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Dow Introduces Petroleum Free Herbicide05-27-10 | News

Dow Introduces Petroleum Free Herbicide




Turflon???????(R)???? Ester Ultra reduces the environmental impact, while continuing to provide broad-spectrum control of annual and perennial broadleaf weeds and kikuyugrass in ornamental turf, including turfgrasses on golf courses and sod farms.
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Turflon???????(R)???? Ester Ultra specialty herbicide from Dow AgroSciences is an innovative formulation that uses plant-derived methylated seed oil(MSO) instead of petroleum distillates as its solvent. The new low-odor formulation reduces the environmental impact, while continuing to provide broad-spectrum control of annual and perennial broadleaf weeds and kikuyugrass in ornamental turf, including turfgrasses on golf courses and sod farms . Turflon Ester Ultra, which replaces Turflon Ester specialty herbicide, is now available in most states.

Turflon???????(R)???? Ester Ultra specialty herbicide offers the same powerful postemergence control of early emerging and hard-to-control weeds, including wild violet, oxalis, spurge, clover, dandelion, ground ivy, lespedeza and plantain. In addition, Turflon Ester Ultra helps control bermudagrass on fairways and accelerates the transition to cool-season turf.

Triclopyr, the active ingredient in Turflon Ester Ultra, tends to stay where it is applied, so it is not likely to move through soil and reach the roots of off-target ornamentals or vegetation. In addition, because of its ester base, Turflon Ester Ultra doesn?EUR??,,????'?????<
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