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ISP ProForce Regulate 200SC Plant Growth Regulator

ISP ProForce Regulate 200SC

ISP ProForce Regulate 200SC Plant Growth Regulator

Plant Growth Regulator formulation specific for turf management

Regulate is a plant growth regulator containing 200g/L of the active ingredient paclobutrazol.

It is registered for the suppression of Poa annua (Wintergrass) and growth regulation in turfgrass. 

ProForce Regulate is in the form of a suspension concentrate formulation. The product contains an in-built surfactant, which improves root absorption and plant uptake efficiency of the active ingredient.

Key Features

  • Effective suppression of Poa annua (Wintergrass) in bentgrass and other cool-season grasses.
  • Provides an effective tool to shift the population dynamics in favour of the desirable turf species.
  • Minimises turf surface disruption during the treatment of Poa annua (Wintergrass). Particularly, when comparing it to herbicidal control options if Poa annua concentrations are high (above 30%).
  • Partial seed head suppression of Poa annua (Wintergrass). Works well in a program with ethephon.
  • Provides growth regulation, reducing clipping production, whilst improving turf density.
  • Liquid formulation, allowing for flexibility in application rate to accommodate changes in climatic conditions.
  • 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

The mode of action of paclobutrazol is the inhibition of gibberellic acid synthesis within plants. The inhibition of gibberellin production by paclobutrazol results in slower cell division and elongation without causing direct toxicity to plant cells. As a result, paclobutrazol when used correctly, provides growth regulation, reducing clipping production, whilst improving turf density of desirable grasses.

Paclobutrazol is root absorbed and requires irrigation or rainfall following application to move the material into the turfgrass rootzone. Once in the rootzone, paclobutrazol binds strongly to organic matter in the top few centimetres of soil, where Poa annua (wintergrass) roots are most prevalent, due to their shallower rooting nature. When healthy, active root development of cool season grasses such as bentgrass are generally deeper in the rootzone, and as a result, they absorb less paclobutrazol from the soil environment, conveying less sensitivity to the application.

With regular applications during the growing season, the PGR effects of ProForce Regulate 200SC PGR will suppress and reduce the competitive advantage of Poa annua (wintergrass), leaving other cool season grasses to grow unaffected. This results in a major shift in the population dynamics of the turf sward, allowing for a transition to desirable grasses to take place.

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