Herbicide label
SPARTAN 4F Herbicide Label
SPARTAN 4F (EPA 279-3220) is a Group 14 sulfentrazone herbicide labeled for 12 crops. The label lists 79 controlled weeds, plus partial-control, suppression, and partner-control categories.
“SPARTAN 4F is a selective soil-applied herbicide for the control of susceptible broadleaf, grass and sedge weeds.”
SPARTAN 4F label facts
- Product SPARTAN 4F
- EPA Reg. No. 279-3220
- Registrant FMC Corporation
- Active ingredient sulfentrazone
- MOA group 14
Crops on the SPARTAN 4F label
SPARTAN 4F is labeled for these 12 crops and uses, per the EPA label.
Weeds on the SPARTAN 4F label
The SPARTAN 4F label names 85 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 control79- amaranth, livid
- amaranth, spiny
- amaranth, spleen
- anoda, spurred
- buckwheat, wild
- cockle, white
- carpetweed
- copperleaf, virginia
- crabgrass, southern
- croton, tropic
- crownbeard, golden
- cupgrass, woolly
- cyperus, hedgehog
- daisy, american
- devilsclaw
- dock, curly
- eclipta
- flixweed
- galinsoga, hairy
- goosegrass
- groundcherry, clammy
- groundcherry, cutleaf
- groundsel, common
- jimsonweed
- knotweed, prostrate
- ladysthumb
- miner's lettuce
- mallow, common
- orchardgrass
- panicum, fall
- pansy, field
- pineapple-weed
- plantain, blackseed
- plantain, narrow-leaved
- poinsettia, wild
- poorjoe
- porophyllum
- purslane, common
- redmaids
- redweed
- sedge, annual
- senna, coffee
- sida, southern
- signalgrass, broadleaf
- smartweed, pennsylvania
- smellmelon
- spurry, corn
- starbur, bristly
- stinkgrass
- tassleflower, red
- waterprimrose, winged
- witchgrass
- woodsorrel, yellow
- amaranth, palmer
- sida, prickly
- amaranth, powell
- bedstraw, catchweed
- mayweed, chamomile
- shepherd's-purse
- toadflax, yellow
- copperleaf, hophornbeam
- filaree, redstem
- kochia
- lambsquarters, common
- waterhemp, common
- morningglory, entireleaf
- morningglory, ivyleaf
- pigweed, redroot
- morningglory, palmleaf
- morningglory, purple
- morningglory, scarlet
- morningglory, smallflower
- nightshade, black
- morningglory, red
- morningglory, tall
- nightshade, eastern black
- nutsedge, yellow
- pigweed, smooth
- thistle, russian
Suppression
suppression6- chickweed, common
- crabgrass, large
- crabgrass, smooth
- milkweed, honeyvine
- mustard, tumble
- nutsedge, purple
SPARTAN 4F 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.
SPARTAN 4F FAQ
What weeds does SPARTAN 4F control?
The SPARTAN 4F label names 85 weeds, including livid amaranth, spiny amaranth, spleen amaranth, spurred anoda, wild buckwheat, and white cockle. Control varies by crop, rate, and timing.
What crops is SPARTAN 4F labeled for?
SPARTAN 4F is labeled for 12 crops and uses, including soybeans, sunflower, fallow, sugarcane, and safflower.
What is the active ingredient in SPARTAN 4F? Is it a generic?
SPARTAN 4F'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.
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Last updated 2026-09-30.