Herbicide label

Plotter Herbicide Label

Plotter (EPA 83100-3-83979) is a Group 2 metsulfuron-methyl herbicide labeled for 6 crops. The label lists 46 controlled weeds, plus partial-control, suppression, and partner-control categories.

“Plotter® Agricultural Herbicide is absorbed through the foliage of broadleaf weeds rapidly inhibiting their growth.”

— Plotter EPA label, Reg. No. 83100-3-83979

Plotter label facts

Crops on the Plotter label

Plotter is labeled for these 6 crops and uses, per the EPA label.

Weeds on the Plotter label

The Plotter label names 53 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 control46
  • mustard, blue/purple
  • miner's lettuce
  • buttercup, bur
  • pigweed, redroot
  • pigweed, smooth
  • pigweed, tumble
  • fiddleneck
  • coreopsis, plains
  • chickweed, common
  • prickly lettuce
  • purslane, common
  • thistle, russian
  • catchfly, conical
  • shepherd's-purse
  • cowcockle
  • falseflax, smallseed
  • chamomile, false
  • smartweed, green
  • smartweed, ladysthumb
  • smartweed, pale
  • pennycress, field
  • speedwell, snow
  • filaree, broadleaf
  • tansymustard
  • flixweed
  • mustard, treacle
  • groundsel, common
  • mustard, tumble
  • mustard, Jim Hill
  • henbit
  • sunflower
  • kochia
  • waterpod
  • lambsquarters, common
  • lambsquarters, slimleaf
  • mustard, wild
  • mayweed, chamomile
  • mustard
  • wild oats
  • cocklebur, common
  • horseweed
  • sunflower, annual
  • sunflower, wild
  • pigweed
  • puncturevine
  • velvetleaf

Partial control

partial3
  • gromwell, corn
  • knotweed, prostrate
  • buckwheat, wild

Suppression

suppression4
  • thistle, canada
  • sowthistle, annual
  • mustards
  • weed, winter annual broadleaf

Plotter 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.

Plotter FAQ

What weeds does Plotter control?

The Plotter label names 53 weeds, including blue/purple mustard, miner's lettuce, bur buttercup, redroot pigweed, smooth pigweed, and tumble pigweed. Control varies by crop, rate, and timing.

What crops is Plotter labeled for?

Plotter is labeled for 6 crops and uses, including wheat, barley, sorghum, durum wheat, and triticale.

What is the active ingredient in Plotter? Is it a generic?

Plotter's active ingredient is metsulfuron-methyl (MOA Group 2). Other products list the same active ingredient; rates, formulations, and labeled crops differ — verify each on its own label.

Sources

Last updated 2026-09-30.