Herbicide label
Affinity BroadSpec
Affinity BroadSpec (EPA 279-9601) is a Group 2 thifensulfuron and tribenuron-methyl herbicide labeled for 7 crops. The label lists 66 controlled weeds, plus partial-control, suppression, and partner-control categories.
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“AFFINITY BroadSpec herbicide is absorbed primarily through the foliage of plants, rapidly inhibiting the growth of susceptible weeds.”
Affinity BroadSpec label facts
- Product Affinity BroadSpec
- EPA Reg. No. 279-9601
- Registrant FMC Corporation
- Active ingredient thifensulfuron and tribenuron-methyl
- MOA group 2
Crops on the Affinity BroadSpec label
Affinity BroadSpec is labeled for these 7 crops and uses, per the EPA label.
- soybean
- wheat
- barley
- triticale
- oats
- fallow
- durum wheat
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Weeds on the Affinity BroadSpec label
The Affinity BroadSpec label names 74 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
full control66- buckwheat, common
- buckwheat, wild
- buttercup, bur
- buttercup, smallflower
- volunteer canola
- catchfly, nightflowering
- chamomile, corn
- chamomile, false
- mayweed, chamomile
- chamomile, scentless
- chamomile, wild
- chickweed, common
- chickweed, field
- chickweed, stinking
- cockle, white
- cocklebur, common
- cowcockle
- cress, mouse-ear
- dock, broadleaf
- dock, curly
- falseflax, smallseed
- fiddleneck
- fiddleneck, tarweed
- filaree, redstem
- filaree, texas
- flixweed
- gromwell, corn
- groundsel, common
- henbit
- knawel, annual
- knotweed, prostrate
- kochia
- ladysthumb
- lambsquarters, common
- lambsquarters, narrowleaf
- lambsquarters, slimleaf
- lentils, volunteer
- prickly lettuce
- marshelder
- mayweed, stinking
- miner's lettuce
- mustard, black
- mustard, blue
- mustard, tumble
- mustard, wild
- peas, volunteer
- pennycress, field
- pepperweed, clasping
- pigweed, prostrate
- pigweed, redroot
- pineapple-weed
- ragweed, common
- redmaids
- rocket, london
- sage, lanceleaf
- shepherd's-purse
- smartweed, green
- smartweed, pennsylvania
- sowthistle, annual
- spurry, corn
- sunflower, annual
- swinecress
- tansymustard
- thistle, canada
- thistle, russian
- wallflower, bushy
Partial control
partial6- bedstraw, catchweed
- mallow, common
- mallow, little
- horseweed
- nightshade, cutleaf
- nightshade, hairy
Controls with a tank-mix partner
needs partner2- foxtail, green
- foxtail, yellow
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Affinity BroadSpec rates and plant-back
The label answers both with a table, not a single number. Here is what drives each answer.
Application rate
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Plant-back and rotation
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Affinity BroadSpec FAQ
What weeds does Affinity BroadSpec control?
The Affinity BroadSpec label names 74 weeds, including common buckwheat, wild buckwheat, bur buttercup, smallflower buttercup, volunteer canola, and nightflowering catchfly. Control varies by crop, rate, and timing.
What crops is Affinity BroadSpec labeled for?
Affinity BroadSpec is labeled for 7 crops and uses, including soybeans, wheat, barley, triticale, and oats.
What is the active ingredient in Affinity BroadSpec? Is it a generic?
Affinity BroadSpec's active ingredient is thifensulfuron and tribenuron-methyl (MOA Group 2). Other products list the same active ingredient; rates, formulations, and labeled crops differ — verify each on its own label.
What's the plant-back interval after Affinity BroadSpec?
It depends on your rotational crop, application rate, and region, so the label gives a table, not one number. Build a program and FieldMarshal cites the exact interval for your rotation to the label line, so you can verify it.
Build a program →Can I tank-mix Affinity BroadSpec?
It depends on your target weeds, crop stage, and which partners the label approves. Build a program and FieldMarshal checks the label for approved partners and cites the condition on each, so you can verify it.
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Last updated 2026-07-10.