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Table 9-1. Corn Herbicide Weed Control Ratings: Annual Grasses

Author: OMAFRA Staff
Creation Date: 25 November 2002
Last Reviewed: 10 May 2008

Pub 75: Guide to Weed Control > Corn > Table 9-1. Corn Herbicide Weed Control Ratings: Annual Grasses

Excerpt from 2008 Chapter 9, Publication 75, Guide to Weed Control, Order this publication

Cover of Publication 75, Guide to Weed ControlTable of Contents

  1. Soil Applied Grass Herbicides
  2. Soil Applied Broadleaf Herbicides
  3. Soil Applied Grass and Broadleaf Herbicides
  4. Soil Applied Tank-Mixes
  5. Postemergence Grass Herbicides
  6. Postemergence Broadleaf Herbicides
  7. Postemergence Grass and Broadleaf Herbicides
  8. Postemergence Grass and Broadleaf Herbicides (herbicide tolerant hybrids only)
  9. Postemergent Tank-Mixes
  10. Postemergent Tank-Mixes (herbicide tolerant hybrids only)
  11. Directed Postemergence
  12. Directed Postemergence (herbicide tolerant hybrids only)
  13. Other recommendations in Table 9-1: Corn (Field and Sweet) Herbicide Weed Control Ratings
  14. Other Herbicide Recommendations for Corn
  15. Corn Leaf Stages
  16. Related Links
Soil Applied Grass Herbicides
Trade Name
Barn-yard Grass Smooth Crab-
grass
Large Crab-
grass
Fall Pani-cum Giant Foxtail Green Foxtail Yellow Foxtail Witch Grass Proso Millet
Dual II Magnum
(E)** (sd,sw,fd)***
9* 9* 9* 8a* 8* 9* 9* 9* 4
Eradicane (E) (sw,fd)
9* 9* 9* 8* 8 9* 9* 9* 7
Frontier (E) (sd,sw,fd)
9* 9* 9* 8a* 8* 9* 9* 9* 4
Prowl (E) (fd)
9* 9* 9* 9* 8* 8* 8* ? 5
? - Insufficient information available to make a rating.
* - Indicates the weed is listed on the product label for control or suppresssion.
a - Use the high rate of herbicide for optimum control.
**Crop tolerance rating: E - Excellent, G - Good, F - Fair, P - Poor
***Crop Registrations: fd - field corn, sw - sweet corn, sd - seed corn

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Soil Applied Broadleaf Herbicides
Trade Name
Barn-yard Grass Smooth Crab-
grass
Large Crab-
grass
Fall Pani-cum Giant Foxtail Green Foxtail Yellow Foxtail Old Witch Grass Proso Millet
Lorox (G)*** (sw,sd)****
7* 7* 7* 7* 7* 7* 7* 7* 2
atrazine** (E) (sd,sw,fd)
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Callisto (E) (sd,sw,fd)
2 0 3 0 2 2 2 2 2
Marksman (G) (fd)
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
9* 8* 8* 7 9* 9* 9* 9* 2
* - Indicates the weed is listed on the product label for control or suppresssion.
** - Various formulations available, see Table 1, Herbicides Used in Ontario.
***Crop tolerance rating: E - Excellent, G - Good, F - Fair, P - Poor
****Crop Registrations: fd - field corn, sw - sweet corn, sd - seed corn

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Soil Applied Grass and Broadleaf Herbicides
Trade Name
Barn-yard Grass Smooth Crabgrass Large Crab-
grass
Fall Pani-cum Giant Foxtail Green Foxtail Yellow Foxtail Old Witch Grass Proso Millet
Battalion1 (G)*** (fd)**
9 8* 8 9* 8 8* 8 9 7
Converge Pro1 (G) (fd)
9* 9* 9* 9* 9 9* 9* 9* 8*
Primextra II Magnum (E) (sd,sw,fd)
9* 9* 9* 8* 8* 9* 9* 9* 2
* - Indicates the weed is listed on the product label for control or suppresssion.
**Crop Registrations: fd - field corn, sw - sweet corn, sd - seed corn
***Crop tolerance rating: E - Excellent, G - Good, F - Fair, P - Poor
1 - Indicates herbicides sold as a co-pack under this trade name.

