BASF has received the final key import approvals for its Axant Flex Herbicide Tolerance Technology and Axant Flex TwinLink Plus Insect Control Technologies, clearing the way for planting of Axant Flex Cotton in the U.S., both with and without TwinLink Plus.
The Axant Flex stacked trait has been bred into the best-in-class germplasm in BASF’s cotton seed brands FiberMax and Stoneville cotton.
Axant Flex technologies provide a complete solution for cotton growers who want high yield potential, outstanding fiber quality, and top-tier insect and weed control.
“BASF’s commitment to breeding is bar none, and now cotton growers will no longer have to sacrifice fiber quality for weed control,” says Bryan Perry, BASF, Head of Seeds & Traits. “Our diverse germplasm pool provides the highest-quality fiber on the market, along with industry-leading yield performance, so growers can be confident that they have the most innovative tools needed for a successful season.”
With Axant Flex, BASF continues to provide cotton growers with more weed control options including tolerance to glyphosate, glufosinate, and dicamba, as well as HPPD (regulatory approval by the U.S. EPA for the HPPD mode of action isoxaflutole is pending).
Axant Flex cotton provides greater flexibility and choices in pre- or post-emergent weed control programs and continued superior control of the toughest weeds from Liberty herbicide. The dicamba-tolerant XtendLink technology will also allow FiberMax and Stoneville cotton growers to make over-the-top applications of Engenia herbicide – an additional weed control option available for the first time for FiberMax cotton growers.
Axant Flex varieties are also stacked with multiple native traits to protect against some of cotton growers’ toughest pests including root knot nematode, reniform nematode, and bacterial leaf blight.
NOTE: Axant Flex technologies will not be available for purchase in all areas. To learn more about Axant Flex cotton or Axant Flex TwinLink Plus cotton, contact your local BASF representative or visit Axant-Flex.com.
Information from BASF