From labels and weed guides

Best herbicides for annual bluegrass in barley

For annual bluegrass in barley, the weed guides list 4 active-ingredient groups with every rating at least 80% control, after checking that the products are labeled for barley.

Annual Bluegrass control in barley

Every listed product is labeled for barley. Ratings are shown when each weed guide that rates this weed has a lower interval bound of at least 80% control for the active-ingredient group. If a guide gives a range, its lower bound must be at least 80%.

Based on 1 weed guide, 4 active-ingredient groups are rated at least 80% control for annual bluegrass in barley.

Example productActive ingredientsMOA groupRatings checked
ABUNDIT Edge
EPA 352-922; same active ingredients on 79 other branded products
glyphosate9Ms Weed Guide 2025, ms burndown: 8 → 80–90% control (FieldMarshal policy interval) (PDF)
BL2
EPA 279-9624; same active ingredients on 29 other branded products
metribuzin5Ms Weed Guide 2025, ms small grain: 9 → 90–100% control (FieldMarshal policy interval) (PDF)
Bonedry
EPA 82557-1; same active ingredients on 12 other branded products
paraquat22Ms Weed Guide 2025, ms burndown: 9 → 90–100% control (FieldMarshal policy interval) (PDF)
DuPont Sentrallas
EPA 352-897; same active ingredients on 1 other branded product
fluroxypyr 1-methylheptyl ester and thifensulfuron2, 4Ms Weed Guide 2025, ms small grain: 7 → 80–90% control (FieldMarshal policy interval) (PDF)

Rating bands: E 90-100%, G 80-89%, F 70-79%, P under 70%, N none. Policy intervals are marked in the source ratings. A range such as G-E means the guide gives a range; 'a' after a rating (e.g., Ga) means the guide assumes its recommended additive. Read the rating method.

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Sources

Data from current labels and weed guides. Last source update: 2026-09-30.