Herbicide label
METRICOR DF Herbicide Label
METRICOR DF (EPA 70506-103) is a Group 5 metribuzin herbicide labeled for 15 crops. The label lists 133 controlled weeds, plus partial-control, suppression, and partner-control categories.
METRICOR DF label facts
- Product METRICOR DF
- EPA Reg. No. 70506-103
- Registrant UPL NA, Inc.
- Active ingredient metribuzin
- MOA group 5
Crops on the METRICOR DF label
METRICOR DF is labeled for these 15 crops and uses, per the EPA label.
Weeds on the METRICOR DF label
The METRICOR DF label names 175 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 control133- ageratum
- alexandergrass
- amaranth, spiny
- amaranth, spleen
- cudweed
- euphorbia, wild
- fireweed
- flora's paintbrush
- foxtail, bristlegrass
- foxtail, bristly
- groundsel, cressleaf
- guineagrass
- haole koa
- hilahila
- plushgrass
- rattlepod
- richardia
- ricegrass
- spurge, garden
- spurge, graceful
- anoda, spurred
- beggarweed, florida
- copperleaf, hophornbeam
- crowfootgrass
- dayflower
- galinsoga
- mexicanweed
- millet, browntop
- redweed
- sesbania
- smartweed
- spurge, spotted
- starbur, bristly
- barley, little
- rescuegrass
- barley, mouse
- bromegrass, smooth
- canarygrass, littleseed
- cockle, white
- deadnettle, purple
- fleabane, rough
- flixweed
- foxtail barley
- goosefoot, nettleleaf
- knotweed, silversheath
- mallow, little
- rocket, yellow
- salsify, meadow
- sowthistle, spiny
- barnyardgrass, common
- ragweed, common
- bindweed, field
- bittercress
- catchfly, conical
- catchweed
- corncockle
- eveningprimrose, cutleaf
- falseflax, smallseed
- fiddleneck
- filaree, redstem
- geranium
- gromwell, carolina
- miner's lettuce
- polemonium, annual
- radish, wild
- turnip, wild
- bluegrass, annual
- brome, downy
- cheat
- brome, japanese
- 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
- dandelion
- dogfennel
- foxtail
- foxtail, giant
- foxtail, yellow
- foxtail, green
- goosegrass
- henbit
- horseweed
- johnsongrass, seedling
- junglerice
- knotweed
- pusley, florida
- knotweed, prostrate
- pineapple-weed
- kochia
- lambsquarters, common
- prickly lettuce
- mustard, blue
- mustard, indian
- mustard, tansy
- mustard, tumble
- mustard, treacle
- mustard, wild
- wild oats
- pepperweed, virginia
- oats, winter
- panicum, broadleaf
- pennycress, field
- pepperweed, field
- pigweed
- pigweed, redroot
- pigweed, smooth
- purslane, common
- rattail fescue
- rocket, london
- sowthistle
- shepherd's-purse
- signalgrass, broadleaf
- smartweed, pennsylvania
- speedwell
- sunflower
- tarweed
- thistle, russian
- volunteer wheat
Partial control
partial3- knawel
- dock, curly
- ryegrass, annual
Suppression
suppression17- horsenettle
- poinsettia, wild
- barley, hare
- blackgrass
- bluegrass, bulbous
- buttercup
- vetch, winter
- whitlowgrass, spring
- windgrass, common
- morningglory, entire leaf
- morningglory, ivyleaf
- morningglory, pitted
- morningglory, tall
- nightshade, hairy
- nutsedge, yellow
- brome, ripgut
- spurry, corn
Controls with a tank-mix partner
needs partner22- amaranth, palmer
- eclipta
- nightshade, eastern black
- poorjoe
- barley
- burcucumber
- smartweed, swamp
- thistle, canada
- senna, coffee
- cupgrass
- morningglory, smallflower
- panicum, texas
- red rice
- sorghum, volunteer
- sprangletop
- stinkgrass
- groundsel, common
- nightshade, black
- ragweed, giant
- waterhemp, common
- shattercane
- witchgrass
METRICOR DF 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 DF FAQ
What weeds does METRICOR DF control?
The METRICOR DF label names 175 weeds, including ageratum, alexandergrass, spiny amaranth, spleen amaranth, cudweed, and wild euphorbia. Control varies by crop, rate, and timing.
What crops is METRICOR DF labeled for?
METRICOR DF is labeled for 15 crops and uses, including field corn, soybeans, potato, barley, and alfalfa.
What is the active ingredient in METRICOR DF? Is it a generic?
METRICOR DF'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.