Herbicide label
Finesse Herbicide Label
Finesse (EPA 279-9610) is a Group 2 chlorsulfuron and metsulfuron-methyl herbicide labeled for 7 crops. The label lists 61 controlled weeds, plus partial-control, suppression, and partner-control categories.
“FINESSE herbicide is absorbed through the roots and foliage of plants, rapidly inhibiting the growth of susceptible weeds.”
Finesse label facts
- Product Finesse
- EPA Reg. No. 279-9610
- Registrant FMC Corporation
- Active ingredient chlorsulfuron and metsulfuron-methyl
- MOA group 2
Crops on the Finesse label
Finesse is labeled for these 7 crops and uses, per the EPA label.
Weeds on the Finesse label
The Finesse label names 68 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 control61- bedstraw, catchweed
- beakchervil, bur
- bluegrass, annual
- buckwheat, wild
- buttercup, bur
- carrot, wild
- catchfly, conical
- chamomile, false
- chickweed, common
- chickweed
- chickweed, mouseear
- cockle, cow
- cockle, white
- coreopsis, plains
- corn, volunteer
- dock, broadleaf
- dock, curly
- eveningprimrose, cutleaf
- falseflax, smallseed
- fiddleneck
- filaree, redstem
- flixweed
- carolina geranium
- geranium, dovefoot
- gromwell, corn
- groundsel, common
- hempnettle
- henbit
- kochia
- knotweed, prostrate
- ladysthumb
- lambsquarters
- miner's lettuce
- prickly lettuce
- mayweed, chamomile
- mustard, blue
- mustard, treacle
- mustard, tumble
- mustard, wild
- pennycress, field
- pepperweed, virginia
- pigweed, prostrate
- pigweed, redroot
- pigweed, smooth
- pineapple-weed
- poppy, prickly
- purslane
- radish, wild
- ryegrass, annual
- shepherd's-purse
- smartweed, pennsylvania
- sowthistle, annual
- speedwell, common
- speedwell
- spurry, corn
- sunflower
- tansymustard
- thistle, canada
- thistle, russian
- vetch
- wallflower, bushy
Suppression
suppression7- brome, downy
- brome, japanese
- bromus species
- cheat
- darnel, persian
- foxtail, green
- foxtail, yellow
Finesse 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.
Finesse FAQ
What weeds does Finesse control?
The Finesse label names 68 weeds, including catchweed bedstraw, bur beakchervil, annual bluegrass, wild buckwheat, bur buttercup, and wild carrot. Control varies by crop, rate, and timing.
What crops is Finesse labeled for?
Finesse is labeled for 7 crops and uses, including wheat, barley, winter wheat, spring wheat, and triticale.
What is the active ingredient in Finesse? Is it a generic?
Finesse's active ingredient is chlorsulfuron and metsulfuron-methyl (MOA Group 2). 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.