Herbicide label

Acuron Herbicide Label

Acuron (EPA 100-1466) is a Group 5, 15, and 27 atrazine, bicyclopyrone, mesotrione, and metolachlor herbicide labeled for 5 crops. The label lists 64 controlled weeds, plus partial-control, suppression, and partner-control categories.

Acuron label facts

Crops on the Acuron label

Acuron is labeled for these 5 crops and uses, per the EPA label.

Weeds on the Acuron label

The Acuron label names 72 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
  • amaranth, powell
  • barnyardgrass, common
  • beggarweed, florida
  • buckwheat, wild
  • buffalobur
  • carpetweed
  • chickweed, common
  • cocklebur, common
  • crabgrass
  • crowfootgrass
  • cupgrass, prairie
  • cupgrass, southwestern
  • deadnettle, purple
  • devil's-claw
  • foxtail, giant
  • foxtail, green
  • foxtail, robust
  • foxtail, yellow
  • galinsoga
  • goosegrass
  • henbit
  • horseweed
  • jimsonweed
  • kochia
  • lambsquarters, common
  • mallow, venice
  • foxtail, millet
  • morningglory, ivyleaf
  • mustard, wild
  • nightshade, black
  • nightshade, eastern black
  • nightshade, hairy
  • nutsedge, yellow
  • pigweed, redroot
  • pigweed, smooth
  • puncturevine
  • purslane, common
  • pusley, florida
  • radish, wild
  • ragweed, common
  • ragweed, giant
  • red rice
  • sesbania, hemp
  • shepherd's-purse
  • sicklepod
  • sida, prickly
  • signalgrass, broadleaf
  • signalgrass, narrowleaf
  • smartweed, ladysthumb
  • smartweed, pennsylvania
  • sprangletop, red
  • starbur, bristly
  • sunflower, annual
  • thistle, russian
  • velvetleaf
  • waterhemp, common
  • witchgrass
  • crabgrass, large
  • hemp
  • horsenettle
  • pokeweed, common
  • potatoes, volunteer
  • thistle, canada

Partial control

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  • bedstraw, catchweed
  • cupgrass, woolly
  • johnsongrass, seedling
  • millet, wild-proso
  • panicum, texas
  • sandbur, field
  • shattercane
  • dandelion

Acuron 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.

Acuron FAQ

What weeds does Acuron control?

The Acuron label names 72 weeds, including palmer amaranth, powell amaranth, common barnyardgrass, florida beggarweed, wild buckwheat, and buffalobur. Control varies by crop, rate, and timing.

What crops is Acuron labeled for?

Acuron is labeled for 5 crops and uses, including field corn, seed corn, corn silage, sweet corn, and popcorn.

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

Acuron's active ingredient is atrazine, bicyclopyrone, mesotrione, and metolachlor (MOA Group 5, 15, and 27). 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.