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A new approval for red thread on the Instrata Elite label has further extended the value of the important all-round Syngenta turf fungicide.

Trials using Hicure as a part of an ITM approach to managing turf stress have resulted in significant benefits to the consistent quality of greens through the season, reports ICL Technical Manager, Henry Bechelet.

Growing Degree Days are particularly effective because it uses temperature to track the duration that the PGR will maintain its effect on the turf plant. Now it has never been easier to calculate GDD accurately for individual courses.

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Hicure is set to be a key building block of future turf agronomy programmes, according to Syngenta Technical Manager, Glenn Kirby, speaking at the Hicure on-line launch event

New Hicure offers an exciting chance to strengthen the role of Integrated Turf Management (ITM) in producing consistently high-quality playing surfaces.

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Whilst nature hunkers down for the winter months, it isn’t quite time for greenkeepers to slow down just yet - there’s still work to be done for Operation Pollinator habitats.Operation Pollinator projects largely look after themselves but, once or twice a year, some input is required to get the best from them.Autumn management of Operation Pollinator wildflower meadows will be dictated by what you are aiming to achieve with nectar rich grasslands, reports STRI Senior Ecologist, Sophie Olejnik (below left, with Syngenta Operation Pollinator manager, Caroline Carroll, and Operation Pollinator Award winner, Stephen Thompson of John O'Gaunt Golf Club). “Where habitats in play and need to be a little thinner for easy ball retrieval, the solution is to cut, collect and scarify.“Wildflowers need gaps to germinate and establish, so try to aim for 10-20% bare ground,” she advised.“It sounds harsh, but they will soon fill in with plants – whether sown or natural.” The same actions apply if the…

Glenn Kirby reports on some of the latest research and findings into shade management and how to get the best from available light. First published in Greenkeeper International.

The exciting new dual-action Syngenta turf fungicide Ascernity has gained approval for use on sports turf surfaces – bringing a step change in disease control for high pressure conditions.

Glenn Kirby explains how to get the most from Syngenta’s turf technology