Herbicide label

METRICOR 4F Herbicide Label

METRICOR 4F (EPA 70506-68) is a Group 5 metribuzin herbicide labeled for 13 crops. The label lists 125 controlled weeds, plus partial-control, suppression, and partner-control categories.

METRICOR 4F label facts

Crops on the METRICOR 4F label

METRICOR 4F is labeled for these 13 crops and uses, per the EPA label.

Weeds on the METRICOR 4F label

The METRICOR 4F label names 164 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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  • ageratum
  • alexandergrass
  • amaranth, spiny
  • amaranth, spleen
  • crotalaria, showy
  • cudweed
  • euphorbia, wild
  • fireweed
  • flora's paintbrush
  • foxtail, bristly
  • groundsel, cressleaf
  • guineagrass
  • haole koa
  • hialoa
  • hilahila
  • oats, winter
  • 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
  • sesbania, hemp
  • smartweed
  • spurge, spotted
  • starbur, bristly
  • barley, little
  • brome, japanese
  • pepperweed, virginia
  • rescuegrass
  • barnyardgrass, common
  • ragweed, common
  • bindweed, field
  • bittercress
  • catchfly, conical
  • catchweed
  • corncockle
  • eveningprimrose, cutleaf
  • 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
  • mustard, hill
  • wild oats
  • bromegrass, smooth
  • cockle, white
  • deadnettle, purple
  • fleabane, rough
  • flixweed
  • foxtail barley
  • rocket, yellow
  • salsify, meadow
  • buckwheat, wild
  • buffalobur
  • ladysthumb
  • mallow, venice
  • sandbur, field
  • sida, prickly
  • velvetleaf
  • carpetweed
  • sicklepod
  • chickweed, common
  • chickweed, mouseear
  • cocklebur, common
  • jimsonweed
  • panicum, fall
  • cowcockle
  • crabgrass
  • crabgrass, large
  • crabgrass, smooth
  • mustard, indian
  • dandelion
  • dogfennel
  • foxtail
  • foxtail, giant
  • foxtail, yellow
  • foxtail, green
  • goosegrass
  • henbit
  • horseweed
  • johnsongrass, seedling
  • knotweed
  • pusley, florida
  • knotweed, prostrate
  • pineapple-weed
  • kochia
  • lambsquarters, common
  • mustard, tansy
  • mustard, tumble
  • mustard, wild
  • pennycress, field
  • pigweed
  • pigweed, redroot
  • pigweed, smooth
  • prickly lettuce
  • purslane, common
  • shepherd's-purse
  • signalgrass, broadleaf
  • smartweed, pennsylvania
  • sowthistle
  • sunflower
  • thistle, russian
  • volunteer wheat

Partial control

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  • knawel
  • dock, curly

Suppression

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  • horsenettle
  • poinsettia, wild
  • barley, hare
  • blackgrass
  • bluegrass, bulbous
  • brome, ripgut
  • buttercup
  • vetch, winter
  • windgrass, common
  • morningglory, ivyleaf
  • morningglory, pitted
  • morningglory, tall
  • nightshade, hairy
  • nutsedge, yellow
  • spurry, corn

Controls with a tank-mix partner

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  • amaranth, palmer
  • burcucumber
  • nightshade, eastern black
  • smartweed, swamp
  • thistle, canada
  • barley
  • eclipta
  • poorjoe
  • foxtail, robust purple
  • groundsel, common
  • ryegrass
  • morningglory, smallflower
  • panicum, texas
  • sorghum, volunteer
  • sprangletop
  • stinkgrass
  • nightshade, black
  • ragweed, giant
  • red rice
  • shattercane
  • waterhemp, common
  • witchgrass

METRICOR 4F 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.

METRICOR 4F FAQ

What weeds does METRICOR 4F control?

The METRICOR 4F label names 164 weeds, including ageratum, alexandergrass, spiny amaranth, spleen amaranth, showy crotalaria, and cudweed. Control varies by crop, rate, and timing.

What crops is METRICOR 4F labeled for?

METRICOR 4F is labeled for 13 crops and uses, including field corn, soybeans, potato, barley, and alfalfa.

What is the active ingredient in METRICOR 4F? Is it a generic?

METRICOR 4F'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.