BAYER ADVICE TURF & AMENITY PRODUCT SOLUTIONS Click To Download A PDF Document

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information on over 100 turf weeds, The identification, life cycle and
diseases and insects found in the UK. problems caused by turf insects
Acamera option to help identify
Users have the option of browsing unknown weeds or diseases
through high resolution images of weeds
The thresholds for treatment
and diseases using an A-Z list, or if help
is needed with identification there is the
The app is designed for all those
option of a simple to use Identifier tool.
responsible for maintenance and
development of all types of managed
turf especially greenkeepers and
groundsmen.
The app is free and available to
download now for iPhone and Android!
To download the Bayer TurfXpert app
visit:
For turf disease diagnosis a simple 4 step
process has to be followed and for weed
identification it’s only a simple 2 step
process. This allows for quick and easy
identification while in the field.
Inthe case wherethe turf problem cannot
be easily identified, Bayer has provided a
camera option allowing photographs to
be uploaded and sent direct to their
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Contents
Introducing INTERFACE®with
StressGard™Formulation Technology.
The new generation of turf fungicide; Page
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formulated using StressGard™ Honey Bees 11
Formulation Technology.
SmartlinePackaging NEW! 12
Flexible & Convenient-can be used
at any stage of disease and at any Fungicides 13
time of the year How to identity turf disease 16
Chipco®Green 18
Unique packaging-delivered in our Dedicate® 20
unique smartlinepackaging for Interface®NEW! 22
improved handling and better Scorpio® 24
performance
Insecticides 27
Peace of mind-Intelligent Turf Merit®Turf 28
Management
Selective Herbicides 31
Longbow® 32
StressGard™Formulation Technology is
Spearhead 34
unique to Bayer,has taken over 15 years
of Research and Development and has
Ornamental Herbicides 37
been specifically designed for turf.
Festival® 38
StressGard™ Formulation Technology is
Finale® 40
our most advanced formulation
technology yet. The formulation has
Total Herbicides 43
been fine tuned to upgrade the
Finale® 44
performance of the product, providing
Pistol® 46
superior* disease control leading to
CDA Vanquish®Biactive 50
visibly healthier turf.
Bottle illustration shown is not representative of final production sample
See pages 22 & 23 for full product
Turf Weeds 53
information about NEW INTERFACE®.
Ornamental Weeds 58
NEW Smartline Packaging
Industrial Weeds 60
During 2013 Bayer is introducing new
Smartline packaging for much of its Turf Pests 62
product range, aimed at saving spray
operator's time through better pouring, Turf Diseases 63
handling, emptying and rinsing. Please
see page 12 for further information. Spray Targeting 65
*Compared to Bayer’s existing fungicides.
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Bayer Distributors Bayer Distributors England
Aitken Sportsturf Ltd, Aviation Road Blade Amenity Ltd, The Old Bakery
Sherburn Industrial Estate, Hyde End Lane, Brimpton
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Sherburn in Elmet, Berkshire
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Amenity Land Solutions Ltd. Maxwell Amenity
Allscott Park, Allscott, Telford Allscott Park, Allscott,
Shropshire TF6 5DY Telford,
Shropshire TF6 5DY
Telephone [phone]
Richard Aitken (Seedsmen) Ltd SherriffAmenity Fax [phone] Telephone [phone]
Email [email protected] Email [email protected]
Website www.amenity.co.uk Website www.pitchcare.com
Avoncrop Amenity Products Ltd. Sherriff Amenity Services
John Lindsay Professional Sportsturf 2Millside Park, Crouch lane Poplar Park, CliffLane
Winkfield, Lymm, Cheshire WA13 0TD
Aitken Sportsturf Ltd Berkshire SL4 4PX
James Coburn & Son Ltd
Telephone [phone]
Telephone [phone] Fax [phone]
Spray Chem Ltd
Fax [phone] Email [email protected]
Unichem Ltd Sherriff Amenity Services Email [email protected] Website www.sherriff-amenity.com
Irish TurfcareLtd
CropcareAmenity Ltd Amenity Land Solutions Ltd. Avoncrop Amenity Products Ltd. SherriffAmenity Services
Northfield, Station Road, The Pines, Fordham Road
Sandford,Winscombe, Newmarket, Suffolk CB8 7LG
SherriffAmenity Services
Maxwell Amenity North Somerset BS25 5NX
Telephone [phone]
Telephone [phone] Fax [phone]
Blade Amenity Ltd Fax [phone] Email [email protected]
Avoncrop Amenity Products Ltd. Email [email protected] Website www.sherriff-amenity.com
Avoncrop Amenity Products Ltd.
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Bayer Distributors Scotland
Bayer - Science for a better life
Richard Aitken (Seedsmen) Ltd Sherriff Amenity
20 Robert Drive, 11 Braidshill Drive
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Glasgow G51 3HE Edinburgh
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the turf and amenity sector,
as well as industrial
vegetation management
Bayer Distributors Northern Ireland and horticulture.
