Herbicide label
Optill Herbicide Label
Optill (EPA 7969-280) is a Group 2 and 14 imazethapyr and saflufenacil herbicide labeled for 4 crops. The label lists 99 controlled weeds, plus partial-control, suppression, and partner-control categories.
“Optill is a potent inhibitor of both protoporphyrinogenoxidase, belonging to herbicide mode-of-action Group 14 (WSSA)/Group E (HRAC), and acetohydroxyacid synthase, belonging to herbicide mode-of-action Group 2 (WSSA)/Group B (HRAC). Optill is rapidly absorbed by roots and foliage.”
Optill label facts
- Product Optill
- EPA Reg. No. 7969-280
- Registrant BASF Agricultural Solutions US, LLC
- Active ingredient imazethapyr and saflufenacil
- MOA group 2 and 14
Crops on the Optill label
Optill is labeled for these 4 crops and uses, per the EPA label.
Weeds on the Optill label
The Optill label names 121 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 control99- alligatorweed
- anoda, spurred
- jerusalem artichoke
- beggarticks, hairy
- beggarweed, florida
- bindweed, field
- carpetweed
- chickweed, common
- chickweed, mouseear
- cocklebur, common
- cowcockle
- dandelion
- eveningprimrose, cutleaf
- falseflax, smallseed
- fleabane, hairy
- fleabane, rough
- foxtail, giant
- foxtail, green
- foxtail, yellow
- galinsoga
- groundcherry, cutleaf
- groundsel, common
- jimsonweed
- johnsongrass
- ladysthumb
- lambsquarters, narrowleaf
- miner's lettuce
- mallow, common
- mallow, little (cheeseweed)
- mallow, venice
- marestail (horseweed)
- marshelder
- milkweed, common
- morningglory, entireleaf
- morningglory, ivyleaf
- morningglory, palmleaf
- morningglory, pitted
- morningglory, smallflower
- morningglory, tall
- nettle, burning
- nutsedge, purple
- nutsedge, yellow
- pepperweed, virginia
- pigweed, spiny
- poinsettia, wild
- purslane, common
- ragweed, common
- ragweed, giant
- redmaids
- red rice
- rocket, yellow
- sesbania, hemp
- shattercane
- sida, prickly
- signalgrass, broadleaf
- smartweed, pennsylvania
- smartweed, swamp
- sorghum, almum
- sowthistle, annual
- sowthistle, spiny
- spurry, corn
- starbur, bristly
- sunflower, annual
- swinecress
- thistle, canada
- velvetleaf
- watercress
- watercress, creeping
- waterhemp, common
- willowweed
- amaranth, palmer
- bedstraw, catchweed
- beets, wild
- buckwheat, wild
- canola, volunteer (rapeseed)
- flixweed
- horseweed
- knotweed, prostrate
- kochia
- lambsquarters, common
- prickly lettuce
- mustard, black
- mustard, tumble
- mustard, wild
- nightshade, black
- nightshade, cutleaf
- nightshade, eastern black
- nightshade, hairy
- pennycress, field
- pepperweed, field
- pigweed, prostrate
- pigweed, redroot
- pigweed, smooth
- puncturevine
- rocket, london
- shepherd's-purse
- tansymustard, green
- tansymustard, pinnate
- thistle, russian
Suppression
suppression22- barley
- barnyardgrass, common
- buffalobur
- canarygrass, littleseed
- crabgrass, large
- crabgrass, smooth
- hoary cress
- filaree, redstem
- filaree, whitestem
- goosegrass
- henbit
- rhizome johnsongrass
- millet, wild-proso
- oats
- wild oats
- panicum, fall
- Panicum,Texas
- pusley, florida
- radish, wild
- spurge, prostrate
- spurge, spotted
- volunteer wheat
Optill 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.
Optill FAQ
What weeds does Optill control?
The Optill label names 121 weeds, including alligatorweed, spurred anoda, jerusalem artichoke, hairy beggarticks, florida beggarweed, and field bindweed. Control varies by crop, rate, and timing.
What crops is Optill labeled for?
Optill is labeled for 4 crops and uses, including field corn, soybeans, chickpea, and field pea.
What is the active ingredient in Optill? Is it a generic?
Optill's active ingredient is imazethapyr and saflufenacil (MOA Group 2 and 14). 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.