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AquaMAXX - THE ROOT PRODUCING CHEMISTRY

AquaMAXX is a unique formulation of wetting agents and enhanced kelp. AquaMAXX has demonstrated increased roots, growth, color and improved health for turf grasses, annuals and perennials. AquaMAXX Liquid is effective at rates of 1 gallon per acre.

AquaMAXX :

Encourages maximum root growth
Provides maximum root density
University tested
Tournament proven

AquaMAXX - BALANCED FOR PERFORMANCE

AquaMAXX is a highly refined liquid seaweed extract blended with a surfactant complex. It is formulated to provide the golf course superintendent with a nutritionally complete, biologically active supplement to be used in conjunction with proven turfgrass programs to:

Manage plant development
Increase plant resistance to environmental and cultural stresses
Improve water availability in the rootzone

AquaMAXX - COMPONENTS
Many liquid seaweed products use an alkaline extraction process that can be highly destructive and denature the base material. The seaweed extract in the AquaMAXX product is produced from fresh Ascophyllum nodosum and is extracted using the much preferred physical cell burst technology that preserves the cyto-plasm, auxins, cytokinins, nutrients and amino acids in their natural state.		Additional auxins have been added to AquaMAXX to promote a more balanced auxin to cytokinin ratio and to enhance consistency. A surfactant is included in the AquaMAXX formulation to enhance the availability of water to turfgrass roots to meet transpirational requirements, reduce water deficit stress and to supply the hydraulic basis for cytokinin transport (via transpiration).

AquaMAXX - PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS
Many producers claim that cytokinins in their seaweed extract product(s) promote root growth and root mass. Some even claim that the exceptionally high cytokinin content in their product is responsible for superior root growth and root mass versus their competition. The influence of cytokinins and auxins on root development is often misunderstood. Cytokinin is often incorrectly singled out as the biostimulant that promotes root growth and root mass in turfgrass. Cytokinin only stimulates cell division (mitosis) in plant cells. True growth in plant cells requires both cytokinin and auxin. Auxins acidify the cell walk of divided cells and allow them to		elongate as water enters the cells through osmosis. It is only at this point that root "growth" is realized Further, auxin has been identified as the metabolic enhancer (biostimulant) that initiates the formation of lateral and secondary roots - increasing the root system's effective area of absorption. Superintendents report that their use of AquaMAXX , with its balanced cytokinin to auxin ratios, resulted in better overall root system development than the cytokinin-dominant formulations of competitive products.

The main mechanism for water and mineral nutrient transport into a plant is transpiration of water from leaves. Transpiration is the process of water evaporation through specialized openings in the leaves, called stomata. Evaporation from the leaves creates a negative water vapour pressure (suction) and water absorbed by the root system is "pulled" upward and is transported to various parts of the plant.

Superintendents must constantly deal with turfgrass subject to stress from insects, weeds, nematodes, fungal disease and temperature extremes. However, water deficit stress interferes with the normal functions of turfgrass plants more than any other stress factor. Water deficit stress occurs when the roots' absorption ability and the soil's ability to supply water are insufficient to meet the transpirational demands of the plant.

Simply put, failure of the turfgrass root system to provide water to meet the transpirational requirements of the plant will prevent normal growth, limits photosynthesis and disrupts metabolic functions. Water deficit stress also exposes the plant to the production of reactive oxygen species (strong oxidizing agents) which can attack the photosynthetic apparatus. The plant's normal defense mechanism against these strong oxidizing agents is the production of antioxidants. However, antioxidant production is depressed under water deficit stress.

Extensive research has shown that turfgrass treated with cytokinins and auxins such as found in AquaMAXX , demonstrate consistently enhanced antioxidant concentration, chlorophyll content, photosynthetic activity and the plant exhibits improved tolerance to environmental stresses.

Benefits of Surfactant Complex

With the use of AquaMAXX , the golf course superintendent will also address the issue of water availability to the plant. AquaMAXX balances the benefits of its seaweed extract component with a highly effective soil surfactant.

When AquaMAXX is applied to turfgrass, its surfactant components attach to the non-polar sites on hydrophobic soil particles to provide:

Uniform movement of water into and through the soil matrix
Patterns of wetting and re-wetting that will improve the amount of water in the roots' zone of absorption to meet transpirational and metabolic demands of the plant
Long lasting surfactant activity

FOR ROOT DEVELOPMENT AND RELIEF

FROM WATER DEFICIT STRESS...

