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Ryder

Frequently Asked Questions :

 


What is Ryder?

 


Ryder is the new turf pigment technology that protects turf from harmful UV rays and light stress delivering improved turf health, maximises disease control and enhances turf appearance looking natural green colour.  

 


How does UV impact turf?

 


UV radiation has been shown to be harmful to living organisms.  Essentially, plants can get a sun burn just like people do. Highly exposure to UV light can result to damage in plants’ DNA. 


It can also directly damage chlorophyll molecules and proteins involved in photosynthesis resulting in photo-inhibition. Photo-inhibition is the decrease in photosynthesis due to light itself.  

 


How does photoinhibition affect plants?

 


Photoinhibition is the process when plant reduces photosynthetic output. When photo-inhibition occurs, the PAR light absorbed by chlorophyll does not result in the production of chemical energy (i.e. sugar), but leads to the production of reactive oxygen species such as hydrogen peroxides and superoxide that degrade chlorophyll, proteins and membranes that are mechanisms of photosynthesis.

 

When large amounts of Reactive oxygen species are generated during photo-inhibition, it can lead to widespread plant stress. 

 


How does Ryder help protect turf from UV radiation?

 


Ryder absorbs and reflects not only damaging UV light but also will help protect against excessive light.  It prevents the formation of free radicals and increases photosynthetic efficiency and hence plant growth and rooting.  This improves turf density, playability and wear tolerance.

 


Why should I use Ryder?

 


• Protect plants from UV light damage
• Precondition plants with Primo Maxx prior to low light period, especially monsoon season
• Maximize disease control when mix with fungicides
• Enhance turf appearance

 


What are the benefits of using Ryder?

 


• Ryder protects turf from harmful UV rays resulted in more photosynthetic efficiency to improve plant health and turf quality 
• Ryder maximizes disease control with enhanced fungicide uptake and retention
• Ryder enhance turf appearance, looking natural green 
• Ryder gives you the flexibility to control the color intensity with your preferred use rate

 


Will Ryder help under low light conditions such as monsoon season?

 


During periods of low light condition, like monsoon season and under shady conditions, turf do not have adequate PAR light for photosynthesis resulting to loss of density and shallow rooting. It is highly recommended to precondition Ryder and Primo Maxx prior to the low light period. 

 


Primo Maxx divert plant energy roots and increase reserve carbohydrates to enhance root development, therefore it strengthens plants ability to withstand stress. With Primo and Ryder, it increases chlorophyll content in the leaves and increase absorption of red and blue PAR light which is most effective for photosynthesis.  With these combinations, you enhance overall plant health and condition them to overcome onset stresses.

 


How long Ryder will stay on the grass?

 


Ryder is mainly lost via mowing. When applying to turf treated with Primo Maxx, it can increase longevity in growing periods. 


When applied to greens that are mowed weekly when turf is actively growing, RYDER will last between 1 to 2 weeks. When applied to turf that are mowed at fairways and rough heights, product may last between 2 to 3 weeks for active growing turf. 
For semi-dormant turf, Ryder would last between 1 to 2 months. 

 


How is Ryder different from other pigments?

 


The performance of pigments is highly dependent on pigment concentration, milling quality and the additives it includes.  Ryder is very concentrated with 70% Phthalocynanine pigment content. The other formulation components also affect both the retention and spread on the leaf, the colour of the pigment when applied and the reflection / absorption properties.  

 


What is the difference between Ryder and other Dyes?

 


Dyes are water soluble and degrade rapidly under sunlight.  Hence dyes typically last a matter of hours or days and are used mainly as spray pattern indicators. Ryder is high pigment and is not degradable by sunlight and will stay in the plant for more than a week. 

 


Will Ryder stain golfers’ attires, including balls or clubs?

 


Once product is dry, it will not stain. It can be as fast as 15 mins on a sunny and windy day. 

 


What is Ryder’s rainfastness?

