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Defendor® Herbicide Now Available in 1-Quart Containers09-09-15 | News

Defendor® Herbicide Now Available in 1-Quart Containers
Effective at Low Usage Rates

"With Defendor in the tank, I was able to get out earlier than I ever have before with a broadleaf application," said Ryan Mottinger, Duneland School Corp., Indiana.. "The fields have never looked so good. I don't have any dandelions, clover, creeping Charlie or any other broadleaf weeds. Instead of getting complaints, I'm now referred to as the "Sodfather.'"

Defendor® specialty herbicide, a postemergence product designed to be applied during preemergence timing or in the fall, is now being sold alone for maximum application flexibility. Defendor can be purchased in a 1-quart jug or in a 1-gallon Value Pak container with Dimension® 2EW specialty herbicide.

Lawn care operators and golf course superintendents can count on Defendor to eliminate unsightly dandelion blooms and control other winter annual and perennial weeds, optimizing spring results.

"Defendor performs in cold weather when nothing else works," said Maureen Clark, product manager for Dow AgroSciences Turf & Ornamental. "Turf professionals can apply Defendor in late fall or early spring and see the same superior results."

The broad application window allows for more flexibility. It gives turf managers more time to focus on other aspects of the business. It also is effective at low use rates compared with competitive postemergence products, so less product is needed to get the job done.

Visit the Dow AgroSciences booth (3005) at GIE+Expo in Louisville, Kentucky, Oct. 22 to 23, to learn more about Defendor® specialty herbicide. Enter the sweepstakes to win a Z-Spray Z-Max® sprayer or a PermaGreen® Triumph sprayer, designed to spray and spread products such as Defendor and Dimension granule in one pass. Learn more at www.dowagro.com.