Beat the Heat: Crucial Fungicide Insights for Thriving Turf

 

1 December, 2025

 

With a hot, humid summer predicted, three fungicides have proven themselves indispensable to Australian Turf Managers.

After years of research through leading Universities, BASF have made available 3 fungacides:

√ Xzemplar (Xemium technology)

√ Maxtima (Revysol technology) 

√ Lexicon Intrinsic.

All have unique technological enhancements critical for successful turf maintenance in summer. These technologies improve fungicide performance through quicker uptake, rapid curative action, extended residual performance and improved health benefits to stressed turf.

BASF Fungicide Products

BASF’s fungicides: a must for a hot, humid summer

Lexicon Intrinsic: A great all-rounder

The go-to fungicide in the peak of summer stress because Lexicon covers just about everything. It is an ideal option when you are not sure of exactly what disease is causing you trouble.

Two powerful actives control Pythium, ERI’s, Anthracnose, Helmo Complex and more via rapid curative action followed by up to 28 days preventive control.

In times of stress Intrinsic technology backs up fungicidal control by enhancing recovery from stress damage and increasing net photosynthesis for energy production and repair.

Lexicon helps recover a difficult situation.

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Combine Maxtima with Xzemplar to “MaxZemise” your turf health

Excellent value for money combination tank mix of 2 different chemical groups with enhanced turf safety throughout xummer.

A unique combination of actives and performance enhancing technologies giving rapid then long residual control of the major summer leaf and crown diseases, such as Anthracnose, Brown Patch and Dollar Spot.

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This potent combination impacts diseases at all stages of infection, from preventing spore germination through to killing fungal mycelium inside the turf, making it the ideal Summer foliar fungicide combo.

For more info on any of the above, please call your local rep.