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BASF Basta Product Shot

Basta® 15 SL

Herbicide

Basta damo, i-Basta mo!

FPA Registration No.

Mode of action: Legacy HRAC H Inhibition of Glutamine Synthetase
Active ingredient(s): 150 g/L Glufosinate-ammonium
Formulation: Soluble Liquid (SL)
Packaging type: Bottle 1L and 10L

Key benefits

  • Crop safe and soil safe
  • Cost effective
  • German technology, world class quality

How it works

Basta has a partially systemic mode of action that provides a higher level of crop safety than systemic alternatives like glyphosate, while also offering more robust control than purely contact herbicides such as paraquat and diquat.

 

The active ingredient in Basta® is glufosinate-ammonium, a Group N herbicide which works by inhibiting the enzyme glutamine synthetase. Lack of glutamine synthetase leads to plant death through multiple disruptions of the plant metabolism, including the breakdown of photosynthesis.

 

Despite the absence of visual symptoms, the treated plants stop growing within the first day after application of Basta. Complete death of the weeds usually occurs between two and two weeks after treatment.

<h2 style="color: rgb(146, 208, 80);">Crop Suitability</h2>

  • <h4>Banana</h4>

    Target Disease/Pest Rate/16L Tankload Timing of Application
    Grasses, Sedges & Broadleaves 16 tbsp  
    * 1 tbsp = 10ml
  • <h4>Rubber</h4>

    Target Disease/Pest Rate/16L Tankload Timing of Application
    Grasses, Sedges & Broadleaves 31 tbsp  
    * 1 tbsp = 10ml
  • <h4>Oil Palm</h4>

    Target Disease/Pest Rate/16L Tankload Timing of Application
    Grasses, Sedges & Broadleaves 16 tbsp  
    * 1 tbsp = 10ml
  • <h4>Coffee</h4>

    Target Disease/Pest Rate/16L Tankload Timing of Application
    Grasses, Sedges & Broadleaves 16 tbsp  
    * 1 tbsp = 10ml
  • <h4>Cacao</h4>

    Target Disease/Pest Rate/16L Tankload Timing of Application
    Grasses, Sedges & Broadleaves 16 tbsp  
    * 1 tbsp = 10ml
  • <h4>Citrus</h4>

    Target Disease/Pest Rate/16L Tankload Timing of Application
    Grasses, Sedges & Broadleaves 16 tbsp  
    * 1 tbsp = 10ml
  • <h4>Non-crop areas</h4>

    Target Disease/Pest Rate/16L Tankload Timing of Application
    Grasses, Sedges & Broadleaves 16 tbsp  
    * 1 tbsp = 10ml