Turf & Amenity Product guide & reference manual Nufarm Turf and Amenity Nufarm Turf and Amenity - Welcomes You Welcome to our Turf and Amenity Product Guide introducing Nufarm’s range of registered professional products used within the Turf and Amenity industry. Nufarm Turf and Amenity has created this booklet to focus on the non-crop segments of: • Turf • Amenity Horticulture Nufarm Turf and Amenity is proudly part of Nufarm Australia Ltd, which has worked for more than 50 years alongside Australians to provide solutions through a wide range of top quality products for the protection of their assets. Nufarm is the only manufacturer of non-crop protection products in Australia with an extensive network of Regional Service Centres. These Regional Service Centres are based in key geographical areas, which allows Nufarm to store products closer to you, enabling them to be available in the shortest possible time. Our products go through extensive research and development programs prior to commercial release and are specifi cally designed to perform in the tough Australian conditions. Other companies may use overseas formulations and sometimes these are just not up to the challenges that Australian conditions ask of them. We hope you fi nd this resource a useful addition to your reference shelves and if you require any further information, please contact me or visit our website www.nufarm.com.au. Best Regards Michael Phelan Australasian Manager Table of contents No. Table Page No. 1 Fungicide Properties 13 2 Fungicide Activity Table 14 3 Fungicide Nozzle Selection Guide 15 4 Fungicide Mode Of Action Groupings 16 5 Turf Disease Information 17 6 Visual Disease Symptoms 19 7 Microscopic Disease Identification 21 8 Herbicide Properties 23 9 Herbicide Formulations & Adjuvant Development 24 10 Herbicide Weed Activity Table 25 11 Ideal Weed Germination Temperatures 25 12 Seed Production Capability of Major Weeds 26 13 Drive Knapsack Application Rates 26 14 Herbicide Turfgrass Tolerance 27 15 Herbicide Nozzle Selection 28 16 Weed Identification 29 17 Insecticide Properties 31 18 Insecticide Activity Table 32 19 Insecticide Application Guide 32 20 Insecticide Nozzle Selection Guide 33 21 Insecticide MOA Groups 33 22 Turf Insect Information 34 23 Gard Spreader Settings 35 24 Insect Identification 36 25 Adjuvant Usage Guide & Summary 37 26 Delta T Graph 40 27 Spraywise Application Made Easy 41 28 Sportsfield Dimensions 42 2 Herbicides Agritone® 750 A high loading, systemic and non-volatile formulation of MCPA. Agritone 750 will control a range of broadleaf weeds and is registered for use for a wide variety of turf including Buffalo and can be used for both newly laid and established situations. For optimum performance apply when weeds are actively growing. Active: 750 g/L MCPA - present as the dimethylamine salt Pack Size: 5 L, 20 L, 110 L Returnable Amicide® 625-Low Amicide 625-Low is a low odour and non-volatile formulation of 2,4-D that offers cost effective control of various broadleaf weeds. It contains 2,4-D in a dual salt technology formulation and can be used for selective weed control in lawns and playing fi elds as well as rights of way. Active: 625 g/L 2,4-D - present as the diethanolamine and dimethylamine salts Pack Size: 20 L, 110 L Returnable Broadside™ Broadside™ An effective 3-way mixture that offers economical effective weed control in a wide variety of turf situations. Broadside contains three active constituents giving multiple modes of action which are utilised to give rapid control of a wide range of broadleaf weeds including Capeweed, Clovers and Oxalis spp. Active: 280 g/L MCPA - present as the iso-octyl ester, 140 g/L bromoxynil - present as the octanoate ester, 40 g/L dicamba - present as the acid Pack Size: 20 L, 110L Returnable Bromicide® 200 Bromicide 200 is a proven molecule that provides excellent fast acting broadleaf weed control in established Couch (Including Queensland Blue), Kikuyu, Buffalo, Fescue, Bent and Ryegrass turf. Its mode of action works by inhibiting photosynthesis and provides an excellent resistance management tool to other broadleaf herbicides. It can be applied by either spray boom or knapsack. Active: 200 g/L bromoxynil - present as the n-octanoyl ester Pack Size: 5 L, 20 L 3 www.nufarm.com.au Bromicide® MA Bromicide MA is a proven combination of two active constituents and like Bromicide 200 is an excellent option for the management of herbicide resistant weeds. Bromicide MA controls a wide range of problem broadleaf weeds including Bindii, Oxalis, Capeweed and Creeping Buttercup in a wide variety of established turf situations, including Buffalo Grass. Active: 200 g/L bromoxynil - present as the n-octanoyl ester, 200 g/L MCPA - present as the ethyl hexyl ester Pack Size: 20 L, 110 L Returnable Daconate® A high quality MSMA formulation which offers effective post-emergent control of young and actively growing