Extensive product
James Coburn & Son Ltd John Lindsay Professional Sportsturf portfolio
32 Scarva Street, Banbridge 2Carn Court Road
The company’sproduct
Co Down, N Ireland Craigavon, Co Armagh
portfolio consists of turf
BT32 3DD NIreland BT63 5YX
fungicides, insecticides and
Telephone [phone] Telephone [phone] arange of herbicides. Key
Fax [phone] Fax [phone] brands include Chipco®Green,
Email [email protected] Email [email protected] Dedicate®,Scorpio®,Merit®Turf,
Website www.coburns.co.uk Website www.lindsayturfcare.com Longbow®,Festival®,Finale®,Pistol®
and CDA Vanquish®;and Bayer
distributes these products through a
number of distributors throughout the Direct contact with groundsmen
Bayer Distributors Republic of Ireland UK and Ireland. Bayer can advise with first hand
experience from their ‘BayArena’
stadium and training ground, home to
the company’sfootball team – Bayer
Cropcare Amenity Ltd Spray Chem Ltd
Leverkusen. Being closely involved with
Willowgrove, Delgany, Unit 14B, Stadium Business Park
these groundsmen gives the company
Co.Wicklow Ballycoolin Road, Dublin 11
aunique view and importantly an
Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland
understanding of the problems turf
Telephone [phone] Telephone [phone] managers experience on a day to day
Fax [phone] Fax [phone] basis. This adds valuable insight into
Email [email protected] Email [email protected] the solutions needed for effective
Website www.cropcare.ie Website www.spray-chem.com maintenance of sports surfaces.
Irish Turfcare Ltd Unichem Ltd
Unit W9, Toughers Business Park The Ward, Dublin, Co Dublin
Naas, Co Kildare Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Telephone [phone]
Telephone [phone] Fax [phone]
Fax [phone] Email [email protected]
Email [email protected]
Website www.turfcaregroup.com
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Protecting Tomorrow...Today
Bayer carefully develops products and
B £300 million R&D to bring a new product B
services which are designed for the well-
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being of people by improving their quality
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activities are closely aligned to market
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needs and geared toward continuous
sustainable development. DEVELOPMENT?
improvement. Bayer’s own activities are
Sustainable development is a
supplemented by an international network
PROTECTING TOMORROW ... TODAY commitment to conduct economic
of collaborations with leading universities,
is Bayer’s vision which declares our development which meets the needs
public-sector research institutes and
contribution to global sustainability. It is of present generations, without
partner companies that continue to
the guiding principle on which our compromising those of future
expand in alignment with the company’s
operative and cultural strategy is based. generations. This globally accepted
main areas of research and development.
approach, which envisions economic
This network allows the pooling of
Bayer recognises that success is possible growth whilst respecting the environment,
expertise, helping Bayer to rapidly
only by means of long-term commitment and without damaging our planet or
translate new ideas into successful Bayer is committed to sustainable
to protect sustainability. This concerns exhausting its resources.
products. Even so, it can take up to 10 development, R&D and regularly invests
not only the products and services we
years, the analysis of 100,000 potential in local R&D sports turf projects to help
supply, but also directly our way of
active substances and about £300 million improve the future quality and
behaving, and that of our suppliers and
to bring each new and innovative product management of sports turf.
distributors and end customers.
that customers come to expect from
Bayer, to market.
Sustainability is not new to us. Our
history of innovation, training and
management has always taken
into account providing solutions
which areaimed at improving
quality of life, with minimal
impact to the environment.
SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT
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OUR VISION OF THE FUTURE Bayer and Honey Bees
Bayer maintains the Bayer Group Sustainability
guidelines, with particular attention to:
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r throughout their entire life cycle. In order promoting sustainable agriculture and honey bee health lies their portfolio of e
to guarantee safety for: preserving bee health. In managing their Varroa mite management products. We e
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-the operator, by means of own plant breeding business, Bayer relies are evaluating a number of synthetic and
development of new molecules and on honey bee pollination and fully natural products, as well as novel
innovative formulations acknowledges the value of honey bee application methodologies for use in a
-the environment, by manufacturing in pollination services to agriculture. number of different countries. Additional
accordance with our Responsible innovative solutions for bee health are
Careprinciples, and developing Bayer is committed to finding solutions to currently underway and reaffirm Bayer’s
products which are safer and more enhance honey bee health and safety by: commitment.
eco-friendly.
Providing Varroa management To ensure that bees will continue to thrive
products and exploring potential in the future, Bayer is contributing to
SOCIAL new treatments; finding solutions for improved honey bee
Partnership and development with health and safety. To that end, Bayer is
operators in the field Ensuring the sustainable use of cooperating in a variety of projects with
pesticides through research and scientific and governmental institutions.
To create a sense of sustainability in our
promotion of ‘bee-responsible’
daily activities. We co-operate with public
farming practices; For further details please email:
and private organisations for the purpose
of: [email protected]
Sharing knowledge and expertise
-improving well-being and
with relevant stakeholders in the for a copy of Bayer’s new brochure;
environmentalhealth
beekeeping and agricultural ‘Honey bee care–Challenges and
-providing modern technologies
communities and with scientific and solutions’.
