Method for improving turfgrass abiotic stress tolerance
The present invention relates to a method of controlling abiotic stress on warm-season turfgrass using an effective amount of acibenzolar-s-methyl.
1. A method for controlling or suppressing abiotic stress in warm-season turfgrass, comprising applying to the turfgrass or to the locus of the turfgrass, a turf quality improving amount of acibenzolar-S-methyl at a rate between about 32 and 96 g/ha, wherein applying the acibenzolar-S-methyl is done through a granular application.
2. A method for controlling or suppressing abiotic stress in warm-season turfgrass, comprising applying to the turfgrass or to the locus of the turfgrass, a turf quality improving amount of acibenzolar-S-methyl at a rate between about 32 and 96 g/ha, wherein applying the acibenzolar-S-methyl is done using a seed as a carrier.
3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the only active ingredient is acibenzolar-S-methyl.
4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the warm season turfgrass is Bermudagrass.
5. The method of claim 2 , wherein the warm-season turfgrass is Zoysiagrass.
6. The method of claim 2 , wherein acibenzolar-S-methyl is applied at the rate of from 32 to 64 g/ha.
7. The method of claim 2 , wherein acibenzolar-S-methyl is applied between about two and 18 times, at intervals of from 5 to 21 days during the turf growing season.
8. The method of claim 2 , wherein acibenzolar-S-methyl is applied between about three and four times, at intervals of from 14 to 21 days during the turf growing season.
9. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the abiotic stress relates to drought conditions.
10. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the method further comprising applying trinexapac-ethyl to said warm-season turfgrass.
11. The method according to claim 10 , wherein trinexapac-ethyl is applied at a rate between about 64 and about 140 g/ha per application.
12. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the method further comprising applying chlorothalonil.
13. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the method further comprising applying fluazinam.
14. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the method further comprising applying azoxystrobin.
15. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the only active ingredient is acibenzolar-S-methyl.
16. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the only active ingredients are acibenzolar-S-methyl and trinexapac-ethyl.
17. The method of claim 1 , wherein the warm season turfgrass is Bermudagrass.
18. The method of claim 1 , wherein the warm-season turfgrass is Zoysiagrass.
19. The method of claim 1 , wherein acibenzolar-S-methyl is applied at the rate of from 32 to 64 g/ha.
20. The method of claim 1 , wherein acibenzolar-S-methyl is applied between about two and 18 times, at intervals of from 5 to 21 days during the turf growing season.
21. The method of claim 1 , wherein acibenzolar-S-methyl is applied between about three and four times, at intervals of from 14 to 21 days during the turf growing season.
22. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the abiotic stress relates to drought conditions.
23. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprising applying trinexapac-ethyl to said warm-season turfgrass.
24. The method according to claim 23 , wherein trinexapac-ethyl is applied at a rate between about 64 and about 140 g/ha per application.
25. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprising applying chlorothalonil.
26. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprising applying fluazinam.
27. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprising applying azoxystrobin.
28. The method according to claim 24 , wherein the only active ingredients are acibenzolar-S-methyl and trinexapac-ethyl.