Herbicide label
DERIVE 4L Herbicide Label
DERIVE 4L (EPA 89168-62-89391) is a Group 5 metribuzin herbicide labeled for 13 crops. The label lists 124 controlled weeds, plus partial-control, suppression, and partner-control categories.
DERIVE 4L label facts
- Product DERIVE 4L
- EPA Reg. No. 89168-62-89391
- Distributor Innvictis Crop Care LLC
- Active ingredient metribuzin
- MOA group 5
Crops on the DERIVE 4L label
DERIVE 4L is labeled for these 13 crops and uses, per the EPA label.
Weeds on the DERIVE 4L label
The DERIVE 4L label names 163 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 control124- ageratum
- alexandergrass
- amaranth, spiny
- amaranth, spleen
- butterweed
- crotalaria, showy
- euphorbia, wild
- fireweed
- guineagrass
- haole koa
- hialoa
- hilahila
- oats, winter
- paintbrush, flora's
- panicum, broadleaf
- plushgrass
- richardia
- ricegrass
- rocket, london
- spurge, garden
- spurge, graceful
- tarweed
- anoda, spurred
- beggarweed, florida
- copperleaf, hophornbeam
- crowfootgrass
- dayflower
- galinsoga
- junglerice
- mexicanweed
- millet, browntop
- redweed
- sandbur, field
- sesbania, hemp
- smartweed
- spurge, spotted
- starbur, bristly
- barley, little
- brome, japanese
- chickweed, mouseear
- pepperweed, virginia
- rescuegrass
- barnyardgrass, common
- bindweed, field
- bittercress
- catchfly, conical
- catchweed
- corncockle
- evening primrose
- falseflax, smallseed
- fiddleneck
- filaree, redstem
- carolina geranium
- gromwell
- miner's lettuce
- polemonium, annual
- radish, wild
- speedwell
- turnip, wild
- bluegrass, annual
- brome, downy
- cheat
- mustard, blue
- wild oats
- bromegrass, smooth
- cockle, white
- deadnettle, purple
- fleabane, rough
- flixweed
- foxtail barley
- pepperweed
- rocket, yellow
- salsify, meadow
- buckwheat, wild
- buffalobur
- ladysthumb
- mallow, venice
- sida, prickly
- velvetleaf
- carpetweed
- sicklepod
- chickweed, common
- henbit
- cocklebur, common
- jimsonweed
- cowcockle
- crabgrass
- goosegrass
- crabgrass, large
- crabgrass, smooth
- mustard, indian
- dandelion
- dogfennel
- foxtail, bristly
- foxtail, giant
- foxtail, yellow
- foxtail, green
- horseweed
- johnsongrass, seedling
- signalgrass, broadleaf
- knotweed
- pusley, florida
- knotweed, prostrate
- pineapple-weed
- kochia
- lambsquarters, common
- prickly lettuce
- mustard, tansy
- mustard, treacle
- volunteer wheat
- mustard, tumble
- mustard, wild
- panicum, fall
- pennycress, field
- pigweed
- pigweed, redroot
- pigweed, smooth
- purslane, common
- ragweed, common
- shepherd's-purse
- smartweed, pennsylvania
- sowthistle
- sunflower
- thistle, russian
Partial control
partial2- knawel
- dock, curly
Suppression
suppression17- horsenettle
- poinsettia, wild
- barley, hare
- blackgrass
- bluegrass, bulbous
- brome, ripgut
- buttercup
- vetch, winter
- windgrass, common
- morningglory, entireleaf
- morningglory, ivyleaf
- morningglory, pitted
- morningglory, smallflower
- morningglory, tall
- nightshade, hairy
- nutsedge, yellow
- spurry, corn
Controls with a tank-mix partner
needs partner20- nightshade, black
- nightshade, eastern black
- amaranth, palmer
- eclipta
- poorjoe
- cupgrass
- red rice
- shattercane
- sprangletop
- stinkgrass
- sorghum, volunteer
- panicum, texas
- witchgrass
- burcucumber
- thistle, canada
- smartweed, swamp
- waterhemp, common
- ragweed, giant
- groundsel, common
- ryegrass
DERIVE 4L 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.
DERIVE 4L FAQ
What weeds does DERIVE 4L control?
The DERIVE 4L label names 163 weeds, including ageratum, alexandergrass, spiny amaranth, spleen amaranth, butterweed, and showy crotalaria. Control varies by crop, rate, and timing.
What crops is DERIVE 4L labeled for?
DERIVE 4L is labeled for 13 crops and uses, including field corn, soybeans, wheat, potato, and barley.
What is the active ingredient in DERIVE 4L? Is it a generic?
DERIVE 4L's active ingredient is metribuzin (MOA Group 5). 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.