Herbicide Recommendations for Beans: Postemergence Broadleaf Herbicides

Pub 75: Guide to Weed Control > Beans > Postemergence Broadleaf Herbicides

Excerpt from 2008 Publication 75, Guide to Weed Control, Order this publication

**Basagran Forte or Basagran + Assist**
Trade Name	Basagran Forte	or Basagran	+ Assist
Active Ingredient	bentazon	or bentazon	+ oil concentrate
Formulation	480 g/L	480 g/L
Rate per hectare (active)	0.84 to 1.08 kg/ha	0.84 to 1.08 kg/ha	2 L/ha
Rate per hectare (product)	1.75 to 2.25 L/ha	1.75 to 2.25 L/ha	2 L/ha
Rate per acre (product)	0.7 to 0.9 L/ac	0.7 to 0.9 L/ac	0.8 L/ac

Precautions

Apply POST when beans are in the unifoliate to 4 trifoliate leaf stage.
Apply POST to all dry bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) species listed in Table 7-1.
Do NOT use on adzuki beans..
Apply when weeds are small and actively growing.
Two applications of 1.75 L/ha (0.7 L/ac) 10 days apart may be required to control the perennial weeds.
No adjuvant is required with Basagran Forte.
Do NOT apply if rain is expected within 6 hours after application.

Precautions

Do NOT use on adzuki beans.
Apply POST when beans are in the 1-2 trifoliate leaf stage.
Apply when weeds are small and actively growing.
Apply in 200-350 L water/ha (80-140 L/ac water).
Do NOT apply if rain is expected within 4 hours after application.
Do NOT apply Reflex to any field more often than once every 2 years.
Do NOT apply to crop under stress.
Some rotational cropping restrictions apply (see Table 4-3 (PDF - 80K) and Table 4-4 (PDF - 82K)).
Do NOT harvest dry beans within 84 days of application.
Do NOT harvest snap beans within 30 days of application.