Herbicide label
SMEAR
SMEAR (EPA 83529-268) is a Group 10 and 27 glufosinate and topramezone herbicide labeled for 4 crops. The label lists 96 controlled weeds, plus partial-control, suppression, and partner-control categories.
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“SMEAR is absorbed by plant foliage and controls weeds by inhibiting glutamine biosynthesis (Group 10) and carotenoid biosynthesis (Group 27).”
SMEAR label facts
- Product SMEAR
- EPA Reg. No. 83529-268
- Registrant Sharda USA LLC
- Active ingredient glufosinate and topramezone
- MOA group 10 and 27
Crops on the SMEAR label
SMEAR is labeled for these 4 crops and uses, per the EPA label.
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Weeds on the SMEAR label
The SMEAR label names 100 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 control96- amaranth, palmer
- amaranth, powell
- barnyardgrass, common
- bedstraw, catchweed
- beggarweed, florida
- black medic
- bluegrass, annual
- blueweed, texas
- buckwheat, wild
- buffalobur
- burcucumber
- volunteer canola
- carpetweed
- chickweed, common
- cocklebur, common
- copperleaf, hophornbeam
- corn, volunteer
- cotton, volunteer
- crabgrass, large
- crabgrass, smooth
- croton, tropic
- croton, woolly
- cupgrass, woolly
- devil's-claw
- eclipta
- fleabane, annual
- foxtail, bristly
- foxtail, giant
- foxtail, green
- foxtail, robust purple
- foxtail, yellow
- galinsoga, hairy
- galinsoga, smallflower
- geranium, cutleaf
- goosegrass
- groundcherry, cutleaf
- hempnettle
- henbit
- horseweed
- jimsonweed
- johnsongrass, seedling
- junglerice
- knotweed
- kochia
- ladysthumb
- lambsquarters, common
- prickly lettuce
- mallow, common
- mallow, venice
- marshelder, annual
- millet, volunteer proso
- millet, wild-proso
- morningglory
- mustard, wild
- nightshade, black
- nightshade, eastern black
- nightshade, hairy
- wild oats
- panicum, fall
- panicum, texas
- pennycress, field
- pigweed, prostrate
- pigweed, redroot
- pigweed, smooth
- pigweed, tumble
- puncturevine
- purslane, common
- pusley, florida
- ragweed, common
- ragweed, giant
- red rice
- sandbur, field
- senna, coffee
- sesbania, hemp
- shattercane
- shepherd's-purse
- sicklepod
- sida, prickly
- signalgrass, broadleaf
- smartweed, pennsylvania
- smellmelon
- sorghum, volunteer
- sowthistle, annual
- volunteer soybean
- sprangletop
- spurge, prostrate
- spurge, spotted
- starbur, bristly
- stinkgrass
- sunflower, volunteer
- sunflower, wild
- thistle, russian
- velvetleaf
- waterhemp, common
- volunteer wheat
- witchgrass
Suppression
suppression4- barley
- dandelion
- horsenettle
- thistle, canada
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SMEAR rates and plant-back
The label answers both with a table, not a single number. Here is what drives each answer.
Application rate
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Plant-back and rotation
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SMEAR FAQ
What weeds does SMEAR control?
The SMEAR label names 100 weeds, including palmer amaranth, powell amaranth, common barnyardgrass, catchweed bedstraw, florida beggarweed, and black medic. Control varies by crop, rate, and timing.
What crops is SMEAR labeled for?
SMEAR is labeled for 4 crops and uses, including field corn, corn silage, sweet corn, and fallow.
What is the active ingredient in SMEAR? Is it a generic?
SMEAR's active ingredient is glufosinate and topramezone (MOA Group 10 and 27). Other products list the same active ingredient; rates, formulations, and labeled crops differ — verify each on its own label.
What's the plant-back interval after SMEAR?
It depends on your rotational crop, application rate, and region, so the label gives a table, not one number. Build a program and FieldMarshal gives you the exact interval for your rotation from the label line, so you can verify it.
Build a program →Can I tank-mix SMEAR?
It depends on your target weeds, crop stage, and which partners the label approves. Build a program and FieldMarshal checks the label for approved partners and gives the condition on each, so you can verify it.
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Last updated 2026-07-14.