Herbicide label

Acumen Herbicide Label

Acumen (EPA 241-337-55467) is a Group 3 pendimethalin herbicide labeled for 18 crops. The label lists 52 controlled weeds, plus partial-control, suppression, and partner-control categories.

“ACUMEN is a meristematic inhibitor that interferes with the plant's cellular division or mitosis. This and/or other products with the meristematic inhibiting mode of action may not effectively control naturally occurring biotypes of some of the weeds listed on this label.”

— Acumen EPA label, Reg. No. 241-337-55467

Acumen label facts

Crops on the Acumen label

Acumen is labeled for these 18 crops and uses, per the EPA label.

Weeds on the Acumen label

The Acumen label names 54 weeds and rates each by how the product handles it: full control, partial control, suppression, or control with a tank-mix partner. A weed can fall at more than one level, because control varies by crop, rate, and timing.

Controls

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  • amaranth, palmer
  • barnyardgrass, common
  • bluegrass, annual
  • brome, downy
  • brome, japanese
  • bugloss, small
  • canarygrass
  • carpetweed
  • cheat
  • chess, hairy
  • chickweed, common
  • crabgrass
  • crowfootgrass
  • cupgrass, woolly
  • dodder
  • fiddleneck
  • foxtail, giant
  • foxtail, green
  • foxtail, yellow
  • goatgrass, jointed
  • goosegrass
  • henbit
  • johnsongrass
  • junglerice
  • knotweed, prostrate
  • kochia
  • lady's thumb
  • lambsquarters, common
  • lambsquarters, slimleaf
  • millet, wild-proso
  • mustard, black
  • stinging nettle
  • wild oats
  • panicum, fall
  • panicum, texas
  • pigweed
  • puncturevine
  • purslane
  • pusley, florida
  • red rice
  • rocket, london
  • ryegrass, italian
  • sandbur, field
  • shattercane
  • shepherd's-purse
  • signalgrass
  • smartweed, pennsylvania
  • sprangletop
  • spurge, annual
  • velvetleaf
  • waterhemp, common
  • witchgrass

Suppression

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  • panicum, browntop
  • thistle, russian

Acumen rates and plant-back

The label answers both with a table, not a single number. Here is what drives each answer.

Application rate

Your rate depends on your crop.

Get the rate for your field: build a program and FieldMarshal gives you the exact per-acre rate for your crop from the label line.

Plant-back and rotation

Your interval depends on your application rate and the rotational crop.

Get the interval for your rotation: build a program and FieldMarshal gives you the exact plant-back for your rotational crop from the label line.

Acumen FAQ

What weeds does Acumen control?

The Acumen label names 54 weeds, including palmer amaranth, common barnyardgrass, annual bluegrass, downy brome, japanese brome, and small bugloss. Control varies by crop, rate, and timing.

What crops is Acumen labeled for?

Acumen is labeled for 18 crops and uses, including field corn, soybeans, cotton, sunflower, and potato.

What is the active ingredient in Acumen? Is it a generic?

Acumen's active ingredient is pendimethalin (MOA Group 3). Other products list the same active ingredient; rates, formulations, and labeled crops differ — verify each on its own label.

Sources

Last updated 2026-09-30.