Herbicide label

SHUTDOWN Herbicide Label

SHUTDOWN (EPA 70506-326) is a Group 14 sulfentrazone herbicide labeled for 11 crops. The label lists 76 controlled weeds, plus partial-control, suppression, and partner-control categories.

SHUTDOWN label facts

Crops on the SHUTDOWN label

SHUTDOWN is labeled for these 11 crops and uses, per the EPA label.

Weeds on the SHUTDOWN label

The SHUTDOWN label names 76 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 control76
  • amaranth, livid
  • amaranth, palmer
  • amaranth, spiny
  • amaranth, spleen
  • anoda, spurred
  • carpetweed
  • chickweed, common
  • copperleaf, hophornbeam
  • copperleaf, virginia
  • crabgrass, large
  • crabgrass, smooth
  • crabgrass, southern
  • croton, tropic
  • crownbeard, golden
  • cupgrass, wooly
  • cyperus, hedgehog
  • daisy, american
  • devilsclaw
  • dock, curly
  • eclipta
  • filaree, redstem
  • flixweed
  • galinsoga, hairy
  • goosegrass
  • groundcherry, clammy
  • groundcherry, cutleaf
  • jimsonweed
  • ladysthumb
  • miner's lettuce
  • mallow, common
  • milkweed, honeyvine
  • morningglory, entireleaf
  • morningglory, palmleaf
  • morningglory, purple
  • morningglory, red
  • morningglory, scarlet
  • morningglory, smallflower
  • morningglory, tall
  • mustard, tumble
  • nightshade, black
  • nutsedge, purple
  • orchardgrass
  • panicum, fall
  • pigweed, smooth
  • plantain, blackseed
  • plantain, narrow-leaved
  • poorjoe
  • porophyllum
  • poinsettia, wild
  • purslane, common
  • redmaids
  • redweed
  • sedge, annual
  • senna, coffee
  • sida, prickly
  • sida, southern
  • smartweed, pennsylvania
  • smell melon
  • starbur, bristly
  • stinkgrass
  • tasselflower, red
  • water primrose, winged
  • witchgrass
  • amaranth, powell
  • bedstraw, catchweed
  • kochia
  • lambsquarters, common
  • mayweed, chamomile
  • morningglory, ivyleaf
  • nightshade, eastern black
  • nutsedge, yellow
  • pigweed, redroot
  • shepherd's-purse
  • thistle, russian
  • toadflax, yellow
  • waterhemp, common

SHUTDOWN 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.

SHUTDOWN FAQ

What weeds does SHUTDOWN control?

The SHUTDOWN label names 76 weeds, including livid amaranth, palmer amaranth, spiny amaranth, spleen amaranth, spurred anoda, and carpetweed. Control varies by crop, rate, and timing.

What crops is SHUTDOWN labeled for?

SHUTDOWN is labeled for 11 crops and uses, including soybeans, sunflower, potato, fallow, and sugarcane.

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

SHUTDOWN's active ingredient is sulfentrazone (MOA Group 14). 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.