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Soil Applied Tank-Mixes
Trade Name
Barn-yard Grass Smooth Crab-grass Large Crab-
grass
Fall Pani-cum Giant Foxtail Green Foxtail Yellow Foxtail Old Witch Grass Proso Millet
9* 9* 9* 8* 8* 9* 9* 9* 4
Dual II Magnum + Callisto + atrazine** (E) (sd,sw,fd)
9* 9* 9* 8* 8* 9* 9* 9* 4
9* 9* 9* 8* 8* 9* 9* 9* 6
9* 9* 9* 8* 8* 9* 9* 9* 2
9* 9* 9* 8* 8* 9* 9* 9* 4
Eradicane + atrazine**(E) (sw,fd)
9* 9* 9* 8* 8* 9* 9* 9* 7
Eradicane + Sencor (G) (fd)
9* 9* 9* 8* 8* 9* 9* 9* 7
Frontier + atrazine**(E) (sw,fd)
9* 9* 9* 8* 8* 9* 9* 9* 4
9* 9* 9* 8* 8* 9* 9* 9* 4
Frontier + Marksman
(G) (fd)
9* 9* 9* 8* 8* 9* 9* 9* 4
Lorox + atrazine**(E) (fd)
7* 7* 7* 7* 7* 7* 7* 7* 2
9* 9* 9* 8* 8* 9* 9* 9* 4
9* 9* 9* 8* 8* 9* 9* 9* 4
9* 9* 9* 8* 8* 9* 9* 9* 2
Prowl + atrazine**(E) (fd)
9* 9* 9* 9* 8* 8* 8* ? 5
9* 9* 9* 9* 8* 8* 8* ? 5
Prowl + Marksman (E) (fd)
9* 9* 9* 9* 8* 8* 8* ? 5
? - Insufficient information available to make a rating.
* - Indicates the weed is listed on the product label for control or suppresssion.
** - Various formulations available, see Table 1, Herbicides Used in Ontario.
***Crop Registrations: fd - field corn, sw - sweet corn, sd - seed corn
****Crop tolerance rating: E - Excellent, G - Good, F - Fair, P - Poor

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Postemergence Grass Herbicides
Trade Name
Barn-yard Grass Smooth Crabgrass Large Crab-
grass
Fall Pani-cum Giant Foxtail Green Foxtail Yellow Foxtail Old Witch Grass Proso Millet
Dual II Magnum (E)*** (sd,sw,fd)**
9* 9* 9* 8a* 8* 8* 8* 9* 2
Frontier (E) (fd)
9* 9* 9* 8a* 8* 8* 8* 9* 2
Accent (E3) (sd,sw3,fd)
9* 0 7/8 9* 9* 9* 8* 9* 9*
Ultim (G) (fd)
9* 0 7/8 9* 9* 9* 7* 9* 9*
a - Use the high rate of herbicide for optimum control.
3 - Use only on selected varieties - see precautions for tolerant varieties on label.
* - Indicates the weed is listed on the product label for control or suppresssion.
**Crop Registrations: fd - field corn, sw - sweet corn, sd - seed corn
***Crop tolerance rating: E - Excellent, G - Good, F - Fair, P - Poor

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Postemergence Broadleaf Herbicides
Trade Name
Barn-yard Grass Smooth Crabgrass Large Crab-
grass
Fall Pani-cum Giant Foxtail Green Foxtail Yellow Foxtail Old Witch Grass Proso Millet
2,4-D** (G)**** (fd)***
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2,4-DB (Caliber, Cobutox, Embutox)**(G) (fd)
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
atrazine** + oil (G) (sd,sw,fd)
4 4 4 0 4 4 4 4 4
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Basagran Forté (E) (sd,sw,fd)
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Callisto + atrazine** (E) (fd)
2 0 4 0 2 2 2 2 2
Distinct (E) (fd)
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
7* 7* 7* 7 8 7* 7* 7 7
Koril (E) (sw,fd)
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Laddok (E) (sd,sw,fd)
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marksman (E) (fd)
7 0 0 0 7 7 7 7 0
MCPA** (G) (fd)
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pardner (E) (sw,sd,fd)
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Peakplus1 (E) (fd)
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shotgun (E) (fd)
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Summit (G) (fd)
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
? - Insufficient information available to make a rating.
1 - Indicates herbicides sold as a co-pack under this trade name.
** - Various formulations available, see Table 1, Herbicides Used in Ontario.
***Crop Registrations: fd - field corn, sw - sweet corn, sd - seed corn
****Crop tolerance rating: E - Excellent, G - Good, F - Fair, P - Poor

