Calgary, AB, November 18, 2019 – BASF introduces Maxtima^® fungicide featuring the new Revysol^® fungicide active ingredient (AI) which is now registered in Canada*.

“With Maxtima fungicide, golf course superintendents have a crucial puzzle piece for their rotational programs that can offer turf safety and broad-spectrum activity, even on demethylation inhibitors (DMI) insensitive pathogens,” said Brad Hayhoe, Professional & Specialty Solutions Market Manager, BASF Agricultural Solutions Canada.

Maxtima fungicide has outstanding rainfastness and helps provide effective and longer-lasting control of turfgrass diseases such as dollar spot, anthracnose, summer patch and fairy ring, among other diseases. With a unique mode of action, Maxtima fungicide delivers superior activity regardless of temperature at application, at various points throughout the season long.

Dr. Jim Kerns, Associate Professor and Extension Specialist of Turfgrass Pathology, NC State University has been working with the new product for over five years applying it to research trials throughout North Carolina. “We applied Maxtima fungicide to creeping bentgrass and ultra-dwarf bermudagrass greens during periods of the year where other DMIs are usually phytotoxic, but we had not observed phyto damage,” Kerns said.

Maxtima fungicide features Revysol fungicide AI, which is unlike products currently registered for sale in the market due to its biological performance against several economically significant diseases. Unlike other DMIs in the market, Maxtima fungicide is the first isopropanol-azoles, a chemistry that helps ensure excellent binding capacity and adaptability through its molecule flexibility. This offers control even on plant pathogen strains that are insensitive to DMIs.

Superintendents can learn more about Maxtima fungicide by contacting their local BASF representative.

Always read and follow label directions.

*Maxtima^® fungicide is not classified for sale or use in Ontario. Revysol^® and Maxtima^® is a registered trademark of BASF. © 2019 BASF Corporation. All rights reserved.

About BASF’s Agricultural Solutions division

With a rapidly growing population, the world is increasingly dependent on our ability to develop and maintain sustainable agriculture and healthy environments. Working with farmers, agricultural professionals, pest management experts and others, it is our role to help make this possible. That’s why we invest in a strong R&D pipeline and broad portfolio, including seeds and traits, chemical and biological crop protection, soil management, plant health, pest control and digital farming. With expert teams in the lab, field, office and in production, we connect innovative thinking and down-to-earth action to create real world ideas that work – for farmers, society and the planet. In 2018, our division generated sales of €6.2 billion. For more information, please visit www.agriculture.basf.com or any of our social media channels.

About BASF

BASF Corporation, headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, is the North American affiliate of BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany. BASF has more than 20,000 employees in North America and had sales of $19.7 billion in 2018. For more information about BASF’s North American operations, visit www.basf.com.

At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. The approximately 122,000 employees in the BASF Group work on contributing to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. Our portfolio is organized into six segments: Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, Surface Technologies, Nutrition & Care and Agricultural Solutions. BASF generated sales of around €63 billion in 2018. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchange in Frankfurt (BAS) and as American Depositary Receipts (BASFY) in the U.S. Further information at www.basf.com.

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