LT 120 is a specialized long-term soil surfactant formulation designed to improve and maintain uniform water movement, distribution, retention, drainage and air:water ratios in water repellent soils for approximately 120 days! LT 120 incorporates a blend of two uniquely different, but highly complimentary block surfactants in combination with a novel graft polymer surfactant that is capable of significantly extending the performance window of LT 120’s surfactant activity. This unique surfactant combination is ideally suited for superintendents looking for a long-lasting solution for water repellent soils.

At the heart of the LT 120 long term soil surfactant technology are new copolymerization processes that allow selected surfactant candidates to be grafted onto a large fully functional surfactant parent molecule in a manner similar to branches on a tree. In LT 120, this branched sequence of independent copolymer surfactants are used to increase hydration characteristics as well as provide a means to compensate for microbial degradation of the surfactant’s structure -- the primary cause of performance decay.

Unlike traditional “long-term” surfactants whose surfactant characteristics are terminated when disassociated by the cleavage of their molecular structure, the LT 120’s branched chain molecule is constructed in a manner that allows surfactant branches to be removed from the parent surfactant molecule, attach to water repellent sites on soil particles and retain their surfactant activity.

Once attached to hydrophobic areas on the soil particle surface, the copolymers establish new sites of hydration. This greatly extends the time that LT 120 will continue to provide improve hydration on water repellent soils. It should be noted that the parent molecule also retains its surfactant structure and activity – even when all its “branches are removed.

LT 120 makes use of an advanced combination of two surfactant technologies –a block polymer surfactant in addition to a long-lasting branch copolymer surfactant. These surfactants have been selected specifically for their unique hydration properties, their impact on water movement into and within the soil and their overall contribution to improved water management. Truly, LT 120 puts technology to work for you for unsurpassed performance.
The use of a blend of surfactants in the LT 120 formulation is a key element in the product’s hydration strategy. Used in combination, these surfactants create a hydration matrix that promotes a more effective and efficient use of applied water.
Superintendents will experience a product that gives them an exceptional, long-lasting treatment for water repellency in greens, tees, fairways and other areas suffering from hydrophobic soil conditions. Golf course superintendents will find that using LT 120 will result in:

• 120 days of uniform vertical and lateral movement of water and solutes into and through the soil profile
• Exceptional hydration and rehydration of existing areas showing symptoms of hydrophobicity
• Improved stress tolerance, color and overall turf quality
• Significant improvement in soil air:water ratios
• Better drainage
• Reductions in localized dry spot (LDS)
• Safe to use on all grasses