Herbicide label
Velossa Herbicide Label
Velossa (EPA 5905-579) is a Group 5 hexazinone herbicide labeled for 2 crops. The label lists 82 controlled weeds, plus partial-control, suppression, and partner-control categories.
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.
Weeds on the Velossa label
The Velossa label names 91 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 control82- ageratum, tropic
- alexandergrass
- balsamapple
- barnyardgrass, common
- burnweed, american
- crabgrass, large
- crabgrass, smooth
- crotalaria, showy
- crotalaria, fuzzy
- cuphea, tarweed
- dallisgrass
- fingergrass, radiate
- fingergrass, swollen
- foxtail, bristly
- foxtail, yellow
- carolina geranium
- goosegrass
- guineagrass
- job's-tears
- johnsongrass
- junglerice
- millet, texas
- morningglory, hairy
- morningglory, threelobe
- oxalis
- paintbrush, flora's
- panicum, browntop
- paspalum, ricegrass
- paspalum, sour
- pigweed, slender
- pigweed, smooth
- popolo
- purslane, common
- sandbur
- sensitive plant
- signalgrass, broadleaf
- sowthistle, common
- needles, spanish
- sprangletop
- spurge, graceful
- spurge, prostrate
- sunflower
- vaseygrass
- waltheria
- foxtail barley
- bluegrass, annual
- brome, downy
- buckwheat, wild
- catchfly, english
- mayweed, chamomile
- crabgrass
- fiddleneck, tarweed
- filaree, broadleaf
- fleabane, annual
- flixweed
- foxtail
- groundsel, common
- jimsonweed
- kochia
- miner's lettuce
- mallow, common
- mustard, blue
- mustard, jim hill
- orchardgrass
- pennycress, field
- radish, wild
- rocket, common yellow
- rocket, london
- ryegrass, italian
- salsify
- shepherd's-purse
- speedwell
- speedwell, purslane
- spurry, corn
- tansymustard
- thistle, canada
- thistle, russian
- chickweed, common
- henbit
- lambsquarters, common
- mustard, wild
- pigweed, redroot
Suppression
suppression9- bermudagrass
- alfalfa
- bluegrass, kentucky
- cockle, white
- dandelion, common
- false dandelion
- prickly lettuce
- quackgrass
- tea, mexican
Velossa 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.
Velossa FAQ
What weeds does Velossa control?
The Velossa label names 91 weeds, including tropic ageratum, alexandergrass, balsamapple, common barnyardgrass, american burnweed, and large crabgrass. 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.
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Last updated 2026-09-30.