Herbicide label

Avatar Herbicide Label

Avatar (EPA 89168-11-89391) is a Group 1 clethodim herbicide labeled for 26 crops. The label lists 54 controlled weeds, plus partial-control, suppression, and partner-control categories.

Avatar label facts

Crops on the Avatar label

Avatar is labeled for these 26 crops and uses, per the EPA label.

Weeds on the Avatar label

The Avatar 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

full control54
  • barley
  • barnyardgrass, common
  • bentgrass
  • bermudagrass
  • bluegrass, annual
  • bluegrass, kentucky
  • bluegrass, roughstalk
  • brome, california
  • brome, downy
  • brome, ripgut
  • canarygrass
  • cheat
  • crabgrass, hairy
  • crabgrass, large
  • crabgrass, smooth
  • crabgrass, southern
  • crowfootgrass
  • cupgrass, southwestern
  • cupgrass, woolly
  • fescue, tall
  • foxtail barley
  • foxtail, giant
  • foxtail, green
  • foxtail, yellow
  • goosegrass
  • grain sorghum, volunteer
  • rhizome johnsongrass
  • johnsongrass, seedling
  • junglerice
  • foxtail, millet
  • millet, wild-proso
  • muhly, wirestem
  • oats
  • wild oats
  • orchardgrass
  • panicum, fall
  • panicum, texas
  • quackgrass
  • rabbitsfootgrass
  • red rice
  • rye, volunteer
  • ryegrass, hardy
  • ryegrass, italian
  • sandbur, field
  • shattercane
  • signalgrass, broadleaf
  • sprangletop, amazon
  • sprangletop, bearded
  • sprangletop, mexican
  • sprangletop, red
  • stinkgrass
  • volunteer wheat
  • witchgrass
  • corn, volunteer

Avatar 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.

Avatar FAQ

What weeds does Avatar control?

The Avatar label names 54 weeds, including barley, common barnyardgrass, bentgrass, bermudagrass, annual bluegrass, and kentucky bluegrass. Control varies by crop, rate, and timing.

What crops is Avatar labeled for?

Avatar is labeled for 26 crops and uses, including field corn, soybeans, cotton, sunflower, and potato.

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

Avatar's active ingredient is clethodim (MOA Group 1). 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.