poa annua populations.
  • Manufactured and developed in Australia for local conditions.

 

About ISP

ISP is a privately owned business, formed and owned by a small team of industry professionals with extensive experience in manufacture, distribution and product registration. We are a business focused on production & supply of plant protection, pest control, plant nutrition, soil, water management & biological products. Specialising in Australasian non-crop and niche horticultural markets, including Turf & Amenity, Nursery Production, Industrial Vegetation Management, Forestry, Pest Control and Consumer Home Garden & Pest Management.

 

 

Centaur Asia Pacific is the distributor for ISP in Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Malaysia, and Vietnam.

Updated on: 21 August 2024

Mode of Action

Ethephon, the active ingredient in Incognito 480SL TGR, breaks down to ethylene within both Wintergrass (Poa annua) and other cool season turfgrasses.

As daylength increases in late winter / early spring, Wintergrass undergoes a reproductive phase in its lifecycle, where seedhead formation initiates, emerges, becomes viable and disseminates.

The start of the reproductive phase, is called the ‘boot stage’. The boot stage occurs within the Poa annua plant, when ethylene levels reduce during this late winter, early spring period.

Incognito 480SL TGR once applied and within the plant, breaks down to ethylene as already established. Increased levels of ethylene within the plant are now artificially higher than that is normal for this time in the season.

This results in the Wintergrass plant being tricked into delaying or preventing the initial boot stage activities. As a result, Poa annua seedhead emergence is limited and the negative impacts that the Poa annua plant can provide (poor ball roll and reduced aesthetic appearance) become less problematic.

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