Turf and Ornamental Crop Protection Market: By Type of Grass (Turf Grass (Rye Grass, Blue Kentucky Grass, Zoysia Grass, Tall Fescue, Bermuda Grass and Other Turf Grass), Ornamental Grass (Feather Reed Grass, Fountain Grass, Fibre Optic Grass, Ravenna Grass, Purple Millet and Other Ornamental Grass), By Origin (Organic and Synthetic), By Product Type (Insecticide, Fungicide, Herbicide and Others), By Application (Soil Treatment and Foliar Spray) and Geography  

Turf and Ornamental Crop Protection Market size was valued at USD 4,500 million in 2023 and is poised to grow at a CAGR of 4.5% from 2024-2030. The Turf and Ornamental Crop Protection market is driven by the promotion of sports and tourism by planting wider areas of golf courses and gardens. The increase in awareness towards safety and quality, rising demand from IPM Practices to upkeep the turf & ornamental crops, and increased use of chemicals such as pesticides, fertilizers, and plant growth regulators to maintain the grass are expected to drive the market. In January 2018, Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc., launched the high-performance biological pesticide, Zelto, which is based on a non-living, novel bacterium that provides turf protection with a new mode of action to safely control insect pests that harm turfs, such as chinch bugs and weevils, and caterpillars.

However, increasing environmental issues and high initial installation & application costs may hamper the turf and ornamental crop protection market. Crop protection chemicals refer to a variety of chemicals used to control and maintain grass and ornamental plants, including fungicides, insecticides, herbicides, nematicides, and molluscicides, among others. In 2021, Bermuda grass had a market revenue share of 15%, and from 2021 to 2027, it is predicted to increase at a CAGR of 5% due to the high usage of the bermudagrass in the lawns due to its toughness and resilience. Pesticides have a market share of % and is expected to increase at a CAGR of % in the future years.