chemical care
Taking It
SLOW
BY CINDY RATCLIFF
Can PLANT GROWTH
REGULATORS find
a home in the
residential market?
F
or decades, plant growth regulators
(PGRs) have been helping turf and
ornamental professionals work more
efficiently. These products, which slow
down plant growth, have been a welcome tool
in plant production, along roadsides and on golf
courses – reducing labor and equipment costs.
Yet, the market for PGRs on the residential side
of the industry has shown, well, slower growth.
"We're still barely scratching the surface,"
says Jim Goodrich, product sales specialist,
professional turf and ornamental products for
PBI/Gordon Corp. While landscape contractors
have been slower to embrace PGRs, Goodrich
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