Herbicide label

Top Gun Herbicide Label

Top Gun (EPA 34704-1058) is a Group 14 fomesafen herbicide labeled for 4 crops. The label lists 55 controlled weeds, plus partial-control, suppression, and partner-control categories.

“Top Gun Herbicide is a selective herbicide which may be applied preplant surface, preemergence and/or postemergence for control or partial control of broadleaf weeds, orasses and sedues in ottor, dry beans, potatoes, snap beans and sovbeans.”

— Top Gun EPA label, Reg. No. 34704-1058

Top Gun label facts

Crops on the Top Gun label

Top Gun is labeled for these 4 crops and uses, per the EPA label.

Weeds on the Top Gun label

The Top Gun label names 73 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

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  • amaranth, palmer
  • amaranth, spiny
  • anoda, spurred
  • balloonvine
  • carpetweed
  • citron (wild watermelon)
  • cocklebur, common
  • copperleaf, hophornbeam
  • copperleaf, virginia
  • crotalaria, showy
  • croton, tropic
  • cucumber, volunteer
  • eclipta
  • galinsoga
  • groundcherry, cutleaf
  • hemp
  • jimsonweed
  • ladysthumb
  • lambsquarters, common
  • mexicanweed
  • morningglory, cypressvine
  • morningglory, entireleaf
  • morningglory, ivyleaf
  • morningglory, palmleaf
  • morningglory, pitted
  • morningglory, purple moonflower
  • morningglory, red
  • morningglory, scarlet
  • morningglory, smallflower
  • morningglory, tall
  • mustard, wild
  • nightshade, black
  • nightshade, eastern black
  • pigweed, redroot
  • pigweed, smooth
  • poinsettia, wild
  • purslane, common
  • pusley, florida
  • ragweed, common
  • ragweed, giant
  • redweed
  • sesbania, hemp
  • sicklepod
  • sida, prickly
  • smartweed, pennsylvania
  • smellmelon
  • spurge, prostrate
  • spurge, spotted
  • starbur, bristly
  • sunflower, annual
  • velvetleaf
  • mallow, venice
  • waterhemp, common
  • witchweed
  • rocket, yellow

Partial control

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  • barnyardgrass, common
  • bindweed, field
  • bindweed, hedge
  • crabgrass
  • foxtail, giant
  • foxtail, green
  • foxtail, yellow
  • goosegrass
  • horsenettle
  • johnsongrass, seedling
  • milkweed, climbing
  • milkweed, honeyvine
  • nightshade, hairy
  • nutsedge, yellow
  • panicum, fall
  • panicum, texas
  • signalgrass, broadleaf
  • trumpetcreeper

Top Gun 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.

Top Gun FAQ

What weeds does Top Gun control?

The Top Gun label names 73 weeds, including palmer amaranth, spiny amaranth, spurred anoda, balloonvine, carpetweed, and citron (wild watermelon). Control varies by crop, rate, and timing.

What crops is Top Gun labeled for?

Top Gun is labeled for 4 crops and uses, including soybeans, cotton, potato, and dry edible bean.

What is the active ingredient in Top Gun? Is it a generic?

Top Gun's active ingredient is fomesafen (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.