Herbicide label

Medal II EC

Medal II EC (EPA 100-818) is a Group 15 metolachlor herbicide labeled for 17 crops. The label lists 36 controlled weeds, plus partial-control, suppression, and partner-control categories.

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Medal II EC label facts

Product Medal II EC
EPA Reg. No. 100-818
Registrant Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC
Active ingredient metolachlor
MOA group 15

Crops on the Medal II EC label

Medal II EC is labeled for these 17 crops and uses, per the EPA label.

field corn
soybean
cotton
sunflower
potato
peanut
sugar beet
sorghum
popcorn
seed corn
sweet corn
dry edible bean
field pea
cowpea
chickpea
lentil
safflower

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Weeds on the Medal II EC label

The Medal II EC label names 48 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 control36

amaranth, palmer
amaranth, powell
barnyardgrass, common
bluegrass, annual
bluegrass, doughstalk
brome, california
brome, downy
carpetweed
crabgrass, large
crabgrass, smooth
crowfootgrass
cupgrass, prairie
cupgrass, southwestern
rattail fescue
foxtail, bristly
foxtail, giant
foxtail, green
foxtail, millet
foxtail, yellow
galinsoga, hairy
galinsoga, smallflower
goosegrass
nightshade, eastern black
nutsedge, yellow
panicum, fall
pigweed, prostrate
pigweed, redroot
pigweed, smooth
pigweed, tumble
pusley, florida
red rice
ryegrass, italian
signalgrass, broadleaf
spiderwort, tropical
waterhemp, common
witchgrass

Partial control

partial12

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

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Medal II EC rates and plant-back

The label answers both with a table, not a single number. Here is what drives each answer.

Application rate

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Plant-back and rotation

Your interval depends on your application rate, the rotational crop, and your state, region, and rainfall — some intervals differ in AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, and WY.

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Medal II EC FAQ

What weeds does Medal II EC control?

The Medal II EC label names 48 weeds, including palmer amaranth, powell amaranth, common barnyardgrass, annual bluegrass, doughstalk bluegrass, and california brome. Control varies by crop, rate, and timing.

What crops is Medal II EC labeled for?

Medal II EC is labeled for 17 crops and uses, including field corn, soybeans, cotton, sunflower, and potato.

What is the active ingredient in Medal II EC? Is it a generic?

Medal II EC'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.

What's the plant-back interval after Medal II EC?

It depends on your rotational crop, application rate, and region, so the label gives a table, not one number. Build a program and FieldMarshal cites the exact interval for your rotation to the label line, so you can verify it.

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Can I tank-mix Medal II EC?

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