Herbicide label
Velpar DF CU
Velpar DF CU (EPA 61842-48) is a Group 5 hexazinone herbicide labeled for 2 crops. The label lists 85 controlled weeds, plus partial-control, suppression, and partner-control categories.
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“VELPAR DF CU is absorbed through the roots and foliage.”
Velpar DF CU label facts
- Product Velpar DF CU
- EPA Reg. No. 61842-48
- Registrant Tessenderlo Kerley, Inc.
- Active ingredient hexazinone
- MOA group 5
Crops on the Velpar DF CU label
Velpar DF CU is labeled for these 2 crops and uses, per the EPA label.
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Weeds on the Velpar DF CU label
The Velpar DF CU label names 96 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 control85- ageratum, tropic
- alexandergrass
- balsamapple
- foxtail barley
- barnyardgrass, common
- bluegrass, annual
- brome, downy
- buckwheat, wild
- burnweed, american
- castorbean
- catchfly, english
- mayweed, chamomile
- chickweed, common
- crabgrass
- crabgrass, large
- crabgrass, smooth
- crotalaria, showy
- crotalaria, fuzzy
- cuphea, tarweed
- dallisgrass
- fiddleneck, tarweed
- filaree, broadleaf
- fingergrass, radiate
- fingergrass, swollen
- fleabane, annual
- flixweed
- foxtail
- foxtail, bristly
- foxtail, yellow
- carolina geranium
- goosegrass
- groundsel, common
- guineagrass
- henbit
- 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
- richardsonium
- rocket, common yellow
- rocket, london
- ryegrass, italian
- salsify
- sandbur
- sensitive plant
- shepherd's-purse
- signalgrass, broadleaf
- sowthistle, common
- speedwell
- speedwell, purslane
- spanishneedles
- sprangletop
- spurge, graceful
- spurge, prostrate
- spurry, corn
- sunflower
- tansymustard
- thistle, canada
- thistle, russian
- vaseygrass
- waltheria
Suppression
suppression11- alfalfa
- bermudagrass
- bluegrass, perennial
- cockle, white
- dandelion, common
- false dandelion
- kao haole
- prickly lettuce
- moana loa vine
- quackgrass
- tea, mexican
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Velpar DF CU 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
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Velpar DF CU FAQ
What weeds does Velpar DF CU control?
The Velpar DF CU label names 96 weeds, including tropic ageratum, alexandergrass, balsamapple, foxtail barley, common barnyardgrass, and annual bluegrass. Control varies by crop, rate, and timing.
What crops is Velpar DF CU labeled for?
Velpar DF CU is labeled for 2 crops and uses, including alfalfa and sugarcane.
What is the active ingredient in Velpar DF CU? Is it a generic?
Velpar DF CU'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 Velpar DF CU?
It depends on your rotational crop, application rate, and region, so the label gives a table, not one number. Build a program and FieldMarshal gives you the exact interval for your rotation from the label line, so you can verify it.
Build a program →Can I tank-mix Velpar DF CU?
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 gives the condition on each, so you can verify it.
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Last updated 2026-07-14.