Summer Grass and Paspalum in Couch. It comes with a built in surfactant system for ease of operation. Active: 800 g/L MSMA Pack Size: 10 L Drive® The latest in herbicide technology for turf, Drive gives robust post-emergent control of Summer Grass, White Clover and effective suppression of Kikuyu. Drive is absorbed by foliage and the roots and is translocated throughout the plant via both the xylem and phloem. In addition to excellent weed effi cacy Drive also has excellent safety on a wide variety of turf species and has a low poison schedule. Active: 750 g/kg quinclorac Pack Size: 2 kg Hammer® A herbicide containing the active ingredient ‘carfentrazone ethyl’ that is used for the improvement in the control of marshmellow and certain broadleaf weeds when tank mixed with broadleaf herbicides such as Amicide 625 Active: 240 g/L carfentrazone ethyl Pack Size: 1 L, 5 L 4 Herbicides Kamba® M Where “two are still the one”. Kamba M is the tried and proven, effective broadleaf weed herbicide for turf with over 35 registered broadleaf weeds on its label including Catsear, Creeping Oxalis, Clovers and Dandelion. Registered for use in general turf areas along with golf and bowling greens. It can be applied by boom and knapsack applications and comes in a variety of pack sizes to meet every operator’s requirements. Active: 340 g/L MCPA - present as the dimethylamine salt 80 g/L dicamba - present as the dimethylamine salt Pack Size: 1 L, 5 L, 20 L Rifl e® 440 Rifl e 440 offers cost effective pre-emergent control of Crowsfoot, Summer Grass (Crabgrass) and Winter Grass, and is safe to apply on a wide range of established turf species including Bent, Couch, Queensland Blue Couch, Kikuyu, and Buffalo. Rifl e 440 is also classifi ed as having a Group D herbicide mode of action and is a good resistance management tool for Winter Grass. Active: 440 g/L pendimethalin Pack Size: 20 L, 110 L Returnable Roundup® The original glyphosate formulation. A fully systemic non-selective, non- residual, and non-volatile herbicide for the control of emerged annual and perennial grasses and broadleaf weeds. Suitable for a variety of application techniques including knapsack or hand-held gun, low volume, cut stump and stem injection applications. Active: 360 g/L glyphosate – present as the isopropylamine salt Pack Size: 1 L, 5 L, 20 L Roundup Biactive® Roundup Biactive is a special Roundup formulation with a built-in ‘aquatically approved’ surfactant. Roundup Biactive controls many aquatic weeds, as well as an extensive range of unwanted grasses, broadleaf weeds, brush weeds and woody weeds that the original Roundup controls. Active: 360 g/L glyphosate – present as the isopropylamine salt Pack Size: 5 L, 20 L, 110 L Returnable 5 www.nufarm.com.au Roundup PowerMAX® Roundup PowerMAX is the high load one drum knockdown herbicide, which means that users can spray more area with one drum. It is fully loaded with a unique surfactant system, which also means no need to purchase or mix wetting agents, oils or acidifi ers. Active: 540 g/L glyphosate - present as the potassium salt Pack Size: 20 L, 110 L Returnable, 500 L Returnable, 1000 L Returnable Sempra® A proven cost effective performer for the selective post-emergent control of Nutgrass and Mullumbimby Couch. Sempra can be used in a wide variety of turf situations including Bent, Buffalo, Carpet, Couch and Kikuyu and can be applied by boom or by spot spraying. Active: 750 g/kg halosulfuron-methyl Pack Size: 100 g, 500 g Weedmaster® Duo Weedmaster Duo is an innovative Dual Salt Technology glyphosate formulation. Developed for enhanced penetration, better compatibility with other herbicides, and approved for aquatic weed control. Registered for various application techniques including knapsack or hand-held gun, low volume, cut stump, stem injection, and boom applications. It is also available in a wide range of pack sizes to meet any operator’s requirements. Active: 360 g/L glyphosate - present as the isopropylamine and mono-ammonium salts Pack Size: 1 L, 5 L, 20 L, 110 L Returnable Fungicides Corvette® Liquid A locally systemic fungicide that offers both curative and preventative action against a range of turf diseases, including Fusarium, Brown Patch and Helminthosporium. Corvette Liquid contains the well known active, 250 g/L iprodione, and is formulated as a unique co-formulation of an emulsifi able and suspension concentrate which aids in providing rapid diseases control. Active: 250 g/L iprodione Pack Size: 5 L, 20 L 6 Fungicides Corvette® Flowable A locally systemic fungicide that offers both curative and preventative action against a range of turf diseases, including Brown Patch and Spring Dead Spot. Corvette Flowable contains, 500 g/L iprodione, and is a water based formulation which allows for easy placement into the turf root zone. Active: 500 g/L iprodione Pack Size: 5 L, 20 L Penncozeb® 750DF The active in Penncozeb 750DF, mancozeb, is