Herbicide label

Charger Max Herbicide Label

Charger Max (EPA 1381-194) is a Group 15 metolachlor herbicide labeled for 19 crops. The label lists 42 controlled weeds, plus partial-control, suppression, and partner-control categories.

Charger Max label facts

Crops on the Charger Max label

Charger Max is labeled for these 19 crops and uses, per the EPA label.

Weeds on the Charger Max label

The Charger Max 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 control42
  • barnyardgrass, common
  • crabgrass, large
  • crabgrass, smooth
  • crowfootgrass
  • cupgrass, prairie
  • cupgrass, southwestern
  • foxtail, bristly
  • foxtail, giant
  • foxtail, green
  • foxtail, millet
  • foxtail, yellow
  • goosegrass
  • panicum, fall
  • red rice
  • ryegrass, italian
  • signalgrass, broadleaf
  • witchgrass
  • amaranth, palmer
  • amaranth, powell
  • carpetweed
  • galinsoga, hairy
  • galinsoga, smallflower
  • nightshade, eastern black
  • pigweed, prostrate
  • pigweed, redroot
  • pigweed, smooth
  • pigweed, tumble
  • pusley, florida
  • dayflower, benghal
  • waterhemp, common
  • nutsedge, yellow
  • bentgrass
  • fine fescue
  • bluegrass, kentucky
  • orchardgrass
  • ryegrass, perennial
  • fescue, tall
  • bluegrass, annual
  • brome, california
  • bluegrass, doughstalk
  • brome, downy
  • rattail fescue

Partial control

partial12
  • cupgrass, woolly
  • johnsongrass, seedling
  • millet, wild-proso
  • panicum, texas
  • sandbur, field
  • sandbur, southern
  • shattercane
  • sorghum, volunteer
  • beggarweed, florida
  • eclipta
  • nightshade, hairy
  • purslane, common

Charger Max 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.

Charger Max FAQ

What weeds does Charger Max control?

The Charger Max label names 54 weeds, including common barnyardgrass, large crabgrass, smooth crabgrass, crowfootgrass, prairie cupgrass, and southwestern cupgrass. Control varies by crop, rate, and timing.

What crops is Charger Max labeled for?

Charger Max is labeled for 19 crops and uses, including field corn, soybeans, cotton, sunflower, and potato.

What is the active ingredient in Charger Max? Is it a generic?

Charger Max's active ingredient is metolachlor (MOA Group 15). 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.