Herbicide label

Crop Protect Direct Meso 4SC Herbicide Label

Crop Protect Direct Meso 4SC (EPA 101458-3) is a Group 27 mesotrione herbicide labeled for 11 crops. The label lists 61 controlled weeds, plus partial-control, suppression, and partner-control categories.

Crop Protect Direct Meso 4SC label facts

Crops on the Crop Protect Direct Meso 4SC label

Crop Protect Direct Meso 4SC is labeled for these 11 crops and uses, per the EPA label.

Weeds on the Crop Protect Direct Meso 4SC label

The Crop Protect Direct Meso 4SC label names 78 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
  • amaranth, spiny
  • atriplex
  • buffalobur
  • burclover, california
  • carpetweed
  • carrot, wild
  • chickweed, common
  • chickweed, mouseear
  • cocklebur, common
  • dandelion, common (seedling)
  • deadnettle, purple
  • dock, curly
  • eveningprimrose, cutleaf
  • fiddleneck
  • filaree, redstem
  • filaree, whitestem
  • fleabane, hairy
  • galinsoga
  • carolina geranium
  • groundcherry, smooth
  • groundsel, common
  • hemp
  • henbit
  • horseweed
  • jimsonweed
  • lambsquarters, common
  • prickly lettuce
  • mallow, common
  • mayweed, chamomile
  • mustard, wild
  • nettle, burning
  • nightshade, black
  • nightshade, eastern black
  • nightshade, hairy
  • pansy
  • pigweed, redroot
  • pigweed, smooth
  • pigweed, tumble
  • pineapple-weed
  • potatoes, volunteer
  • puncturevine, common
  • purslane, common
  • ragweed, common
  • redmaids
  • rocket, london
  • sesbania, hemp
  • shepherd's-purse
  • smartweed, ladysthumb
  • smartweed, pale
  • smartweed, pennsylvania
  • sowthistle, annual
  • needles, spanish
  • sunflower, annual
  • swinecress
  • tassel flower, red
  • velvetleaf
  • vetch
  • waterhemp, common
  • willowherb, panicle

Partial control

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  • signalgrass, broadleaf
  • buckwheat, wild
  • burcucumber
  • crabgrass, large
  • horsenettle
  • knotweed, prostrate
  • kochia
  • morningglory, entireleaf
  • morningglory, ivyleaf
  • morningglory, pitted
  • nutsedge, yellow
  • pokeweed, common
  • pusley, common
  • ragweed, giant
  • vetch, purple

Controls with a tank-mix partner

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  • burcucumber
  • horsenettle
  • kochia
  • mallow, venice
  • morningglory, entireleaf
  • morningglory, ivyleaf
  • morningglory, pitted
  • ragweed, giant
  • sida, prickly

Crop Protect Direct Meso 4SC 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.

Crop Protect Direct Meso 4SC FAQ

What weeds does Crop Protect Direct Meso 4SC control?

The Crop Protect Direct Meso 4SC label names 78 weeds, including palmer amaranth, powell amaranth, spiny amaranth, atriplex, buffalobur, and california burclover. Control varies by crop, rate, and timing.

What crops is Crop Protect Direct Meso 4SC labeled for?

Crop Protect Direct Meso 4SC is labeled for 11 crops and uses, including field corn, soybeans, sorghum, seed corn, and popcorn.

What is the active ingredient in Crop Protect Direct Meso 4SC? Is it a generic?

Crop Protect Direct Meso 4SC's active ingredient is mesotrione (MOA Group 27). Other products list the same active ingredient; rates, formulations, and labeled crops differ — verify each on its own label.

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Last updated 2026-09-30.