Herbicide label
Velossa
Velossa (EPA 5905-579) is a Group 5 hexazinone herbicide labeled for 2 crops. The label lists 93 controlled weeds, plus partial-control, suppression, and partner-control categories.
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Velossa label facts
- Product Velossa
- EPA Reg. No. 5905-579
- Registrant Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC, d/b/a Helena Chemical Comp
- Active ingredient hexazinone
- MOA group 5
Crops on the Velossa label
Velossa is labeled for these 2 crops and uses, per the EPA label.
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Weeds on the Velossa label
The Velossa label names 109 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 control93- ageratum, tropic
- alexandergrass
- balsamapple
- foxtail barley
- barnyardgrass, common
- bentgrass, common
- bluegrass, annual
- brome, downy
- bromegrass species
- buckwheat, wild
- burnweed, american
- carrot, wild
- castorbean
- catchfly, english
- mayweed, chamomile
- chickweed, common
- crabgrass
- crabgrass, large
- crabgrass, smooth
- crotalaria, showy
- crotalaria, fuzzy
- cuphea, tarweed
- daisy, oxeye
- dallisgrass
- fiddleneck, tarweed
- filaree, broadleaf
- fingergrass, radiate
- fingergrass, swollen
- fleabane, annual
- flixweed
- foxtail
- foxtail, bristly
- foxtail, yellow
- carolina geranium
- goosegrass
- groundsel, common
- guineagrass
- henbit
- horseweed
- jimsonweed
- job's-tears
- johnsongrass
- junglerice
- kochia
- lambsquarters, common
- miner's lettuce
- mallow, common
- millet, texas
- morningglory
- morningglory, hairy
- morningglory, threelobe
- mustard, blue
- mustard, jim hill
- mustard, wild
- orchardgrass
- oxalis
- paintbrush, flora's
- panicum, browntop
- paspalum, ricegrass
- paspalum, sour
- pennycress, field
- pigweed, redroot
- pigweed, slender
- pigweed, smooth
- popolo
- purslane, common
- radish, wild
- ragweed, common
- richardsonium
- rocket, common yellow
- rocket, london
- ryegrass, italian
- salsify
- sandbur
- sensitive plant
- shepherd's-purse
- signalgrass, broadleaf
- smartweed, pennsylvania
- sowthistle, common
- spanishneedles
- speedwell
- speedwell, purslane
- sprangletop
- spurge, graceful
- spurge, prostrate
- spurry, corn
- sunflower
- tansymustard
- thistle, canada
- thistle, russian
- vaseygrass
- velvetgrass
- waltheria
Suppression
suppression17- alfalfa
- aster, heath
- bermudagrass
- bluegrass, perennial
- cockle, white
- dock, curly
- dandelion, common
- false dandelion
- fescue
- goldenrod
- kao haole
- prickly lettuce
- moana loa vine
- orchardgrass
- quackgrass
- ryegrass, perennial
- tea, mexican
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Velossa 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
Your interval depends on your application rate, the rotational crop, and your state, region, and rainfall — some intervals differ in CA, HI, ID, LA, MT, ND, NV, OR, SD, TX, UT, WA, and WY.
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Velossa FAQ
What weeds does Velossa control?
The Velossa label names 109 weeds, including tropic ageratum, alexandergrass, balsamapple, foxtail barley, common barnyardgrass, and common bentgrass. Control varies by crop, rate, and timing.
What crops is Velossa labeled for?
Velossa is labeled for 2 crops and uses, including alfalfa and sugarcane.
What is the active ingredient in Velossa? Is it a generic?
Velossa's active ingredient is hexazinone (MOA Group 5). 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 Velossa?
It depends on your rotational crop, application rate, and region, so the label gives a table, not one number. Build a program and FieldMarshal cites the exact interval for your rotation to the label line, so you can verify it.
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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 cites the condition on each, so you can verify it.
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Last updated 2026-07-11.