Evaluating generic, post-patent, off-patent & proprietary products

Bottom line: The increasing numbers of generic (also known as post-patent or off-patent) products available in the turf market will ultimately create more flexibility and more choice for superintendents. However, the process of comparing among a growing number of products and companies is difficult. Performance is of course the most important factor, and there can be significant variation among products based on the same active ingredient, primarily due to characteristics of the product formulation such as mixing, handling, residual activity…