UPL·Herbicides
Desperado
Desperado is a systemic herbicide formulated as a suspension concentrate with mesotrione for maize against annual and perennial broadleaf weeds, including ragweed, creeping thistle and thorn-apple.
Main advantages
- Inhibits the HPPD enzyme — weed leaves lose their colour
- Rate 0.2–0.25 l/ha — only together with a surfactant
- Treatment at the 3–8 leaf stage — one per season
Overview
About this product
Desperado is a triketone herbicide for maize: mesotrione, 480 g/L in a suspension concentrate. The active inhibits the enzyme HPPD, on which carotenoid formation depends, after which light destroys chlorophyll and the cell membranes: the weed leaves lose their colour, followed by necrosis.
The product also acts through the soil. Maize is sprayed once at the 3–8 leaf stage at a rate of 0.2–0.25 l/ha, always with the surfactant Silwet Gold or Amigo Star.
It is directed against ragweed, amaranth, goosefoot, thorn-apple, velvetleaf, creeping thistle and volunteer sunflower tolerant to IMI and sulfonylureas. 5 l canister.
Application
Rate, timing and crops
- Rate
- 0.2–0.25 l/ha + surfactant
- Timing
One treatment at the 3–8 leaf stage of maize.
A surfactant must be added to the working solution: Silwet Gold 0.025–0.15% or Amigo Star 0.1–0.5% by volume.
- Crops
- Maize
Figures from the manufacturer, UPL. Source page
Register rates
State register, entry 13694
| Crop | Rate, L/ha | Max treatments |
|---|---|---|
| Maize | 0.2–0.25 | 1 |
Maize
- Rate, L/ha
- 0.2–0.25
- Max treatments
- 1
Source: State register of pesticides and agrochemicals, file of 19.10.2026.
Specifications
Active ingredients and formulation
| Type | Herbicide |
|---|---|
Active ingredients
| |
| Formulation | SC · suspension concentrateUkrainian label code КС |
| Target Crops | Corn |
| Mode of action | Mesotrione (triketones, HRAC group 27) inhibits the enzyme 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD), on which carotenoid synthesis depends; without carotenoids light destroys chlorophyll and the cell membranes of the weed. It also acts through the soil. |
| Resistance group | Group 27 · HPPD inhibitorsHRAC |
| Hazard class | Class 2 · highly hazardous |
| Registration | Registered until 31.12.2028Certificate А 08561 · register entry 13694 |
| Registrant | Аріста ЛайфСайенс С.А.С. (France) |
| Manufacturer | UPL |
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- Yes. The State register lists this product as registered in Ukraine until 31.12.2028. The certificate and the register entry are in the Specifications table.
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