Anuew™ Plant Growth Regulator for Turfgrass

Anuew™ is a proprietary PGR for cool- and warm-season turf management. Anuew plant growth regulator contains prohexadione calcium, a new active ingredient with a novel mode of action that can be applied to all managed turf areas including golf greens, tees, fairways and rough, residential and commercial lawns, sod farms, sport fields and similar areas.

Anuew is approved for use on many turf sites

  • New management tool for cool- and warm-season turf
  • Reduces turf growth and mowing frequency
  • Reduces amount of clippings
  • Improves turf quality, density and appearance
  • Longer plant activity supports consistent growth management
  • Does not require iron or masking agents
  • Low use rates in convenient packaging
  • A Nufarm exclusive for the US turf market
  • Labeled for use on all managed turf areas including golf course greens, tees, fairways, roughs and residential lawns and sod farms
  • Rainfast within 1-4 hours
  • First EPA approved label containing application instructions based on Growing Degree Day (GDD) modeling

For Managing Growth, Improving Quality and Appearance of Turfgrass

Use on golf course turf, parks and cemeteries, residential and commercial lawns, sod farms, and sports fields.

trial data vs Primo MaxxAnuew™ PGR is More Active than Primo MAXX® at Lower Application Rates

On bentgrass, Anuew delivered nearly 20% more vertical growth suppression than Primo MAXX at less than half the dose (7.4 oz Anuew vs. 16.3 oz Primo MAXX). Anuew also achieved 38% regulation using only 16.1 oz/Acre.

B. Kreuser, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2015
‘L-93’ Creeping Bentgrass Fairway
Applied June 19 and August 11
Final Clippings Collected September 15

Primo MAXX® is a registered trademark of a Syngenta Group Company.


trial data vs Primo MaxxAnuew™ is the only Class A Inhibitor to Evenly Regulate Poa in Mixed Stands

Due to its unique metabolism, Anuew PGR strongly regulates fast-growing Poa, providing the benefit of more even growth in mixed stands.

J. Borger, Penn State University, 2016

Primo MAXX® is a registered trademark of a Syngenta Group Company.


Anuew™ PGR is a Class A Late-Stage Inhibitor that Delivers Significant Turf Advantages

Unlike early-stage inhibitors, Anuew Plant Growth Regulator shifts carbohydrates to the plant roots to visibly improve turfgrass quality, density and appearance.

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