The 2 companies will collaborate to optimize new molecules, identified by AgPlenus and tested by Bayer, into commercially viable herbicide candidates.

Dicamba, Liberty and atrazine are the most effective options for controlling marestail post-emergence in corn, and atrazine alone may not kill larger plants.

BASF announced today the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) registration of a new active ingredient, Kixor herbicide, for use on a wide range of no-till crops and effective on more than 70 broadleaf weeds. Starting this fall, four formulations Powered by Kixor herbicide — Sharpen herbicide, OpTill herbicide, Integrity herbicide and Treevix herbicide — will be available to help growers tackle today’s weed control challenges in their fields.