Alfa Smart Agro·Desiccants
Alfa-Diquat
Alfa-Diquat is a contact desiccant with diquat dibromide 150 g/L in a soluble concentrate for drying down sunflower before harvest, by ground or aerial application.
Main advantages
- Acts only on wetted parts — full coverage is needed
- Aerial application — working solution 50–70 l/ha
- Treatment in the evening or in cloudy weather — not in the morning
- Rate 2.0–3.0 l/ha — one treatment of sunflower
Overview
About this product
Alfa-Diquat contains diquat dibromide, 150 g/L in a soluble concentrate. The product acts only on the green parts of plants reached by the solution, so both the crop and the weeds in it dry down.
Sunflower is sprayed once at the head-browning stage at 2.0–3.0 l/ha: by ground with 250–400 l/ha of working solution or by air with 50–70 l/ha. Treatment is carried out in the evening or during the day in cloudy weather, not in the morning.
Harvesting is possible after 6 days. Pack size 20 l.
Application
Rate, timing and crops
- Rate
- 2.0–3.0 l/ha
- Timing
One treatment of sunflower at the head-browning stage, by ground with 250–400 l/ha of working solution or by air with 50–70 l/ha.
Treat in the evening or during the day in cloudy weather, not in the morning; the sprayer moves at 7–10 km/h, wind no more than 3–4 m/s.
- Crops
- Sunflower
Figures from the manufacturer, Alfa Smart Agro. Source page
Register rates
State register, entry 13476 · registration expired 31.12.2025
| Crop | Rate, L/ha | Max treatments |
|---|---|---|
| Соняшник, в т.ч. авіаційним методом | 2–3 | 1 |
Соняшник, в т.ч. авіаційним методом
- Rate, L/ha
- 2–3
- Max treatments
- 1
Source: State register of pesticides and agrochemicals, file of 19.10.2026.
Specifications
Active ingredients and formulation
| Type | Desiccant |
|---|---|
Active ingredients
| |
| Formulation | SL · soluble concentrateUkrainian label code РК |
| Target Crops | Sunflower |
| Mode of action | Diquat dibromide is a bipyridylium (HRAC group 22). In the green tissue reached by the solution it accepts electrons from photosystem I and passes them to oxygen; the reactive oxygen species formed, hydrogen peroxide among them, destroy cell membranes and the tissue dries out. |
| Resistance group | Group 22 · PSI electron divertersHRAC |
| Hazard class | Class 2 · highly hazardous |
| Registration | Expired 31.12.2025Remaining stock may be sold until 31.12.2027 Certificate А 08417 · register entry 13476 |
| Registrant | ТОВ «Альфа Смарт Агро» (Ukraine) |
| Manufacturer | Alfa Smart Agro |
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- The registration expired on 31.12.2025. Remaining stock may be sold until 31.12.2027, but not past the batch's shelf life; after that ADAM accepts no new vendor offer for it.
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