MARATHON SPORT
Patented long-lasting
organic mineral fertilisers
Marathon Sport steadily releases nutrients and the organic matter stimulates a very active bacterial soil life. This results in healthy, strong and compactly growing turf. Marathon Sport ensures active root development, a denser sod, improved resistance against stress and increased tillering of the grass.
The situation
Maintenance of sports fields and fairways
Optimal growth of the plant can only be realised when nutrients are effectively available. The long-lasting nutritional programme of Olmix Plant Care improves soil fertility in such a way that all nutrients are available for the plant when it needs them during the entire season. A diverse soil life ensures buffering of nutrients that are not used yet.
The challenge
Balancing growth and resilience
Often vital growth limits the resilience of turf as vegetative growth is often a synonym for vitality. Nitrate based fertilisation leads to too much vegetative growth which is counterproductive for disease tolerance. Ammonium based nutrition favours cell division rather than cell elongation. However, ammonium is converted to nitrate very rapidly. The challenge is to keep the nitrogen in such a form that prolonged ammonium nutrition is possible.
The solution
Balanced growth
The usage of Marathon Sport results in healthy, strong and compactly growing turf. The plant takes up ammonium for a long period of time and that stimulates root hair development. Moreover, the pH in the root zone will decrease, which results in a better uptake of phosphate. Marathon ensures active root development, a denser sod, improved resistance against stress and increased tillering of the grass.
Strong points
MARATHON SPORT
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Stimulates bacterial soil life
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Hard & dense turf
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Constant growth without scorching
Density instead of soft growth
Rhizobox trials and field trials at the University of Hohenheim demonstrate the differences in root mass and clippings between Marathon Sport and nitrate based NPK's.
Directions for use
- Spring & summer feed: Marathon Sport 16-4-8.
- Summer feed: Marathon Sport 10-0-15.
- Autumn & winter feed: Marathon Sport 7-0-21.
- Overseeding: Marathon Sport 7-13-9.
- Application for maintenance of sports fields and fairways: 200-300 kg/ha.
Marathon Sport is available in 25 kg bag on a 1,000 kg pallet.
Packaging
Marathon Sport
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Local regulation should be consulted concerning the status of the product in the country of use.