a multi site mode of action protectant fungicide, used for the preventative control of the key turf diseases Fusarium, Brown Patch and Helminthosporium. Penncozeb 750DF is a low-dust dry mancozeb fl owable formulation with a proven record of safer handling, excellent compatibility and excellent infi eld performance. For optimum results apply product thoroughly to the turf in a regular spray program. Active: 750 g/kg mancozeb Pack Size: 20 kg Penncozeb® 420SC Penncozeb 420SC is a liquid mancozeb formulation known as a suspo- emulsion. It is termed an “effi cient” formulation of mancozeb, as disease control is achieved at active ingredient rates lower than traditional mancozeb formulations. It also offers the “liquid convenience” being easier to handle and use than dry fl owable formulations. Active: 420 g/L mancozeb Pack Size: 20 L, 200 L Thiram® 600 Thiram 600 is a cost effective formulation of Thiram. It is a contact fungicide offering preventative action on Brown Patch, Helminthosporium, Fusarium Patch and Damping Off Active: 600 g/L thiram Pack Size: 20 L 7 www.nufarm.com.au Throttle® 500 Throttle 500 is a cost effective propiconazole formulation. It is a high quality systemic fungicide offering both preventative as well curative action. Registered for the control of Dollar Spot in Bent and Queensland Blue Couch as well as Spring Dead Spot in Couch. Packaged in a wide range of pack sizes to meet any operator’s requirements. Active: 500 g/L propiconazole Pack Size: 5 L, 20 L Unite® 720 Unite 720 is based on the well-known fungicide active, chlorothalonil, and is a multi site mode of action, protectant fungicide. Registered in turf for effective preventative control of Dollar Spot, Brown Patch and Grey Leaf Spot. The Unite 720 formulation has been specifi cally developed with a fi ne particle size and with an improved adjuvant system, helping give the product superior coverage and enhanced rainfastness capabilities. Active: 720 g/L chlorothalonil Pack Size: 10 L Insecticides Mallet® Mallet has the chloronicotinyl insecticide active, imidacloprid, and gives effective control in turf of African Black Beetle, Argentinian and Pruinose scarabs and Larvae of Billbug. It offers extended residual activity in the soil giving the product a fl exible application timing and season long control. Mallet is also formulated as a high quality suspension concentrate formulation with no noticeable odour. Also registered for various sucking insect pest in ornamentals and for Elm Leaf Beetle control. Active: 200 g/L imidacloprid Pack Size: 1L, 5 L Chlorpyrifos 500EC A broad-spectrum economical insecticide that provides rapid knockdown with some residual activity. Registered to control a wide variety of insects in turf including, Argentine Stem Weevil, African Black Beetle, Black Headed Cockchafer, Funnel Ants and Crickets. Active: 500 g/L chlorpyrifos Pack Size: 5 L, 20 L 8 Insecticides GARD® A granular insecticide that exhibits outstanding long term control of Argentine Stem Weevil, Funnel Ants and Mole Crickets in recreational, domestic and commercial turf. The active in Gard, fi pronil, is exclusive to Nufarm for the turf industry and offers a unique mode of action. The Gard formulation is applied in granule form and has an excellent toxicological and environmental profi le. Active: 1 g/kg fi proni Pack Size: 15 kg Adjuvants Spraymate® Activator® Activator is a blend of highest quality surfactants in combination with fatty acids and anti-foaming agents. It can be used whenever a non-ionic surfactant is recommended on pesticide labels. Its key advantages over other non-ionic adjuvants include reduced foaming and neutral impact on droplet size. Active: 900 g/L non-ionic surfactants Pack Size: 5 L, 10 L Spraymate® Bond A high quality sticker, deposition and retention agent for use with contact or protectant type fungicides or with ingested insecticides. Bond helps improve the adherence of spray droplets and protects them against wash off by rain or sprinkler irrigation. Active: 450 g/L synthetic latex 100 g/L alcohol ethoxylate Pack Size: 10 L Bonza™ A specially formulated blend of paraffi nic oil, fatty acid penetrants and nonoxynol surfactant to enhance the wetting, spreading and uptake with systemic herbicides. Bonza will also aid in, improved wetting and spreading of herbicides and agricultural chemicals, help modify spray droplet quality, and preserve droplet survival. Active: 450 g/L paraffi nic oil 259 g/L fatty acids and fatty acid derivatives 91 g/L nonoxynol Pack Size: 20 L Spraymate® Chemwet 1000 Chemwet 1000 is a high quality concentrated non-ionic general purpose surfactant. Chemwet 1000 reduces surface tension of the spray solution and improves wetting and spreading on waxy leaf surfaces. At high rates it can also aid in the uptake of systemic chemicals such as glyphosate. Active: 1000 g/L alcohol alkoxylate Pack Size: 5 L, 20 L 99 www.nufarm.com.au