 


Rainfastness for Ryder is within an hour in general. During period of cloudy and wet periods, product may take up to couple hours to dry completely. 

 


What is Ryder?

 


Ryder is the new turf pigment technology that protects turf from harmful UV rays and light stress delivering improved turf health, maximizes disease control, and enhances turf appearance looking natural green color. 

 


How does UV impact turf?

 


UV radiation has been shown to be harmful to living organisms.  Essentially, plants can get a sunburn just like people do. Highly exposure to UV light can result in damage to plants’ DNA.
It can also directly damage chlorophyll molecules and proteins involved in photosynthesis resulting in photo-inhibition. Photo-inhibition is the decrease in photosynthesis due to light itself. 

 


How does photoinhibition affect plants?

 


Photoinhibition is the process when the plant reduces photosynthetic output. When photo-inhibition occurs, the PAR light absorbed by chlorophyll does not result in the production of chemical energy (i.e. sugar), but leads to the production of reactive oxygen species such as hydrogen peroxides and superoxide that degrade chlorophyll, proteins and membranes that are mechanisms of photosynthesis.

 

When large amounts of Reactive oxygen species are generated during photo-inhibition, it can lead to widespread plant stress. 
 


How does Ryder help protect turf from UV radiation?

 


Ryder absorbs and reflects not only damaging UV light but also will help protect against excessive light.  It prevents the formation of free radicals and increases photosynthetic efficiency and hence plant growth and rooting.  This improves turf density, playability, and wears tolerance.
 


Why should I use Ryder?

 


• Protect plants from UV light damage
• Precondition plants with Primo Maxx prior to the low light period, especially monsoon season
• Maximize disease control when mixed with fungicides
• Enhance turf appearance

 


What are the benefits of using Ryder?

 


• Ryder protects turf from harmful UV rays resulted in more photosynthetic efficiency to improve plant health and turf quality
• Ryder maximizes disease control with enhanced fungicide uptake and retention
• Ryder enhance turf appearance, looking natural green
• Ryder gives you the flexibility to control the color intensity with your preferred use rate

 


Will Ryder help under low light conditions such as monsoon season?

 


During periods of low light conditions, like monsoon season and under shady conditions, turf does not have adequate PAR light for photosynthesis resulting in loss of density and shallow rooting. It is highly recommended to precondition Ryder and Primo Maxx prior to the low light period.

 


Primo Maxx diverts plant energy roots and increases reserve carbohydrates to enhance root development, therefore it strengthens plants' ability to withstand stress. With Primo and Ryder, it increases the chlorophyll content in the leaves and increases the absorption of red and blue PAR light which is most effective for photosynthesis.  With these combinations, you enhance overall plant health and condition them to overcome onset stresses.
 


How long Ryder will stay on the grass?

 


Ryder is mainly lost via mowing. When applying to turf treated with Primo Maxx, it can increase longevity in growing periods.
When applied to greens that are mowed weekly when the turf is actively growing, the RYDER will last between 1 to 2 weeks.

 

When applied to turf that is mowed at fairways and rough heights, the product may last between 2 to 3 weeks for active growing turf.
For semi-dormant turf, Ryder would last between 1 to 2 months.

 


How is Ryder different from other pigments?

 


The performance of pigments is highly dependent on pigment concentration, milling quality, and the additives it includes.  Ryder is very concentrated with 70% Phthalocynanine pigment content. The other formulation components also affect both the retention and spread on the leaf, the color of the pigment when applied, and the reflection/absorption properties. 

 


What is the difference between Ryder and other Dyes?

 


Dyes are water-soluble and degrade rapidly under sunlight.  Hence dyes typically last a matter of hours or days and are used mainly as spray pattern indicators. Ryder is high pigment and is not degradable by sunlight and will stay in the plant for more than a week. Most importantly, RYDER improves overall plant health. 

 


Will Ryder stain golfers’ attires, including balls or clubs?

 


Once the product is dry, it will not stain. It can be as fast as 15 mins on a sunny and windy day.