Herbicide label
Varisto Herbicide Label
Varisto (EPA 241-447) is a Group 2 and 6 bentazon and imazamox herbicide labeled for 5 crops. The label lists 91 controlled weeds, plus partial-control, suppression, and partner-control categories.
“Varisto contains two herbicide active ingredients: imazamox and bentazon. Imazamox, a Group 2 (WSSA) herbicide, inhibits branched chain amino acid production in plants by inhibition of the enzyme acetolactate synthase (ALS) or acetohydroxy acid synthase (AHAS).”
Varisto label facts
- Product Varisto
- EPA Reg. No. 241-447
- Registrant BASF Agricultural Solutions US LLC
- Active ingredient bentazon and imazamox
- MOA group 2 and 6
Crops on the Varisto label
Varisto is labeled for these 5 crops and uses, per the EPA label.
Weeds on the Varisto label
The Varisto label names 114 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 control91- anoda, spurred
- jerusalem artichoke
- balloonvine
- barley
- beggarticks
- croton, tropic
- dayflower
- dogfennel
- eclipta
- johnsongrass, seedling
- marshelder
- mayweed
- millet, wild-proso
- nettle, burning
- panicum, fall
- pigweed, prostrate
- radish, volunteer
- redweed
- cereal rye
- rye, feral
- sida, prickly
- signalgrass, broadleaf
- smartweed, swamp
- starbur, bristly
- sugar beet, volunteer
- swinecress
- thistle, russian
- willoweed, panicle
- barnyardgrass, common
- bedstraw, catchweed
- beet, wild
- blackgrass
- brome, california
- brome, cheat
- brome, downy
- brome, japanese
- buckwheat, wild
- buttercup
- canarygrass, littleseed
- volunteer canola
- chickweed, common
- cocklebur, common
- corn, volunteer
- darnel, persian
- devil's-claw
- flixweed
- foxtail, giant
- foxtail, green
- foxtail, yellow
- goatgrass, jointed
- goosefoot, nettleleaf
- jimsonweed
- knotweed, prostrate
- lambsquarters, common
- miner's lettuce
- lovegrass species
- mallow, common
- mallow, venice
- morningglory, entireleaf
- morningglory, ivyleaf
- morningglory, smallflower
- morningglory, tall
- mustard, black
- mustard, tumble
- mustard, wild
- nightshade, black
- nightshade, eastern black
- nightshade, hairy
- nutsedge, yellow
- oat, volunteer
- wild oats
- pennycress, field
- pigweed, redroot
- pigweed, smooth
- pigweed, spiny
- puncturevine
- purslane, common
- quackgrass
- radish, wild
- rocket, london
- rocket, yellow
- ryegrass, italian
- shattercane
- shepherd's-purse
- smartweed, ladysthumb
- smartweed, pennsylvania
- spurge, prostrate
- sunflower, wild
- tansymustard, green
- velvetleaf
- volunteer wheat
Suppression
suppression23- amaranth, palmer
- bindweed, field
- bindweed, hedge
- cupgrass, woolly
- dock, curly
- goosegrass
- morningglory, cypressvine
- morningglory, pitted
- poinsettia, wild
- ragweed, common
- ragweed, giant
- sowthistle, annual
- stinkgrass
- thistle, canada
- crabgrass, large
- crabgrass, smooth
- dandelion
- rattail fescue
- flax
- rhizome johnsongrass
- kochia
- nutsedge, purple
- quackgrass, rhizome
Varisto 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.
Varisto FAQ
What weeds does Varisto control?
The Varisto label names 114 weeds, including spurred anoda, jerusalem artichoke, balloonvine, barley, beggarticks, and tropic croton. Control varies by crop, rate, and timing.
What crops is Varisto labeled for?
Varisto is labeled for 5 crops and uses, including soybeans, clover, dry edible bean, field pea, and cowpea.
What is the active ingredient in Varisto? Is it a generic?
Varisto's active ingredient is bentazon and imazamox (MOA Group 2 and 6). 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.