BASF’s new fungicide Revystar® powered by Revysol® Active approved for use on Australian canola, wheat, barley and oat crops
- The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) approves Revystar, BASF’s latest fungicide in Australia
- Revystar contains two best-in-class fungicides with different yet complementary modes of action to strengthen disease control
- Revystar sets a higher standard of reliability for control of key diseases
Melbourne, Australia – 10 April 2024 – Revystar, an innovative, co-formulated fungicide with two modes of action, has now been registered for use by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA). This new registration gives Australian broadacre farmers a powerful new tool for in-crop prevention and management of damaging diseases such a sclerotinia and upper-canopy blackleg. Set to become the new industry benchmark for disease control, Revystar allows growers to confidently and flexibly pursue optimal yields every season.
Revystar is powered by Revysol® Active (chemical name: mefentrifluconazole), a groundbreaking Group 3 fungicide and Xemium® (chemical name: fluxapyroxad), a next-generation Group 7 active. Due to its strong performance, Revystar will play a crucial role in future resistance management, offering Australian growers a highly effective tool to help them better protect their crops, manage resistance, and increase yield in a sustainable way.
“The launch of Revystar is great news, particularly for canola growers,” said David Elmouttie, Head of Broadacre, Agricultural Solutions at BASF. “It will enhance the protection of valuable crops against sclerotinia and upper canopy blackleg, two costly diseases that can be found in canola. By preventing yield losses and reduced grain quality, it will deliver an excellent return on a comparatively small investment” he added.
Revystar is registered to control: sclerotinia, and both seedling, and upper canopy infection (UCI) blackleg in canola, 6 diseases in barley, including both forms of net blotch; 3 diseases in oats and oaten hay; and 5 diseases in wheat, including both Septoria tritici blotch and Septoria nodorum blotch, as well as yellow leaf spot.
For more information about Revystar and other BASF crop protection products, or our hybrid canola varieties, visit crop-solutions.basf.com.au.
About BASF’s Agricultural Solutions division
Everything we do, we do for the love of farming. Farming is fundamental to provide enough healthy and affordable food for a rapidly growing population, while reducing environmental impacts. That’s why we are working with partners and experts to integrate sustainability criteria into all business decisions. With €900 million in 2023, we continue to invest in a strong R&D pipeline, combining innovative thinking with practical action in the field. Our solutions are purpose-designed for different crop systems. Connecting seeds and traits, crop protection products, digital tools and sustainability approaches, to help deliver the best possible outcomes for farmers, growers and our other stakeholders along the value chain. With teams in the lab, field, office and in production, we do everything in our power to build a sustainable future for agriculture. In 2023, our division generated sales of €10.1 billion. For more information, please visit www.agriculture.basf.com or our social media channels.
About BASF in Australia and New Zealand
BASF serves key industries in the agriculture, coatings, manufacturing and mining sectors, and posted sales of about €441 million in Australia and New Zealand in 2023. As of the end of 2023, the company had 370 employees and operated 6 production sites across Agricultural Solutions, performance products and functional materials and solutions. BASF has been active in Australia for over 100 years, and about 60 years in New Zealand. Further information is available on www.basf.com/au.
About BASF
At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. Around 112,000 employees in the BASF Group contribute to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. Our portfolio comprises six segments: Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, Surface Technologies, Nutrition & Care and Agricultural Solutions. BASF generated sales of €68.9 billion in 2023. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchange in Frankfurt (BAS) and as American Depositary Receipts (BASFY) in the United States. Further information at www.basf.com.
