Vertmax Duo Turf Pigment.

Name: Gilba Solutions Pty Ltd
Price range: $

Turf pigments are a common tool in the Professional Turf Managers toolkit. However, Vertmax Duo is not just any pigment. It is a major advance on other copper phthalocyanine green pigments on the market.

It gives turf grass an instant, natural green colour.
It is very flexible to use. You can use it on golf greens, golf courses, sports fields and lawns.
This product contains a unique bio-active compound. The compound helps turf fight against biotic and abiotic stresses such as drought and disease.
It stimulates root growth, and encourages lateral branching of roots.
Vertmax Duo reduces the negative impact of UV light.
It is a viable and cost effective alternative to overseeding warm season grass. Our recent research into ryegrass vs pigments confirms this.
You can use it as a spray pattern indicator. This gives more targeted applications of chemicals and fertilisers.
Its broadacre sister is Vertmax pigment.
You can use this novel turf pigment on all turf and in all climates.

Vertmax Duo contains the biostimulant salicylic acid. Research shows that salicylic acid:

Increases seed germination.
Improves turf health.
Increases the stress tolerance of grass.
Improves root growth morphology.
Increases the chlorophyll content of plants.
Increases the relative leaf water content of turf.

Vertmax Duo for Disease.

Salicylic acid activates defence responses within a plant. This then increases a plants ability to fight against disease.
It is similar to white cells in the human body that fight against infection. Salicylic acid makes it more difficult for fungi to infect turf grass.

Helminthosporium Control on Hybrid Couch Turf

In a trial by G-Sensio at St Lucia Bowls Club vs Helminthosporium disease.
The results suggest that Vertmax Duo is a viable option for an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program, to help manage disease and maintain turf health.

The graph below illustrates the reduction in disease from the use of Vertmax Duo at two different rates (0.5 L/ha and 1 L/ha) vs an untreated control.

In 2023, Gilba Solutions granted a licence to Prograss Bio. This is to produce and market this product in the UK and Europe. As a result it is now in use in many Premier League and Super League Clubs in the UK.

Key Features and Benefits of Vertmax Duo.

Vertmax Duo contains a high load of phthalocyanine pigment.
It lasts longer than other products on golf greens.
It contains a novel surfactant and sticker. This gives excellent leaf coverage and a shorter drying time.
This novel product does not stain once it dries.
There is a synergy between the copper pigment, and the salicylic acid. This results in better turf quality.
Salicylic acid increases the tolerance of bentgrass to pathogens like bacterial etiolation disease.
It improves turf health, drought tolerance and disease resistance.
It causes increases in lateral root growth, and deeper roots.
Salicylic acid increases the turf resistance of turf to nematodes.
It gives an instant natural green colour to turf.
Vertmax Duo blocks out harmful UV light.
It is highly tank-compatible, and mixes with all turf fungicides, such as Tombstone Duo.