BASF Canada has picked up registration for its Group 2 herbicide Solo to be used in Clearfield lentil crops.
The imazamox herbicide is already approved for control of 10 grasses and eight broadleaf weeds in field peas, Clearfield canola and, last week, Clearfield sunflowers. The company said the registration will allow lentil growers more rotation options because of the number of crops that can be seeded in the year after Solo is applied, including canola, flax, spring wheat and durum, spring barley, peas and tame oats.
The approval gives Clearfield lentil growers three herbicide options, along with BASF’s Group 2 herbicide Odyssey and the Group 1 and 2 combo Odyssey DLX.
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The company noted that three Clearfield lentil varieties will be available for the 2008 growing season, including CDC Imperial CL (extra-small red), CDC Impact CL (small red) and, in “limited quantities” for this year, CDC Improve CL (large green).
Clearfield crops are bred for tolerance to certain herbicides, but are not considered to be genetically modified (GM) crops and thus have wider marketability among some end users and export markets compared to some other lines of herbicide-tolerant crops.
BASF Clearfield brand manager Scott Chapman noted in a release Monday that without effective herbicide options, lentils compete poorly against weeds and can lose significant yields.
