Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
June 10, 2008
EQUINOX™ herbicide recently
received registration for use on canola. This Group 1 dicot
graminicide provides canola growers with a superior option for
control of problem post-emergent grassy weeds, and also provides
increased rate flexibility.
“We are very pleased that canola has been added to the EQUINOX
label,” says Chris Vander Kant, BASF western herbicides brand
manager. “Now, canola growers have an additional opportunity to
benefit from an extremely flexible and economical grassy weed
control program.”
EQUINOX offers superior control of key grassy weeds including
green foxtail, wild oats and volunteer barley, as well as
application rate flexibility. It controls wild oats, green
foxtail, volunteer barley and volunteer wheat at the 40 or 60
acre per case rate when applied at the 1- to 6-true-leaf stage
of grassy weeds, up to two tillers. EQUINOX controls quackgrass
at the 32 acre per case rate when applied at the 3- to
6-true-leaf stage.
The Group 1 active ingredient in EQUINOX, Tepraloxydim, is
absorbed through the leaves and rapidly translocated to the
rhizomes. This mode of action kills actively growing rhizome
buds as well as above-ground vegetation.
EQUINOX is rainfast within one hour of application, and is
packaged with enough MERGE® adjuvant to treat 40 or 60 acres,
depending on the application rate.
EQUINOX is also registered for use on peas, flax and lentil
crops.
With sales of €3,137 million in 2007, BASF’s Crop Protection
division is a leader in crop protection and a strong partner to
the farming industry providing well-established and innovative
fungicides, insecticides and herbicides. Farmers use these
products and services to improve crop yields and crop quality.
Other uses include public health, structural/urban pest control,
turf and ornamental plants, vegetation management, and forestry.
BASF aims to turn knowledge rapidly into market success. The
vision of BASF’s Crop Protection division is to be the world’s
leading innovator, optimizing agricultural production, improving
nutrition, and thus enhancing the quality of life for a growing
world population. Further information can be found on the web at
www.agro.basf.com.
BASF is the world’s leading chemical company: The Chemical
Company. Its portfolio ranges from oil and gas to chemicals,
plastics, performance products, agricultural products and fine
chemicals. As a reliable partner BASF helps its customers in
virtually all industries to be more successful. With its
high-value products and intelligent solutions, BASF plays an
important role in finding answers to global challenges such as
climate protection, energy efficiency, nutrition and mobility.
BASF has more than 95,000 employees and posted sales of almost
€58 billion in 2007. Further information on BASF is available on
the Internet at www.basf.com.
Always read and follow label directions.
MERGE is a registered trademark and EQUINOX is a trademark of
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