BASF pre-emergence herbicides available

The advent of cabbage stem flea beetle has understandably led to questioning the risk of front-loading costs by using a pre-emergence herbicide, especially when there are new post-em options.

We know that dry autumn seedbeds conditions exacerbate CSFB damage. But where establishment conditions look promising there are still good reasons to consider a pre-em in the programme.

The pre-emergence herbicide will:

Prevent BLW’s getting big quick, especially in the early drilled crops. Arylex can’t be used before 1^st September and the weeds need to be small. The pre-em gets the weed control out of the way early before the workload demands of cereal drilling, and any escapees can be easily tidied up in the late autumn.
Contribute to grassweed control, reducing the issue with sprays clashing with clethodim timing and also providing a different MOA for resistance management.

Worries are sometimes voiced on the pre-em slowing the crop down, but this only happens if seedbeds are poor or if there is heavy rain within 48 hours of the herbicide application; both of which can be avoided.
BASF pre-emergence herbicides – Autumn 2020 availability:

Find out more about each of the prodcuts available here:

Use plant protection products safely. Always read the label and product information before use. For further product information including warning phrases and symbols refer to www.agricentre.basf.co.uk. For further information, please do not hesitate to contact your local BASF Agronomy Manager or the BASF Technical Services Hotline: 0845 602 2553.

Butisan^® S, Springbok^®, Banstar^®, Katamaran^® Turbo and Shadow^® are registered trademarks of BASF. Arylex is a registered trademark of Corteva. Butisan^® S contains metazachlor, Katamaran^® contains metazachlor + quinmerac, Springbok^® contains metazachlor +dimethenamid P, Banastar^®, Katamaran^® Turbo and Shadow^® contain metazachlor +dimethenamid P+ quinmerac.