Herbicide label

Parallel PCS Herbicide Label

Parallel PCS (EPA 66222-86) is a Group 15 metolachlor herbicide labeled for 10 crops. The label lists 25 controlled weeds, plus partial-control, suppression, and partner-control categories.

Parallel PCS label facts

Crops on the Parallel PCS label

Parallel PCS is labeled for these 10 crops and uses, per the EPA label.

Weeds on the Parallel PCS label

The Parallel PCS label names 65 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 control25
  • barnyardgrass, common
  • carpetweed
  • crabgrass
  • crowfootgrass
  • cupgrass, prairie
  • cupgrass, southwestern
  • cupgrass, woolly
  • foxtail, bristly
  • foxtail, giant
  • foxtail, green
  • foxtail, robust
  • foxtail, yellow
  • galinsoga
  • goosegrass
  • foxtail, millet
  • millet, wild-proso
  • nightshade, eastern black
  • nutsedge, yellow
  • panicum, fall
  • pigweed
  • pusley, florida
  • red rice
  • signalgrass
  • waterhemp, common
  • witchgrass

Partial control

partial9
  • beggarweed, florida
  • eclipta
  • johnsongrass, seedling
  • nightshade, hairy
  • panicum, texas
  • purslane, common
  • sandbur
  • shattercane
  • sorghum, volunteer

Controls with a tank-mix partner

needs partner35
  • junglerice
  • wild oats
  • morning glory, annual
  • groundcherry
  • nightshade, hairy
  • lambsquarters
  • mallow
  • mustard
  • sida, prickly
  • purslane
  • ragweed, giant
  • cocklebur, common
  • coffeeweed
  • spurge, spotted
  • spurge, hyssop
  • spurge, nodding
  • spurge, prostrate
  • panicum, texas
  • sandbur, field
  • johnsongrass, seedling
  • kochia
  • spurge, annual
  • smartweed
  • starbur, bristly
  • sicklepod
  • morningglory
  • sesbania, hemp
  • velvetleaf
  • mallow, venice
  • mustard, wild
  • jimsonweed
  • stinging nettle
  • purslane, common
  • bindweed, field
  • goosegrass, DNA-resistant

Parallel PCS 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.

Parallel PCS FAQ

What weeds does Parallel PCS control?

The Parallel PCS label names 65 weeds, including common barnyardgrass, carpetweed, crabgrass, crowfootgrass, prairie cupgrass, and southwestern cupgrass. Control varies by crop, rate, and timing.

What crops is Parallel PCS labeled for?

Parallel PCS is labeled for 10 crops and uses, including soybeans, cotton, potato, peanut, and sorghum.

What is the active ingredient in Parallel PCS? Is it a generic?

Parallel PCS'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.

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Last updated 2026-09-30.