Specialty Grasses

Choose from our range of Natural Live Green Carpet Grass

Hybrid Bermuda Tiffway 419

Cynodon dactylon X C. transvaalensis

Bermuda Soil

Unique Features

Aggressive growth
Dense and thick turf
Fine textured leaf blades
Full sunlight required
Drought & heat-tolerant
Low maintenance
Quick recovery from damage

Bermuda Membrane

Additional Features

Value for money
Hydroponically-grown
Relatively light in weight
Quick establishment
Low weed infestation
Initial fertiliser dose requirement is Less

Suitable for

Golf Courses

Sports Fields

Public Parks

Party Lawns

Shade Paspalum

Axonopus compressus

Shade Paspalum Soil

Unique Features

Broad textured leaf blades with rich, dark green colour
Drought, pest & disease tolerance
Excellent shade tolerance
Low maintenance
Fast recovery after damage

Shade Paspalum Membrane

Additional Features

Value for money
Hydroponically-grown
Quick establishment
Low weed infestation
Relatively light in weight
Initial fertiliser dose requirement is Less

Suitable for

Shadows of tall buildings and trees

Public Parks

Party Lawns

Heavy rainfall areas

Acidic & infertile soils

St. Augustine Grass

Stenotaphrum secundatum

St. Augustine Soil

Unique Features

Dense and uniform foliage
Broad, flat leaf blades
Most shade tolerant
Crowd out weeds very well
Moderately salt tolerant for coastal areas

St. Augustine Membrane

Additional Features

Value for money
Hydroponically-grown
Relatively light in weight
Quick establishment
Low weed infestation
Initial fertiliser dose requirement is Less

Suitable for

Well-shaded areas

Golf Courses

Sports Fields

Seashore Paspalum

Paspalum vaginatum

Seashore Paspalum Soil

Unique Features

Quick spreading habit
Best for sandy soils
High salt tolerance for coastal areas
Moderately drought tolerant
Broad, coarse-textured, and dark green leaves

Seashore Paspalum Membrane

Additional Features

Value for money
Hydroponically-grown
Relatively light in weight
Quick establishment
Low weed infestation
Initial fertiliser dose requirement is Less

Suitable for

Golf courses

Sports Fields

Shaded areas in gardens and parks

Coastal areas

Sewage-treated, reclaimed & seawater supply areas

Thai Dwarf Pearl Grass

Axonopus compressus

Unique Features

Dwarf glossy carpet grass
Aesthetically beautiful
Smooth texture
Luxuriantly green
Manicured appearance
Low maintenance
Adaptability to shaded areas
Controls soil erosion, retains soil moisture

Suitable for

All types of soils, low water available areas, and drought conditions

Perfect living mulch under your feet

Used to suppress weed growth

Well-suited for homes with working families as it requires less maintenance

Pradeep D Ganu

Qualifications

BSc Agriculture
College of Agriculture, Nagpur

MSc Horticulture

Skills

Solid technical base and grasp of subject concepts
Keen interest in applied research and experimental development
Ability to analyze and collate information
Critical and Analytical thinking
Excel in sourcing relevant information and using it
Creative problem solving
Teamwork and collaboration
Excellent communication skills

Work History

Growing Turf Grass for the last 30 years. I have succeeded in reducing the unit costs and spurred growth in volumes. This made Turf Grass more affordable for the user
Largest producer of Turf Grass in India. Introduced ready-made Turf to Pune and Mumbai Markets in 1995.
Continuing to work on innovation and introduce latest techniques for maximizing quality, volumes and ease of planting.
Ongoing research and testing on various options to match different customer requirements as per the ground situation. This has resulted in the customers having a choice between 10 varieties of Turf Grass.
Worked successfully on evolving labour replacement systems by crop, canopy chemical & weed escape technology design to manage labour cost & availability per unit produce. Thus ensured lower production & maintenance costs.
Researched, designed water management systems to match the cropping requirements. Continuing to evolve the processes and technology to take advantage of free rainfall of high quality water every year to ensure its optimum utilization
Experience of managing integrated soil quality, handling pest and weed management practices, determining fertilizer and other nutrients formulations to optimize crop quality, volume and production for vegetables, Turf Grass, shrubs, trees and other plants.
Decades of experience includes handling complete crop cycles, ongoing innovations to improve on tonnage and quality of crops.
Expertise in suggesting water management solutions for farm lands, sports playgrounds, lawns based on topography.
Working on processes to convert waste to wealth in solid urban & industrial wastes.
Expertize of integrated management of infrastructure for crop cycles including equipment, machinery, soil, water, labour, pesticides, weedisites, fertilizers.
Expertise and experience of processing and shipping Turf across India.
Years of experience as curator for various national and international games featuring football and cricket.
Experience in marketing, sales and delivering various crops across India. Can handle multiple teams at multiple locations. Extensive networking skills across industries.

Achievements

Sand based Turf growing and laying. Our lawn production process today is one of the highest carbon fixers in the world (per unit area)
Currently researching on multi-tiered Farming
Installed a FIFA-standard football ground atop a multi-story parking lot of at Trans Stadia stadium, Ahmedabad
Commonwealth Games 2010
Replaced entire Turf in 20 hours after the opening ceremony
Recipient of accolades from the Govt. of AP for growing quality varieties of brinjal, Tomato, Cabbage, Cauliflower and Capsicum

Projects

2015
Contractor for Trans Stadium Ahmedabad for putting up football ground on a multi-storied parking lot
2008
Nominated Contractor for NDA Khadakvasla for their playgrounds
2006
Largest Tree Transplanter for GMR Airport, Hyderabad
2005
Chief Curator for grounds for Military World Games
2004
Nominated Contractor for American GE (CIS) Hyderabad campus
2002
Nominated Contractor for Microsoft R&D Center, Hyderabad
1993
Turf Grass Production
Started in Hyderabad for the first and captured 80% of market share in the city of Hyderabad and was primary supplier through Pune Mumbai Goa market