-promoting responsible use of our
governmental institutions, NGOs,
products by means of technical
policymakers and regulators.
support and educational activities.
ECONOMIC
Re-planning our future
By means of continual investments in
research and development, we are
committedto providing new sustainable
products, services and technologies
which meet the needs and expectations
of our clients. We encourage:
-research and development at all levels
-co-operation with our clients and
partners in order to make improvements
in terms of efficiency and productivity
-work aimed at sustainable success.
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NEW Smartline Packaging Introduction to Fungicides
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c product range, aimed at saving sprayer packaging will save around 230 tonnes of by the fungi in the rootzone creating with optimum sports playability. d
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k operator's time through better pouring, plastic each year, as well as reducing energy
hydrophobic conditions and so reducing s
a handling, emptying and rinsing. use in packaging production and transport.
g the availability of water and nutrients to Care of turf
Bayer intends to move all its products into
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In addition, the Smartlinepackaging uses the foil-less category over time.
g fairy rings. The adverse effects of diseases Correct feeding
less material and offers better anti-
upon turf can result in a reduction in
counterfeiting measures, including tamper aesthetic value and also in the playability Nitrogen, potassium and phosphate
proof caps. The improved handing has and wear tolerance of sports turf. are the main nutrients required by
been achieved by having a seal-free Easy twist cap-even with gloves grasses.
closing system and a more comfortable
Whilst cultural controls can reduce the
grip. It makes the shaking-up of products Wide mouth-for easy pour and susceptibility of turf to disease infection, The optimum requirements of these
easier, plus the wider, shorter neck makes glug-free emptying where high risk of infection or the disease will vary depending on the time of
for glug-free pouring. Tamper resistant is already established some form of year, weather conditions, grass
Seal-free secure closing system control via the application of fungicide is species, soil type and other
often required. Fungicides consist of a management regimes.
Foil-free caps for easier recycling
range of active ingredients, which may be
Better performance used preventativelyor curatively – to Some diseases are more likely to
-improved pouring, protect turf from infection, prevent further occur where soil fertility is low, for
handling, emptying spread of disease and/or to reduce example red thread and dollar spot.
and rinsing
Ergonomic handle existing disease symptoms. Conversely the occurrence of
-for better grip and fusarium (microdochium patch) is
shaking-up of Intensively managed turf is often more encouraged where fertility is high.
product prone to disease infection as turf may be
Improved handling under stress. Employing management Organic matter control
-seal-free closing regimes to improve conditions suitable for
Excessive organic matter (thatch) is
system and more
the food substrate many fungi use.
comfortable grip
Thatch also holds water during wet
Translucent bottle
periods and this may encourage
-allows level to be
growth of the pathogens.
easily viewed
Secure-with tamper
proof caps Easy to rinse Aeration practices, such as scarifying,
container shape hollow tine coring and the application
of suitable topdressing material will
Reduced packaging
physically remove thatch and improve
air movement into the root zone.
Sustainable-less
material uses less
energy to produce This allows the soil microbes to
and transport proliferate and, as they feed on the
Fusarium patch thatch, helps to reduce it further.
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Water management
Most turf diseases infect more easily Turf Fungicides
in conditions of high humidity or
F surface wetness. F
Which products to use
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Increasing airflow within the turf
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ic canopy can reduce humidity and are most likely to cause symptoms and ic
reduce the water needed for spore
id the high risk factors for these diseases. id
germination and infection by many
e The developmental stage of the pathogen e
s pathogens. is also important as successful control s
may depend on the pathogen activity at
Irrigation should be as late as possible
application.
before dawn, followed by the removal
of dew by switching or brushing.
Application timing
Red thread Contact fungicides, such as CHIPCO®
Shade
GREEN (iprodione) are favoured by turf
Shade increases the length of timethe managers because they will continue to
grass surface remains wet. control disease even when the grass is Rust
Cultivar selection not growing which is often during the
Morning sunlight is the most important height of the fusarium (microdochium
to encourage surface drying. Cultivars can have different patch) season. Systemic fungicides, such Disease life cycle
susceptibility to particular diseases. as Dedicate®,are absorbed by the grass The diagram below shows the disease life
Cutting height plant and move upwards from the point cycle of fusarium. Bayer’s fungicides are
Using a less susceptible seed for over of application in the xylem (which moves very effective at providing both curative
Intensive mowing regimes place grass sowing or renovating a disease prone water from the roots to the leaf) therefore, and eradicant activity as well as
under greater stress, making it less area can improve the overall sward’s they are best applied when the turf is protectant which gives them added
able to survive the symptoms of disease tolerance. actively growing. flexibility compared to other contact
disease. fungicides which are largely protective in
nature.
Increasing mowing heights slightly,
particularly in periods of stress
conditions such as drought, can
improve turf vigour, reducing
susceptibility to disease.
Soil pH
The optimum pH for grass growth is
between 5.5 and 6.5, although grass
can survive in a much wider range,
some species moreso than others.
An excessively high pH, above 7
(alkaline), is linked to the occurrence
of diseases such as take-all patch.
Consider testing the pH of the root Dollar spot
zone and irrigation water.
Photographs courtesy of STRI.
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