Agriculture: Small Grains Pest Management Guidelines

Susceptibility of Winter Weeds to Herbicide Control

  BRO CAR CHS CLO DIC* FEN FLM FLR GLY IMZ MCA* MES PAR* PEN PIN PYO PYR SAF TRB TRI 24D*
Mode of Action1 6 14 2 4 4 1 14 4 9 2 4 2 22 3 1 2 14 14 2 3 4
ANNUAL WEEDS
barley, hare N N C N N N P N N C N C P/C+ N — — N — — — N
bluegrass, annual N N C N N N C N N2 — N C P/C+ C — — N — — C N
brome, ripgut N N C N N N P N N — N P N P — C N — — C N
burclover, California N P C C C N P — C — P N P — N — — — — — C
canarygrass, hood N N C N N C — N N — N C N C C P N — — C N
canarygrass, littleseed N N C N N C2 — N N C N C N C C P N — — C N
chamomile, mayweed C — C — C N — C C — N P C N N — — — C+ — N
chickweed, common N P C — P N C C C C N C2 C P N C2 C P C2 C N
fiddleneck, coast C C C — P N — C C P P P P C N C N — C C P
filarees N P — P C N C — P P P — C P N — — P P — C
groundsel, common P/C+ — C — P N C C C — C P C N N — — C C — C
henbit N/P+ — C — C N C C C — C P C C N P C P P C C
knotweed, prostrate N — C N C N — C P C C N N N N — C C P C C
ladysthumb P/C — — C C N — C — C C P P N N C C C — — C
lettuce, prickly C — C — P N P C P — C P C N N — C C C+ — C
mallow, little (cheeseweed) N P C N C N C C P C P P N N N — C C — — P
milkthistle, blessed N — — — C N — — C — P P P N N — — — — — C
miner's lettuce N — C — P N C — C C N C C C N — — — C — N
mustards C P C N C N C P C — C C C P N C — C C — C
nettle, burning N C — — N N C — C — N — N N N C C C — — N
oat, wild N N C N N C C N C C N C P/C+ C C C N — — P N
oxtongue, bristly C — C — P N — — — — P — — N N — — — — — C
pimpernel, scarlet — — C — — N — — C — — — — N N — — — — — —
pineappleweed C — C — P N — — — — C P C N N — C — C — C
radish, wild P P C — P N C C C C P/C+ C P/C+ N N C C — P — C
redmaids (desert rockpurslane) N — C — C N — — C — C N C C N — — — P — C
rocket, London C C C P C N C C C C C — C P N — C C C — C
ryegrass, Italian N N C N N N2 C N C2 C N C2 P/C+2 C C C N — — C N
shepherd's-purse C P C P C N C C C C C — C P N C+ C C C P C
smartweed, pale P/C — — C C N — C — C C — P — N — — C — — C
sowthistle, annual C P C P C N — C C C P — C N N — C C P — C
sowthistle, spiny N — — P C N — — C — — — N N N — — C — — —
spurry, corn N — C — N N — — C — N — C N N — — — C — N
stickleaf N — C — — N — — C — N — — N N — — — — — N
tarweeds C — C — C N — C C — P — C N N — — — — — P
C = control P = partial control N = no control — = no information
BRO = bromoxynil (Maestro 4EC) FLR = fluroxypyr* (Cleansweep M) PIN = pinoxaden (Axial XL)
CAR = carfentrazone (Shark EW) GLY = glyphosate (Roundup PowerMax) PYO = pyroxsulam (Simplicity CA)
CHS = chlorsulfuron (Glean XP) IMZ = imazamox (Beyond Xtra) PYR = pyraflufen-ethyl (ETX Herbicide/Defoliant)
CLO = clopyralid (Stinger) MCA = MCPA Amine* (MCPA Amine 4) SAF = saflufenacil (Sharpen)
DIC = dicamba* (Clarity) MES = mesosulfuron (Osprey) TRB = tribenuron-methyl (Express Herbicide)
FEN = fenoxaprop (Puma 1EC) PAR = paraquat* (Gramoxone SL 3.0) TRI = trifluralin (Treflan HFP)
FLM = flumioxazin (Chateau EZ) PEN = pendimethalin (Prowl H20) 24D = 2,4-D Amine* (2,4-D Amine 4)
* Permit required from county agricultural commissioner for purchase or use.
+ Control varies depending on size of weed at application: the smaller the weed, the better the control.
1 Group numbers are assigned by the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) according to different modes of action. Although weeds may exhibit multiple resistance across many groups, mode-of-action numbers are useful in planning mixtures or rotations of herbicides with different modes of action.
2 Resistance is known to occur.

Text Updated: 12/25

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