Pigments for Golf Turf
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Ryder Turf Pigment Technology for South African Golf Courses
Ryder Turf Pigment Technology for South African Golf Courses

As we are always striving to raise the bar on turf maintenance is it fantastic when new tools come onto the market.

Pigments have been widely used in the USA for the past few years and are now becoming popular in South Africa.

Dr. Dannenberger from Ohio State University was quite right when he told me these would be game changers in turf maintenance.

I have been blown away by the results on cool & warm season turf. Pigments are definitely a very important part of increased turf health.

Ryder is the new turf pigment technology from Syngenta and it does much more than improve the colour of your golf course turf.

This wonderful tool has these key functions

  • To increase the cold tolerance of turf from April to August/September on warm season turf e.g. Bermuda, Paspalum, Kikuyu. It is best to start these applications prior to the first frost, however it is never too late to start – you can also spray dormant turf.
  • Heat tolerance of plants is greatly increased with pigments. UV rays are very harmful to turf & this protection makes a noticeable difference to the plant health.
  • Improve the efficacy of fungicides by 20-25%.
  • Speed up seed germination.

As it is compatible with all products other than copper you can add it to your tank mix every 2-6 weeks at 1-2 litres/ha.

Syngenta Ryder Turf Pigment Technology for South African Golf Courses

Let Ryder become your best friend this season.

  • Absorbs and reflects UV Rays
  • Gives great lasting colour, keeping it green even through Winter.
  • Improve turf health
  • Ryder acts like sunblock and protects your golf course turf from the harmful UV rays that damage plants.

A brilliant tool for cool season turf during this summer heat from September through to April

Application

Greens - summer: Apply 1 litre/ha every 14 days.
In severe heat stress, Ryder can be applied as often as every 2 -3 days.
Ryder can be tank mixed with any other product other than copper.

Ryder protects your golf course turf from the cold and it keeps it green throughout the winter.
A brilliant tool for warm season turf during the cold winter months from April through to September.
Fairways - winter: Apply 2 litres/ha every 6 - 8 weeks. You can start by just spraying April and August to assist the turf plant into and out winter.

This article was written by Sue de Zwart, Talking Turf and originally appeared in South Africa Golf Trader.

Protect golf course turf from the heat of the sun