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Basagran Forté

Group 6

 

Basagran® Forté herbicide gives you superior post-emergent control of some of the toughest broadleaf weeds around.

Provides post-emergent control of some of the most problematic broadleaf weeds in your fields, including:

  • Ragweed
  • Lamb's-quarters
  • Velvetleaf
  • Canada thistle
  • Yellow nutsedge

Labels & SDS

4 AVAILABLE

Applicable On

applicable on - field peas

Field Peas

applicable on - soybeans

Soybeans

Labels & SDS

Additional Resources

Benefits of Basagran Forté

  • Basagran Forté is a Group 6 herbicide that works by contact action.
  • Thorough coverage of the leaves is important for consistent weed control because uptake into the plant occurs 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
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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 7-15 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
1. Fill the tank 1/2 full with clean water. Start agitation or by-pass system.
2. When using a tank mix for dry beans (Viper® ADV herbicide), add selected tank-mix partner.9
3. Add correct amount of Basagran Forte herbicide and agitate 2 to 3 minutes.
4. When required, add correct amount of nitrogen source.
5. 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.