Basagran Forte
Group 6
Get post-emergent control of some of the most problematic broadleaf weeds in your fields with Basagran Forté.
- Controls problematic broadleaf weeds including ragweed, lamb’s-quarters, velvetleaf, Canada thistle and yellow nutsedge.
- A Group 6 contact herbicide with uptake occurring primarily through the leaves.
- An important part of your resistance management strategy.
Labels & SDS
4 AVAILABLE
Applicable On
Corn
Soybeans
Labels & SDS
Benefits of Basagran Forte
- Basagran Forté works by contact action.
- Thorough coverage of leaves is important for consistent weed control since uptake into the plant is primarily through foliage.
Product Info & Application Guide
Weed Management
| Weeds Controlled |
Staging |
|
|---|---|---|
| Broadleafs | (at 900 ml/ac) | (at 700 ml/ac) |
| Buttercup | 6 leaf | - |
| Canada thistle1 | - | 20 cm height |
| Cleavers | 1 to 3 whorls | - |
| Cocklebur | 10 leaf | 6 leaf |
| Common chickweed | 1 to 3 weeks | post-emergence |
| Common groundsel2 | 10 cm height | - |
| Common ragweed2 | 6 leaf | - |
| Corn spurry | 10 cm height | |
| Field bindweed1,3,4 | - | 6 cm height |
| Flower-of-an-hour | 10 leaf | 6 leaf |
| Giant ragweed | 4 leaf | - |
| Hairy galinsoga | 6 leaf | - |
| Hairy nightshade | 6 leaf | - |
| Jimsonweed | 10 leaf | - |
| Lady’s thumb | 10 leaf | 6 leaf |
| Lamb’s quarters2 | 8 leaf | - |
| Low cudweed | 6 leaf | - |
| Purslane | 6 leaf | - |
| Redroot pigweed2,3 | 4 leaf | - |
| Russian thistle3 | 4 leaf | - |
| Shepherd’s-purse | 6 leaf | 6 leaf |
| Stinkweed | 6 leaf | 6 leaf |
| Velvetleaf5 | 6 leaf | - |
| Volunteer canola6 | 8 leaf | 8 leaf |
| Wild mustard | 10 leaf | 6 leaf |
| Wild radish | 6 leaf | - |
| Sedge | ||
| Yellow nutsedge1 | - | 20 cm height |
1 For perennial weeds, repeat application 7 to 15 days after first, if needed.
2 Includes triazine-resistant biotypes.
3 Suppression.
4 Treat before it is dark green and has begun to trail.
5 Will defoliate 4 leaf and larger but regrowth may occur.
6 Only provides control in field peas up to 4 leaf at 404 ml/ac (1 L/ha) in Alberta.
Application Tips
Rainfastness – 6 to 8 hours.
- Use a minimum of 80 L/ac (20 gal/ac) of water if crop canopy or heavy weed population interferes with thorough spray coverage, or under cool temperature.
- Basagran Forte works best when applied between 15°C and 28°C.
- When tank mixing, always check the tank-mix partner recommendations for additional staging restrictions.
When to Apply
| Crops | Staging |
|---|---|
Corn (grain, silage, sweet, seed) |
any stage |
Dry beans (incl. coloured, white, kidney) |
after 1st trifoliate |
Faba beans |
after 2 leaf |
Flax7 |
after 5 cm height |
Peas (field and processing) |
after 3 leaf pairs/nodes form |
Soybeans |
any stage |
7 Excluding low linolenic acid varieties.
How Much to Apply
One case of Basagran® Forte herbicide will treat 22 to 29 acres, depending on rate.
| Basagran Forte herbicide | 700 to 900 ml/ac (1.75 to 2.25 L/ha) |
Water volume8
Ground application only |
40 to 120 L/ac (10 to 32 gal/ac) |
Mixing order
- Fill the tank 1/2 full with clean water. Start agitation or by-pass system.
- When using a tank mix for dry beans (Viper® ADV herbicide), add selected tank-mix partner.9
- Add correct amount of Basagran Forte herbicide and agitate 2 to 3 minutes.
- When required, add correct amount of nitrogen source.
- Add remainder of water, agitate and spray.
8 Use larger water volumes for weeds at the upper limit of their recommended stage for treatment.
9 See respective labels for complete rate and mixing details.
Tank Mixes
Herbicides for dry beans: Viper ADV at 404 ml/ac (1 L/ha) and Basagran Forte at 146 ml/ac (360 ml/ha) and 28% UAN at 809 ml/ac (2 L/ha)
Herbicides for field peas: Basagran Forte at 506 ml/ac (1.25 L/ha) and 28% UAN at 809 ml/ac (2 L/ha)
None on label for all other crops.
Contact your local BASF AgSolutions® Grower or Retail Representative or call AgSolutions Customer Care at 1-877-371-BASF (2273) for additional information on supported tank mixes.