Alfa Smart Agro·Desiccants
Alfa-Diquat Forte
Alfa-Diquat Forte is a non-selective contact desiccant, a soluble concentrate with diquat dibromide 300 g/L, for pre-harvest drying of sunflower, oilseed rape, soybean and wheat.
Main advantages
- Contact action — only the wetted green mass dries
- One rate of 1.0–1.5 l/ha — for four crops
- Harvest after 6–7 days — depending on the crop
- HRAC 22 bipyridylium — target in photosystem I
Overview
About this product
Alfa-Diquat Forte is a soluble concentrate of diquat dibromide, 300 g/L, for pre-harvest desiccation. The rate for the four crops is the same, 1.0–1.5 l/ha, with one treatment.
Sunflower is sprayed when the heads turn brown, oilseed rape when 70 % of the pods have turned brown, soybean at the start of browning of the pods of the lower and middle tiers at a grain moisture of no more than 35–40 %, wheat 2 weeks before harvest at a grain moisture of no more than 30 %. From treatment to harvest: 6 days for sunflower and soybean, 7 days for oilseed rape and wheat.
Working solution 250–400 l/ha. Pack size 20 l.
Application
Rate, timing and crops
- Rate
- 1.0–1.5 l/ha
- Timing
One spray before harvest: sunflower when the heads turn brown; oilseed rape when 70 % of the pods have turned brown; soybean at the start of browning of the pods of the lower and middle tiers at a grain moisture of no more than 35–40 %; wheat 2 weeks before harvest at a grain moisture of no more than 30 %.
Working solution 250–400 l/ha.
- Crops
- SunflowerOilseed rapeSoybeanWheat
Figures from the manufacturer, Alfa Smart Agro. Source page
Register rates
Ministry order № 1372 of 29.01.2026
| Crop | Rate | Max treatments |
|---|---|---|
| Десиканти | ||
| Sunflower | 1.0–1.5 | 1 |
| Rapeseed | 1.0–1.5 | 1 |
| Soybean | 1.0–1.5 | 1 |
| Wheat | 1.0–1.5 | 1 |
| Десиканти | ||
| Sunflower | 1.0–1.5 | 1 |
| Rapeseed | 1.0–1.5 | 1 |
- Десиканти
Sunflower
- Rate
- 1.0–1.5
- Max treatments
- 1
Rapeseed
- Rate
- 1.0–1.5
- Max treatments
- 1
Soybean
- Rate
- 1.0–1.5
- Max treatments
- 1
Wheat
- Rate
- 1.0–1.5
- Max treatments
- 1
- Десиканти
Sunflower
- Rate
- 1.0–1.5
- Max treatments
- 1
Rapeseed
- Rate
- 1.0–1.5
- Max treatments
- 1
The order prints the rate without a unit; the label states it.
Source: ministry order № 1372 of 29.01.2026, as published.
Specifications
Active ingredients and formulation
| Type | Desiccant |
|---|---|
Active ingredients
| |
| Formulation | SL · soluble concentrateUkrainian label code РК |
| Target Crops | Sunflower, Rapeseed, Soybean, Wheat |
| Mode of action | Diquat dibromide is a bipyridylium (HRAC group 22) and acts by contact. It diverts electrons from photosystem I to oxygen, and superoxide and other reactive oxygen species damage the membranes of the wetted green tissue, which dries out. |
| Resistance group | Group 22 · PSI electron divertersHRAC |
| Registration | Re-registered 29.01.2026Ministry order № 1372 |
| Registrant | ТОВ «Альфа Смарт Агро» (Ukraine) |
| Manufacturer | Alfa Smart Agro |
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- Yes. A ministry order of 29.01.2026 registered this product again. The order states no term, so the page gives no end date.
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