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Natural Turf Performance: Supporting the Game at Its Core

Natural Turf Performance: Supporting the Game at Its Core

At the highest level of competition, the quality of the pitch can influence every pass, every run, and every goal. Elite natural turf must deliver consistent surface performance, uniform traction, and reliable ball behavior—even under intense use and changing environmental conditions.

Modern professional turf systems are often sand-based and highly engineered, yet they face real operational challenges. Irrigation water can contain calcium, magnesium, and trace metals, which may interfere with nutrient availability and contribute to uneven water distribution across the field.

How BASF Industrial Formulators solutions support turf formulations

To help meet these demands, BASF Industrial Formulators supports turf care programs with surfactant technologies that promote uniform moisture and efficient nutrient delivery.

Products like Agnique® and Lutensol® surfactants are designed to enable uniform wetting, improve soil moisture management, and support nutrient movement into the root zone, helping reduce localized dry spots and supporting consistent turf quality across the playing surface.

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Agnique® surfactants (nonionic and APG-based)

Agnique® surfactants support high-performance turf programs by:

  • Enabling uniform wetting through improved water spreading across hydrophobic soil layers
  • Supporting soil moisture management to minimize variability across the field
  • Facilitating penetration of water and nutrients to improve access to the root zone

Lutensol® surfactants (ethoxylated alcohol systems)

Complementing this, Lutensol® surfactants contribute by:

  • Providing excellent wetting and dispersion performance for homogeneous nutrients and active distribution
  • Improving formulation compatibility and stability, especially in complex tank mixes used in turf management programs
  • Enabling efficient transport of nutrients into the root zone, supporting consistent turf growth and recovery

By leveraging these solutions, formulators, and therefore customers, can significantly improve turf performance under demanding conditions. Agnique® and Lutensol® surfactants help reduce localized dry spots and uneven growth, while enhancing nutrient efficiency in high-demand turf systems, supporting a more uniform and resilient playing surface.

Why BASF

At BASF Industrial Formulators, we combine global formulation expertise with local application know-how to support customers across different climates and turf systems. With a broad portfolio of surfactants and additives tailored to agrochemical applications, and a strong track record in high-performance, real-world solutions, we help deliver consistent results where it matters most.