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Postemergence Grass and Broadleaf Herbicides
Trade Name
Barn-yard Grass Smooth Crabgrass Large Crab-
grass
Fall Pani-cum Giant Foxtail Green Foxtail Yellow Foxtail Old Witch Grass Proso Millet
Battalion1 (G)****(fd)***
9* 8* 8* 9* 8* 8* 8* 9* 7
Primextra II Magnum (E) (sd,sw,fd)
9* 9* 9* 8a* 8* 8* 8* 9* 2
Postemergence Grass and Broadleaf Herbicides (herbicide tolerant hybrids only)
Trade Name
Barn-yard Grass Smooth Crabgrass Large Crab-
grass
Fall Pani-cum Giant Foxtail Green Foxtail Yellow Foxtail Old Witch Grass Proso Millet
Liberty 200 SN3(E3)***(fd3)****
9* 9* 9* 9* 9* 9* 8/9* 9* 9*
glyphosate**4 (E4) (fd4)
9* 9* 9* 9* 9* 9* 9* 9 9
1 - Indicates herbicides sold as a co-pack under this trade name.
3
- For use on on glufosinate ammonium (Liberty Link) tolerant corn only.
4 - For use on Roundup Ready corn (glyphosate tolerant) only.
* - Indicates the weed is listed on the product label for control or suppresssion.
** - Various formulations available, see Table 1, Herbicides Used in Ontario.
***Crop Registrations: fd - field corn, sw - sweet corn, sd - seed corn
****Crop tolerance rating: E - Excellent, G - Good, F - Fair, P - Poor

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Postemergence Tank-Mixes
Trade Name
Barn-yard Grass Smooth Crabgrass Large Crabgrass Fall Pani-cum Giant Foxtail Green Foxtail Yellow Foxtail Old Witch Grass Proso Millet
9* 0 7/8 9* 9* 9* 8* 9* 9*
9* 0 7/8 9* 9* 9* 8* 9* 9*
9* 0 7/8 9* 9* 9* 8* 9* 9*
Accent + Marksman (E) (fd)
9* 0 7/8 9* 9* 9* 7* 9* 9*
Accent + Pardner (E) (fd)
9* 0 7/8 9* 9* 9* 8* 9* 9*
9* 0 7/8 9* 9* 9* 8* 9* 9*
Accent + Shotgun (G) (fd)
7* ? ? 9* ? 7* 7* ? ?
4 4 4 0 4 4 4 4 4
4 4 4 0 4 4 4 4 4
atrazine**+ Koril (E) (sw,fd)
4 4 4 0 4 4 4 4 4
atrazine** + Pardner (E) (sd,sw,fd)
4 4 4 0 4 4 4 4 4

Banvel II or Oracle +
2,4-D**(G) (fd)

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9* 9* 9* 8a* 8* 8* 8* 9* 2
9* 9* 9* 8a* 8* 8* 8* 9* 4
9* 9* 9* 8a* 8* 8* 8* 9* 2
9* 9* 9* 8a* 8* 8* 8* 9* 2
Frontier + Marksman (E) (fd)
9* 9* 9* 8a* 8* 8* 8* 9* 2
Impact + Frontier + atrazine** (E) (fd)
9* 9* 9* 9* 8 8* 8* 9* ?
Option 1.2.3. (E) (fd)
9* 7* 7* 9* 9 9* 9* 9* 7*
Option + atrazine**
(E) (fd)
9* 0 7* 9* 9 9* 7* 9* 9*
9* 0 7* 9* 9 9* 8* 9* 9*
Option + Callisto + atrazine**
(E) (fd)
9* 0 7* 9* 9 9* 8* 9* 9*
Option + Distinct (E) (fd)
9* 0 7* 9* 9 9* 8* 9* 9*
Option + Marksman
(E) (fd)
9* 0 7* 9* 9 9* 7* 9* 9*
Option + Pardner + atrazine**
(E) (fd)
9* 0 7* 9* 9 9* 7* 9* 9*
Option + Peakplus1
(E) (fd)
9* 0 7* 9* 9 9* 8* 9* 9*
9* 9* 9* 8a* 8* 8* 8* 9* 2
9* 9* 9* 8a* 8* 8* 8* 9* 4
9* 9 9 9* 8 8* 8* 9* 7*
Prowl + atrazine**(E) (fd)
9* 8* 8* 9* 8* 8* 8* 7 5
9* 8* 8* 9* 8* 8* 8* ? 5
Prowl + Marksman (E) (fd)
9* 8* 8* 9* 8* 8* 8* 8* 5
Prowl + Shotgun (E) (fd)
9* 8* 8* 9* 8* 8* 8* 7 5
Summit + Accent (E) (fd)
9* 0 7/8* 9* 9* 9* 8a* 9* 9*
9* 0 7/8* 9* 9 9* 7* 9* 9*
Ultim + Callisto + atrazine** (G) (fd)
9* 0 7/8* 9* 9 9* 7* 9* 9*
9* 0 7/8* 9* 9 9* 7* 9* 9*
Ultim + Marksman (G) (fd)
9* 0 7/8* 9* 9 9* 7* 9* 9*
Ultim + Pardner (G) (fd)
9* 0 7/8* 9* 9 9* 7* 9* 9*
Ultim + Pardner + atrazine** (G) (fd)
9* 0 7/8* 9* 9 9* 7* 9* 9*
Ultim + Peakplus1 (G) (fd)
9* 0 7/8* 9* 9* 9* 7* 9* 9*
Ultim + Shotgun (G) (fd)
8* 0 7/8* 8* ? 9* 7* ? ?
* - Indicates the weed is listed on the product label for control or suppresssion.
** - Various formulations available, see Table 1, Herbicides Used in Ontario.
a - Use the high rate of herbicide for optimum control.
1 - Indicates herbicides sold as a co-pack under this trade name.
4 - Crop Registrations: fd - field corn, sw - sweet corn, sd - seed corn
3 - Crop tolerance rating: E - Excellent, G - Good, F - Fair, P - Poor

