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ISP Turf Aid Plant Enhancement

ISP Turf Aid Plant Enhancement

ISP Turf Aid Plant Enhancement

3 Part Plant Enhancement Aid for Turf

Turf Aid is a unique 3 part, liquid additive used to act as a visual spray application aid with a range of turf management products.

In addition, the macrocyclic compound called phthalocyanine within the product also assists in protecting turf against UV radiation and excessive light intensity.

The new generation APG surfactant in the formulation assists in improving coverage, uniformity, deposition and provides rainfast properties to the product and it’s tank mix partners.

Finally, the product contains Plant Elicitors which enhance the plant’s immune response to plant stresses.

 

Key Features

  • Multiple benefits in the one product.
  • Improves plant health, particularly during stressful growing conditions.
  • Enhances turf colour and aesthetic appearance. Helps to improve uniformity of colour.
  • Field trials have shown an increase in root development with continued use of the product.
  • The product is generally rainfast within 1 hour of application.
  • Cleans easily from spray equipment and is soft on pump seals.
  • Premium quality, water based formulation.
  • Tank mix compatible formulation. Can be tank mixed with a very broad range of turf management products.
  • Formulated and manufactured in Australia.

 

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 range of products in Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Malaysia, and Vietnam.

Updated on: 21 March 2024

Modes of Action

Elicitors of Plant Response

Turf Aid possesses elicitors within the formulation that assist to induce systemic acquired resistance (SAR) in response to stress events from poor growing conditions including drought, heat and plant pathogen infection. Infected or invaded cells in plants generally produce salicyclic acid naturally within the plant, which then serves as a genetic signal to turn on localised production of antimicrobial compounds. The infected leaf cells are killed, along with the invading pathogen (due to limited food source), which limits spread of the disease. By artificially inducing these responses within the plant, we can better enhance plant response to stress events and reduce potential for secondary infection.

Spray Application Aid

The Phthalocyanine in the product is very similar in chemical structure to naturally occurring compounds such as chlorophyll. As a consequence, the phthalocyanine absorbs light strongly in the UV spectrum that is required for photosynthesis, but blocks and filters UV radiation and excessive light intensity that can cause problems with turfgrass resulting in photo-inhibition.

In-built Surfactant

Turf Aid contains a new generation Alkyl Polyglucoside (APG) Surfactant. These surfactants are made from a sugar molecule reacted with a fatty acid and are considered naturally derived surfactants. The APG surfactant in the formulation maximises deposition, uniformity, coverage and rainfast properties of the product and it contents. It also offers similar properties to its tank mix partners.

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