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Pylex = Major Yellowing

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  1. Ryan Kraushofer
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    8/7/2013 1:08 PM
    Since I haven't been able to find anything on Pylex from BASF on this site I figured I would post some results that I saw. If anyone has used this product I would like to hear there thoughts.
    - I sprayed at the 1 oz an acre rate on ryegrass fwys with 48oz of sticker and I had rain with in 24 hours.
    - 5 Days after treatment the goosegrass is turning white and dying. A few spots of Bermuda grass are still healthy
    - 6 Days after treatment the goosegrass is completely white along with the Bermuda that was green yesterday.
    - 5 days and after. MAJOR YELLOWING OF RYEGRASS. Nutsedege is even starting to dye.

    See the attached photos for examples or what it does when you spot spray.



  2. Melvin Waldron
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    8/7/2013 2:08 PM
    Ryan,

    Was just up at the University of Missouri field day, they had tried some Pylex on some bent grass plots mowed at .6" (Note as is stated many times in the field day booklet and during the presentation, Pylex isn't labeled for bentgrass). They had noted similar injury as you have seen on rye grass. It would show that injury no matter the rate (they used .5, .75 and 1 oz/acre) for 14 days after treatment with full recovery by 21 days. I wonder if you are seeing similar effects on your rye grass? They did see the bermuda die off. They are trying 3 different treatment timings, on starting on May 15th with 2 follow up applications on 21 day intervals. The second starting June 25th with 2 follow up applications at 21 day intervals, and the third starting on Sept. 4th followed by 2 more applications at 21 day intervals. The ones that had already had been treated with the last applicaton on June 25 had returned to looking normal and we could find the bermuda, it was gone, when we were at field day on July 30th. The summer applications we could see the yellowing of the bentgrass and the bleaching of the bermuda.

    I think they were going to put the field day booklet on their website after field day, might try the website below, (just checked 2013 isn't on it yet, but 2011 and 2012 is)

    Have to give them all up there their props (one place I think Mizzou is out competing the rest of the SEC), they are doing some fine work, not only on golf turf but also on sports fields and lawn turf as well.

    http://turf.missouri.edu/research/field_day.htm

    Mel

    Melvin H. Waldron III, CGCS, Horton Smith Golf Course, City of Springfield/Greene County MO

  3. Jeffrey Sexton
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    8/13/2013 9:08 PM
    Ryan,

    We have been playing with pylex here in southern indiana. It will kill the goose with 1 application. The white bermuda will grow out of it after 14 days. This past Monday we did a half acre of rough as a test. We tank mixed 1.5 oz. of pylex, seed oil, sedgehammer and confront. The trichlophr in confront is suppose to reduce the bleaching. You can also use turf lawn ester to replace the confront. We are trying to remove bermuda from our cool season roughs. We will make 3 apps. on this half acre plot this fall and then seed fescue into the area later this fall. Right now we are impressed with goose control, but bermuda is laughing at us.

    Jeff Sexton
    Evansville CC



  4. Chase Best
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    8/15/2013 10:08 PM
    I have now tried it in rough setting and now working on collars where Bermuda is encroaching. I have 1 collar that is on its second app, first app was made 3 weeks ago to remove Bermuda using pylex at .5 ml rate, slight yellowing to bent, so the following app I backed it to .25ml, so far the Bermuda is hating life. I plan on 4 apps at .25 ml and I will interseed. My sprays at the .25 will be spaced 14 days apart from here on out. So far so good for me.


    Chase Best
    Old Capital Golf Club



  5. Douglas Vogel
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    8/16/2013 8:08 AM
    I have used 1oz/A ( with an MSO )as labeled for goosegrass. Be prepared for white fairways!. Best results I have ever seen.Had tip bleaching/yellowing on bent tees and fairways but after 10 days it was gone. I even got goose control on my practice range with the rinsate. Going to try half rate next. Northern NJ



  6. Keith Fellenstein
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    8/16/2013 10:08 AM
    Douglas Vogel said: I have used 1oz/A ( with an MSO )as labeled for goosegrass. Be prepared for white fairways!. Best results I have ever seen.Had tip bleaching/yellowing on bent tees and fairways but after 10 days it was gone. I even got goose control on my practice range with the rinsate. Going to try half rate next. Northern NJ

    Effective on goose at rates as low as .25oz/A and possibly lower.



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