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Postemergence Tank-Mixes (herbicide tolerant hybrids only)
Trade Name
Barn-yard Grass Smooth Crabgrass Large Crab-
grass
Fall Pani-cum Giant Foxtail Green Foxtail Yellow Foxtail Old Witch Grass Proso Millet
Liberty 200 SN3 + atrazine (E3)**** (fd4)***
9* 9* 9* 9* 9* 9* 8/9* 9* 9*
9* 9* 9* 9* 9* 9* 8/9* 9* 9*
Liberty 200 SN3 + Marksman (E3) (fd3)
9* 9* 9* 9* 9* 9* 8/9* 9* 9*
Liberty 200 SN3 + Prowl (E3) (fd3)
9* 9* 9* 9* 9* 9* 8/9* 9* 9*
Galaxy4
(E4) (fd4)
9* 9* 9* 9* 9* 9* 9* 9 9
glyphosate4,5 + atrazine** (E4) (fd4)
9* 9* 9* 9* 9* 9* 9* 9 9
9* 9* 9* 9* 9* 9* 9* 9 9
glyphosate4,5 + Marksman (E4) (fd4)
9* 9* 9* 9* 9* 9* 9* 9 9
9* 9* 9* 9* 9* 9* 9* 9 9
* - Indicates the weed is listed on the product label for control or suppresssion.
** - Various formulations available, see Table 1, Herbicides Used in Ontario.
1 - Indicates herbicides sold as a co-pack under this trade name.
3 - For use on on glufosinate ammonium (Liberty Link) tolerant corn only.
4 - For use on Roundup Ready corn (glyphosate tolerant) only.
***Crop Registrations: fd - field corn, sw - sweet corn, sd - seed corn
****Crop tolerance rating: E - Excellent, G - Good, F - Fair, P - Poor

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Directed Postemergence
Trade Name
Barn-yard Grass Smooth Crabgrass Large Crab-
grass
Fall Pani-cum Giant Foxtail Green Foxtail Yellow Foxtail Old Witch Grass Proso Millet
Lorox (G)***(sw,fc)**
9* 7* 7* 9* 8* 8* 8* 9* 8
Ultim (G) (fc)
9* 0 7/8* 9* 9 9* 7* 9* 9*
Directed Postemergence (herbicide tolerant hybrids only)
Trade Name
Barn-yard Grass Smooth Crabgrass Large Crab-
grass
Fall Pani-cum Giant Foxtail Green Foxtail Yellow Foxtail Old Witch Grass Proso Millet
Liberty 200 SN4 (E3)*** (fd3)**
9* 9* 9* 9* 9* 9* 8/9* 9* 9*

* - Indicates the weed is listed on the product label for control or suppresssion.
3 - For use on on glufosinate ammonium (Liberty Link) tolerant corn only.
**Crop Registrations: fd - field corn, sw - sweet corn, sd - seed corn
***Crop tolerance rating: E - Excellent, G - Good, F - Fair, P - Poor

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