For years, Sipcam Agro has helped turf managers offset the effects of heat and drought stress as well as potential damage from the sun's ultraviolet rays through the company's Enhanced Turf Quality line of products.
The technology in Sipcam's ETQ line of fungicides is now available on its own under the name ETQ Flex.
ETQ is a proprietary blend that is absorbed by the turf and provides protection throughout the plant from the effects of UVA and UVB radiation during high-stress weather events.
Until now, Sipcam's ETQ technology only could be found in its fungicide products Adrenalyn ETQ, Downforce ETQ, Echo Dyad ETQ, Eclipse ETQ, E-Scape ETQ and Sipcam Clearscape ETQ.
Because of its history as an add-on to other products, ETQ Flex on its own is designed to be mixed with a wide range of other common products for enhanced protection at rates of 1 ounce per 1,000 square feet every 14 days, or 2.5 ounces per 1,000 square feet every 21 days.
The launch of ETQ Flex as a standalone product is in response to customer feedback, said Todd Mason, Sipcam's senior director of sales and development for the company's turf and ornamental division.
"Our customers realized the added benefit of the ETQ technology in our fungicides but wanted to have the option of the product with their other plant support products, so they asked for this flexibility," Mason said. "We listen to our customers’ needs and this product is going to offer significant, flexible turf protection and benefits for a broader range of customers."
ETQ technology, the company says, promotes plant health by supporting and maintaining healthy root mass development and maintaining leaf water and chlorophyll content under stress.