Phytohormones and Metabolites play a major role in highly managed, finely mowed turf. All plants must create their own phytohormones and metabolites to survive. The plant must produce its own Primary and Secondary Hormones to trigger an internal biochemical process to start and continue to run within the plant.
These hormones force the plant to generate certain genes that trigger reactions within the plant. These processes were designed to strengthen and protect the plant. Primary growth hormones consist of Cytokinins, Auxins, and Gibberellins. Primary stress hormones are Abscisic Acids and Ethylene. The most active secondary hormone is Salicylic Acid for defense.
Metabolites are non-nutrient materials the plant naturally makes so the plant can consistently metabolize energy through the many internal biochemical processes. These biochemical processes are cyclical, so the plant can constantly survive by making the next set of strong cells to maintain the ongoing metabolic processes.
When these processes are balanced properly, the plant can conserve the most energy for True Plant Health.
Metabolic Biochemical Processes
Unfortunately, the number of hormones and metabolites the plant needs to make is dependent on the amount of sunlight the plant can absorb. This is why turfgrasses that are mowed low might not be able to keep up with the constant demands and have the strength to fight all biotic and abiotic stresses.
It is well known that if you raise your height of cut, then the plant will naturally be stronger. But raising the height of cut might not be acceptable for the desired playability.
This is why Floratine has created products to address the main biochemical plant processes with the correct amount of phytohormones, metabolites and nutrients. When these products are applied to low height of cut turf, it gives the plant what it needs to survive and thrive as if you raised the height of cut of the turf. The product rates should be determined by the height of cut and future weather conditions.
Products that naturally raise photosynthetic levels
Because each Floratine product in the link below is designed for a different biochemical process, they each have their own unique patented types of phytohormones, nutrients, and metabolites. This way they can collectively raise all photosynthetic reactions needed for true plant health, without the need to increase mowing heights.