IT'S BALANCED FOR PERFORMANCE!

AquaMAXX - ROOT DEVELOPMENT AND RELIEF FROM WATER DEFICIT STRESS

The nutritional value of seaweed used as a soil amendment has been observed for centuries. It is well documented that seaweed extracts contain all major plant nutrients in addition to micronutrients such as iron, copper, zinc, molybdenum, boron, manganese and cobalt for healthy plant growth and development. Most seaweed extracts also contain mannitol, a chelating compound and alginate, which improves the water holding characteristics of soil.

Perhaps the greatest interest by scientists and golf course superintendents in seaweed extract over the past decade involves its two biologically active metabolic enhancers - cytokinin and auxin. Years of scientific research and use by turfgrass managers have confirmed that supplemental use of seaweed on turfgrass subject to stress:

Increases root growth and mass
Improves stress tolerance, including drought and salinity
Provides enhanced disease tolerance
Enhances plant vigor and color

Seaweed extracts can differ dramatically depending on seaweed species and how they are processed. Most seaweed extracts available in the U.S. use cold water brown seaweeds such as Ascophyllum nodosum because of their excellent nutrient, cytokinin and auxin content.

The biggest difference in seaweed extracts occurs from how the "fresh" raw materials are processed. The extraction method will have significant detrimental effects on the composition of the final product - including auxin content. Use of heat, dehydration and freezing techniques is detrimental to nutrient and auxin content. Alkaline hydrolysis can denature the base material and have a negative effect on auxin which can alter the ratio of auxin to cytokinin from the raw seaweed base.

The preferred extraction method is referred to as the pressure differential cell burst process, which preserves the cytoplasm and nutrients, including auxins, cytokinin and amino acids. Superintendents should favor seaweed products using physical cell burst technology.

There is now significant evidence that the physiological response from applications of seaweed extract often depends on the auxin to cytokinin ratio. It is important, therefore, that superintendents focus on auxin to cytokinin ratios rather than just auxin or cytokinin content alone. Products with claims of high cytokinin content may require the addition of other materials such as humic acids to raise the auxin level and restore this delicate balance.

AquaMAXX is a balanced formulation of highly refined, enriched seaweed extract and a technologically advanced surfactant complex to be used in conjunction with proven turfgrass programs.

We strongly believe that AquaMAXX should be applied to turfgrass as a supplemental application to sound agronomic practices. Unlike some seaweed extract products, the AquaMAXX formulation purposely does not include added "active ingredients" that may interfere, confuse, or mask results of either the AquaMAXX treatment@) or a superintendent's successful fertilizer, micronutrient, pesticide and water management program(s).

Applications of AquaMAXX are designed for optimal biological responses based on:

Specific turfgrass species and growth stages
Environmental and cultural stresses
Superintendent experience with AquaMAXX

AquaMAXX - DIRECTIONS FOR USE

ESTABLISHED TURFGRASS	FORMULATION	DIRECTIONS FOR USE
Root Development (Spring)	Liquid	Tank mix 3 oz. of AquaMAXX liquid in 2 gallons of water per 1000 sq. ft. Apply every 15-30 days during periods where environmental conditions favor root growth and photosynthate production.
Water-Deficit Stress (Preconditioning)	Liquid	Tank mix 3-oz. of AquaMAXX liquid in 2 gallons of water per 1000 sq. ft. Treatments should begin approximately 60-90 days prior to anticipated water-deficit stress to precondition turfgrass to tolerate stress conditions. Apply every 15-30 days.
Water-Deficit Stress (Stress Relief)	Pellet	Use AquaMAXX Pellets at the rate of one AquaMAXX pellet per 12,000 sq. ft. during environmental conditions that promote water-deficit stress. Apply every 15-30 days.
Root Development (Fall - Post Stress)	Liquid	Tank mix 3 oz. of AquaMAXX liquid in 2 gallons of water per 1000 sq. ft. Treatments should begin following water-deficit stress period when environmental conditions favor root growth and photosynthate production. Apply every 15-30 days.

SOD INSTALLATION	FORMULATION	DIRECTIONS FOR USE
Root Development	Liquid	Tank mix 3 oz. of AquaMAXX liquid in 1 gallon of water per 1000 sq. ft. Treat immediately after sod has been installed. Apply every 15-30 days.

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