Herbicide label
Sharpen Herbicide Label
Sharpen (EPA 7969-278) is a Group 14 saflufenacil herbicide labeled for 26 crops. The label lists 84 controlled weeds, plus partial-control, suppression, and partner-control categories.
“Sharpen® herbicide is a potent inhibitor of protoporphyrinogen-oxidase belonging to herbicide mode of action Group 14 (WSSA). Sharpen is rapidly absorbed by roots and foliage.”
Sharpen label facts
- Product Sharpen
- EPA Reg. No. 7969-278
- Registrant BASF Agricultural Solutions US, LLC
- Active ingredient saflufenacil
- MOA group 14
Crops on the Sharpen label
Sharpen is labeled for these 26 crops and uses, per the EPA label.
Weeds on the Sharpen label
The Sharpen label names 88 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 control84- amaranth, palmer
- amaranth, powell
- bedstraw, catchweed
- beggarticks, hairy
- beggarweed, florida
- bindweed, field
- buckwheat, wild
- volunteer canola
- carpetweed
- chickweed, common
- cocklebur, common
- copperleaf, virginia
- cotton, volunteer
- cowcockle
- croton, woolly
- dandelion
- dayflower
- ducksalad
- eclipta
- eveningprimrose, cutleaf
- falseflax, smallseed
- flatsedge, rice
- fleabane, hairy
- flixweed
- galinsoga, smallflower
- groundcherry, cutleaf
- groundsel, common
- hawksbeard, narrowleaf
- poison hemlock
- horseweed
- jimsonweed
- jointvetch, indian
- jointvetch, northern
- knotweed, prostrate
- kochia
- ladysthumb
- lambsquarters, common
- lambsquarters, narrowleaf
- prickly lettuce
- mallow, common
- mallow, little
- mallow, venice
- morningglory, entireleaf
- morningglory, ivyleaf
- morningglory, palmleaf
- morningglory, pitted
- morningglory, tall
- mustard, black
- mustard, tumble
- mustard, wild
- needles, spanish
- nettle, burning
- nightshade, black
- nightshade, cutleaf
- nightshade, eastern black
- nightshade, hairy
- parthenium
- pennycress, field
- pigweed, prostrate
- pigweed, redroot
- pigweed, smooth
- pigweed, tumble
- puncturevine
- purslane, common
- ragweed, common
- ragweed, giant
- ammannia, purple
- rocket, london
- sesbania, hemp
- shepherd's-purse
- sida, prickly
- smartweed, pennsylvania
- sowthistle, annual
- sowthistle, spiny
- starbur, bristly
- sunflower, annual
- tansymustard, pinnate
- texasweed
- thistle, canada
- thistle, russian
- velvetleaf
- water hyssop
- waterhemp, common
- willowweed
Suppression
suppression4- burcucumber
- filaree, redstem
- henbit
- pusley, florida
Sharpen 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.
Sharpen FAQ
What weeds does Sharpen control?
The Sharpen label names 88 weeds, including palmer amaranth, powell amaranth, catchweed bedstraw, hairy beggarticks, florida beggarweed, and field bindweed. Control varies by crop, rate, and timing.
What crops is Sharpen labeled for?
Sharpen is labeled for 26 crops and uses, including field corn, soybeans, wheat, cotton, and barley.
What is the active ingredient in Sharpen? Is it a generic?
Sharpen's active ingredient is saflufenacil (MOA Group 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.