From labels and weed guides

Best herbicides for chickweed in barley

For chickweed in barley, the weed guides list 12 active-ingredient groups rated good or excellent, after checking that the products are labeled for barley.

Chickweed control in barley

Every listed product is labeled for barley. Ratings are shown when each weed guide that rates this weed stays at good or excellent for the active-ingredient group. If a guide gives a range, the weaker end of the range has to be good or excellent.

Based on 2 weed guides, 12 active-ingredient groups are rated good or excellent for chickweed in barley.

Example productActive ingredientsMOA groupRatings checked
ABUNDIT Edge
EPA 352-922; same active ingredients on 80 other branded products
glyphosate9Ms Weed Guide 2025, ms burndown: E (PDF)
2,4-D Amine 4
EPA 1381-103; same active ingredients on 76 other branded products
2,4-d4Ms Weed Guide 2025, ms small grain: G (PDF)
Alligare Dicamba 4
EPA 81927-55; same active ingredients on 35 other branded products
dicamba4Ms Weed Guide 2025, ms burndown: G (PDF); Ms Weed Guide 2025, ms small grain: G (PDF)
BL2
EPA 279-9624; same active ingredients on 29 other branded products
metribuzin5Ms Weed Guide 2025, ms small grain: E (PDF); WinField Crop Protection 2026, small grains: E (PDF)
Affinity BroadSpec
EPA 279-9601; same active ingredients on 26 other branded products
thifensulfuron and tribenuron-methyl2WinField Crop Protection 2026, small grains: G (PDF)
Bonedry
EPA 82557-1; same active ingredients on 12 other branded products
paraquat22Ms Weed Guide 2025, ms burndown: E (PDF)
Ally XP
EPA 279-9575; same active ingredients on 10 other branded products
metsulfuron-methyl2WinField Crop Protection 2026, small grains: G (PDF)
Carnivore
EPA 1381-249; same active ingredients on 2 other branded products
bromoxynil, fluroxypyr 1-methylheptyl ester, and mcpa4, 6WinField Crop Protection 2026, small grains: G (PDF)
Peak
EPA 100-763; same active ingredients on 1 other branded product
prosulfuron2Ms Weed Guide 2025, ms small grain: G (PDF)
Agility SG
EPA 352-751
dicamba, metsulfuron-methyl, thifensulfuron, and tribenuron-methyl2, 4WinField Crop Protection 2026, small grains: G (PDF)
Huskie
EPA 264-1023
bromoxynil and pyrasulfotole6, 27Ms Weed Guide 2025, ms small grain: E (PDF)
Quelex
EPA 62719-661
florasulam and halauxifen-methyl2, 4Ms Weed Guide 2025, ms small grain: G (PDF); WinField Crop Protection 2026, small grains: E (PDF)

Rating legend: E=excellent, G=good, F=fair, P=poor, N=no control. 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.

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Sources

Data from current labels and weed guides. Last source update: 2026-07-14.