Chelates, iron products and tips and tricks on tank mixing

Chelation will be discussed, considering the types of chelates and their role in plant nutrition and aiding tank mixing. This will lead on to a discussion of the types of iron compounds and products used on amenity turf. Finally, the seminar will give some advice on tank mixing, such as how best to dissolve materials, what can interact and how to make some materials more compatible.

Learning outcomes

• What a chelate is and what it does
• The types of chelates you may use
• The benefit of iron products
• The range of iron compounds that you may use
• What type of tank mix interactions can occur
• How best to dissolve materials in your tank for spray application

Presented by:

Paul Morris

Managing Director

Paul studied Chemistry at Oxford University where he obtained a Masters degree. He started work as a Product Development Chemist at Burmah Castrol working on surfactant based products. Paul then spent 7 years in sales at BASF selling surfactants into a range of chemical-technical industries as well as the agrochemical industry. Paul has now been at GBR Technology for 15 years as Managing Director.