After about 10 years of research and trials, BASF has introduced Surtain, a residual herbicide for corn that combines PPO inhibitor saflufenacil (Group 14) and pyroxasulfone (Group 15) in a premix formulation.
One of the product’s key characteristics is the first-of-its-kind solid-capsulated technology.
“The Group 14 product is actually encapsulated, and this is what allows us to apply it post-emerge on corn,” Rob Miller, technical development manager with BASF, told Farms.com. “It’s a thin coating, and once you apply (Surtain), the rainfall moves the active ingredients out to provide that extended residual weed control.”