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All Pistol® Bottles Now Supplied With Low Drift Nozzles

March 7, 2017/in Press Release/by Admin

From 1 March 2017, all bottles of the barrier acting, total herbicide, Pistol® from Bayer, will be supplied with two low drift sprayer nozzles and a stewardship checklist attached. The addition of the low drift nozzles forms part of the new authorisation for Pistol® which was officially re-registered by the Chemicals Regulation Division (CRD) under […]

Eurosport Off The Bench In Enhanced A20 Squad

March 7, 2017/in Press Release/by Admin

Germinal has relaunched its best-selling sports pitch seed mixture, A20 Premier Ryesport, with the inclusion of Eurosport perennial ryegrass. Eurosport joins the A20 line-up in place of Cadix and Promotor, with users of the new seed mixture set to benefit from improved fineness of leaf, live ground cover, stronger recovery and better visual merit. The […]

All Pistol® Bottles Now Supplied With Low Drift Nozzles

March 7, 2017/in Press Release/by Admin

Eurosport Off The Bench In Enhanced A20 Squad

March 7, 2017/in Press Release/by Admin

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All Pistol® Bottles Now Supplied With Low Drift Nozzles

March 7, 2017/in Press Release/by Admin

The new authorisation confirms that Pistol® is registered through to 2020. Bayer is already in the process of re-labelling bottles and distributors have until the end of February 2017 to sell any remaining ‘old label’ stock. However, any individuals purchasing these products will have until February 2018 to use their stocks.

“The new nozzles will mean that amenity professionals using Pistol® will have a more targeted spray pattern and chemical drift will be minimised, so the product only affects the target area and there is less wastage,” says Dr Colin Mumford of the Bayer Turf Solutions Team.

“As an independent organisation, the Amenity Forum fully supports product stewardship and the importance of choosing the correct nozzle so that the product is applied exactly where needed for effective and economic impact,” adds independent chairman of the Amenity Forum, Professor John Moverley OBE.

“Pistol is an essential product for the control of annual and perennial weeds and grasses on soft and gravel surfaces. And without such updates to the packaging, we could see even more products removed from the market, so we aim to ensure that our products are stewarded correctly and we always encourage best practice,” says Colin.

A key benefit of Pistol® is that it has a long lasting, systemic and residual mode of action. Once it is applied, its effectiveness will continue, as a barrier is created on the upper profile of the soil that will remain throughout the season, controlling germinating weeds and preventing their establishment.

The herbicide can be applied with a knapsack sprayer, and the nozzles are universal, so will fit to the user’s existing equipment.

Eurosport Off The Bench In Enhanced A20 Squad

March 7, 2017/in Press Release/by Admin

The revised A20 seed mixture contains four perennial ryegrass cultivars, three of which are in the Top-10 of the BSPB’s Table S1 for sports uses. Eugenius and Calico will both account for 35% of the A20 mixture, with Eurocordus (number 2 on Table S1) and Eurosport (number 4) both contributing 15% of the total seed content.

“The inclusion of Eurosport in our 2017 specification of A20 marks a stepped improvement on the outgoing seed mixture,” explains Richard Brown, Amenity Sales Manager for Germinal.

“Eurosport gives a strong performance across all the important parameters on the BSPB’s Table S1, with excellent scores for shoot density [7.8], recovery [7.8], live ground cover [7.9] and visual merit [7.9]. As such it perfectly complements the other varieties within the standard A20 mixture, especially Eurocordus which continues to offer excellent all round ability and strong disease resistance.”

In fact, Eurosport is such a strong performer that Germinal has reduced the number of cultivars in the standard A20 seed mixture down from five to four.

“On a practical level, Eurosport is better across the parameters that really matter than both of the cultivars it replaces,” Richard Brown continues. “By bringing Eurosport off the bench and into the standard A20 line-up, we’ve created a truly unbeatable seed mixture which offers tangible benefits to groundsmen responsible for maintaining hard-working pitches.”

The standard A20 Premier Ryesport seed mixture can also be tailored to include a wide selection of alternative cultivars, with groundstaff able to create their own, fully bespoke mixture to suit their ground’s requirement.

“Because no two pitches or sports clubs are the same, we give our customers the option to customise the standard A20 seed mixture to create their own bespoke ‘Your A20’ specification,” Richard Brown adds. “With five additional perennial ryegrass cultivars to choose from, plus a creeping perennial ryegrass variety and a shade tolerant Poa supina species, growers can pick and choose the right combination of cultivars to create their own perfect seed mixture.”

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All Pistol® Bottles Now Supplied With Low Drift Nozzles

Eurosport Off The Bench In Enhanced A20 Squad

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