Multi-Branched Long-Term Surfactant
PBS150 is a long-term, multi-branched soil surfactant that sustains uniform moisture for up to five months, improves water infiltration, and enhances turfgrass stress recovery and resilience under heat and drought conditions.
Product Details
PBS150 – Long-Term Soil Surfactant for Uniform Moisture and Turfgrass Stress Management
PBS150 is a long-term, multi-branched molecular surfactant engineered to overcome biodegradation by soil microbes, ensuring sustained surfactant performance and long-lasting soil moisture uniformity. By maintaining consistent hydration across the soil profile, PBS150 enhances water-use efficiency and turfgrass recovery under conditions of heat and drought stress.
During periods of heat and water stress, maintaining a uniform soil moisture supply is vital for meeting the transpirational needs of turfgrass. PBS150’s advanced chemistry delivers a sustained moisture balance that supports root regeneration, carbohydrate replenishment, and post-stress recovery—all critical factors for healthy, resilient turfgrass.
Proven to reduce hydrophobic soil conditions for up to five months or more, PBS150 promotes reliable infiltration, rehydration, and stress tolerance across diverse soil types. This versatile turf management solution provides consistent water movement and enhanced plant vigor, ensuring superior playability and appearance throughout the growing season.
- Published research shows PBS150 can reduce water use by up to 39%, while supporting faster recovery and healthier turf
- Long-term surfactant with a unique multi-branched molecular structure designed to resist biodegradation by soil microbes
- Maintains a uniform soil moisture profile for extended periods, even under heat and water stress
- Supports consistent water availability to the root zone, promoting turfgrass recovery and carbohydrate replenishment
- Reduces hydrophobic soil conditions for 5 month or more and encourages balanced hydration and rehydration patterns
- Restores uniform water movement through the soil profile, improving stress tolerance and overall turf performance
- Hydration
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Liquid - Granular
- Fairways
- Bunkers
- Greens
- Sports Turf
- Roughs
- L&L
100 Day Moisture Management:
Apply two applications 15 days apart at 5 ounces per 1000 ft² in 2 gallons of water (16 L/ha in 800 L). Reapply 90 to 100 days after last treatment or as needed.
150 Day Moisture Management:
Apply three applications 15 days apart at 5 ounces per 1000 ft² in 2 gallons of water (16 L/ha in 800 L). Reapply 120 to 150 days after last treatment or as needed.
Bunker Faces, Collars, Roughs, and Lawns:
Apply two applications 7 to 10 days apart at 8 ounces per 1000 ft² in 2 gallons of water (25 L/ha in 800 L). Reapply after 120 to 150 days or as needed.
Irrigate with sufficient water to deliver PBS150 to the soil profile – 1/8 inch (3 mm) or more recommended.
GRANULAR:
Fairways, Tees, Bunker Faces, Collars, Roughs, Lawns, and Sports Turf
Single Application: (75 Day Moisture Management)
Apply 4 lbs per 1000 ft² (200 kg/ha). Reapply after 60 to 75 days or as needed.
Split Application: (150 Day Moisture Management)
Apply two applications 7 to 10 days apart at 4 lbs per 1000 ft² (200 kg/ha). Reapply a split application after 120 to 150 days or as needed.
Irrigation is necessary to release PBS150 from the carrier. Irrigate before next mowing or leave baskets off.
Research
Evaluation Time Frame:
March 30, 2016 to August 8, 2016, 132 Days
Location:
Penn State University, Joseph E. Valentine Turfgrass Research Center
Treatments:
Trials were conducted on native soil fairways. Applications were made at label recommendations. Three applications of PBS150 regenerating multi-branched surfactant were made at 5 ounces per 1,000 square feet. Three applications of an industry leading modified/methyl-capped block copolymer surfactant were made at 6 ounces per 1,000 square feet.
Evaluation:
Evaluation of PBS 150 regenerating multi-branched surfactant and an industry leading modified/methyl-capped block copolymer surfactant on soil moisture management of an L-93 creeping bentgrass grown on a native soil fairway. Target moisture level was 35% Volumetric Water Content (VWC). Rewetting of the matrix occurred once 25% VWC was measured. Both measurements were completed using a Spectrum TDR 300 Moisture Meter. The dry down was initiated on June 8, 2016.
Conclusion:
PBS150 plots required 36% less water than the control plots maintained at 35% VWC. 36% less water is equivalent to 1,470,150 gallons saved for 25 acres of fairways in an 8 week period. PBS150 outperformed the industry leading surfactant by saving 6% more water and required less watering cycles than the control.
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