Bayleton: Growth Regulator?

Has anyone used Bayleton on shady lawns to regulate top growth in order to encourage more lateral growth and root growth. Anyone heard of this?

 

http://www.cdms.net/ldat/ld6M1004.pdf

No, I haven't.

 

Yes, I've read the label. Just something an experienced LCO told me. Just curious if anybody heard of this.

 

I'm not exactly sure how it is that Bayleton is supposed to act like Primo. That's a new one to me ... I can say, for what it's worth, that what you're describing can be done with Primo.

 

Bayleton is a pretty expensive fungicide, if it did have growth regulating effects it would still be much more costly the simply using Primo Maxx

 

http://www.griffin.peachnet.edu/pgrsa/Charleston_PGRSA_Proceedings_2005/papers/041.pdf

 

Actually the reason you have probably heard this is because bayleton is a sterol inhibitor type fungi. This class which also includes banner Maxx can cause some growth regulator qualities if over used. I have seen this in roses and it is very common on golf greens. primo however would be the better choice to obtain the results you are wanting.

 

So, a growth regulator could encourage a denser turf in shady areas?

 

According to this study, it does have that possibility with some grasses.

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