Herbicide label

Zalo

Zalo (EPA 5481-686) is a Group 1 and 10 glufosinate and quizalofop-p-ethyl herbicide labeled for 3 crops. The label lists 105 controlled weeds, plus partial-control, suppression, and partner-control categories.

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Official EPA label (PDF)

“ZALO HERBICIDE is absorbed by plant foliage and controls weeds by ACC-ase enzyme inhibition (Group 1) and glutamine biosynthesis inhibition (Group 10).”

— Zalo EPA label, Reg. No. 5481-686

Zalo label facts

Crops on the Zalo label

Zalo is labeled for these 3 crops and uses, per the EPA label.

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Weeds on the Zalo label

The Zalo label names 106 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, powell
  • anoda, spurred
  • barley
  • barnyardgrass, common
  • bedstraw, catchweed
  • beggarweed, florida
  • bluegrass, annual
  • blueweed, texas
  • brome, downy
  • buckwheat, wild
  • buffalobur
  • burcucumber
  • volunteer canola
  • carpetweed
  • chickweed, common
  • cocklebur, common
  • corn, volunteer
  • copperleaf, hophornbeam
  • cotton, volunteer
  • crabgrass, large
  • crabgrass, smooth
  • croton, tropic
  • croton, woolly
  • crowfootgrass
  • cupgrass, woolly
  • devil's-claw
  • eclipta
  • fleabane, annual
  • foxtail, bristly
  • foxtail, giant
  • foxtail, green
  • foxtail, robust purple
  • foxtail, yellow
  • galinsoga, hairy
  • galinsoga, small flower
  • geranium, cutleaf
  • goatgrass, jointed
  • goosegrass
  • groundcherry, cutleaf
  • hempnettle
  • horsenettle
  • jimsonweed
  • rhizome johnsongrass
  • johnsongrass, seedling
  • junglerice
  • knotweed
  • kochia
  • ladysthumb
  • lambsquarters, common
  • mallow, common
  • mallow, venice
  • horseweed
  • marshelder, annual
  • black medic
  • millet, volunteer
  • millet, wild-proso
  • morning glory, annual
  • mustard, wild
  • nightshade, annual
  • oat, volunteer
  • wild oats
  • panicum, fall
  • panicum, texas
  • pennycress, field
  • pigweed, prostrate
  • pigweed, redroot
  • pigweed, smooth
  • pigweed, spiny
  • pigweed, tumble
  • puncturevine
  • purslane, common
  • pusley, florida
  • quackgrass
  • ragweed, common
  • ragweed, giant
  • red rice
  • rye, volunteer
  • ryegrass, italian
  • sandbur, field
  • senna, coffee
  • sesbania, hemp
  • shattercane
  • shepherd's-purse
  • sicklepod
  • sida, prickly
  • signalgrass, broadleaf
  • smartweed, pennsylvania
  • smellmelon
  • sorghum, volunteer
  • sowthistle, annual
  • volunteer soybean
  • sprangletop
  • spurge, prostrate
  • spurge, spotted
  • starbur, bristly
  • stinkgrass
  • sunflower, annual
  • thistle, russian
  • velvetleaf
  • waterhemp, common
  • volunteer wheat
  • windgrass, common
  • muhly, wirestem
  • witchgrass

Partial control

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  • bermudagrass

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Zalo 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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Zalo FAQ

What weeds does Zalo control?

The Zalo label names 106 weeds, including palmer amaranth, powell amaranth, spurred anoda, barley, common barnyardgrass, and catchweed bedstraw. Control varies by crop, rate, and timing.

What crops is Zalo labeled for?

Zalo is labeled for 3 crops and uses, including soybeans, cotton, and canola.

What is the active ingredient in Zalo? Is it a generic?

Zalo's active ingredient is glufosinate and quizalofop-p-ethyl (MOA Group 1 and 10). 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 Zalo?

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Can I tank-mix Zalo?

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Last updated 2026-07-14.