From labels and weed guides

Best herbicides for pigweed in potato

For pigweed in potato, the weed guides list 9 active-ingredient groups rated good or excellent, after checking that the products are labeled for potato.

Pigweed control in potato

Every listed product is labeled for potato. 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 1 weed guide, 9 active-ingredient groups are rated good or excellent for pigweed in potato.

Example productActive ingredientsMOA groupRatings checked
Brawl
EPA 100-816-55467; same active ingredients on 40 other branded products
metolachlor15WinField Crop Protection 2026, potato: G (PDF)
Acumen
EPA 241-337-55467; same active ingredients on 17 other branded products
pendimethalin3WinField Crop Protection 2026, vegetables: G (PDF); WinField Crop Protection 2026, potato: G (PDF)
Aceto Trifluralin 4EC
EPA 2749-561; same active ingredients on 13 other branded products
trifluralin3WinField Crop Protection 2026, potato: G (PDF)
Boundary 6.5EC
EPA 100-1162; same active ingredients on 13 other branded products
metolachlor and metribuzin5, 15WinField Crop Protection 2026, potato: E (PDF)
Agent 1.88
EPA 33270-31; same active ingredients on 12 other branded products
fomesafen14WinField Crop Protection 2026, potato: E (PDF)
AIM EC
EPA 279-3241; same active ingredients on 12 other branded products
carfentrazone-ethyl14WinField Crop Protection 2026, potato: G/E (PDF)
Grapple
EPA 71368-121; same active ingredients on 8 other branded products
rimsulfuron2WinField Crop Protection 2026, potato: E (PDF)
Linex 4L
EPA 61842-21; same active ingredients on 2 other branded products
linuron5WinField Crop Protection 2026, potato: E (PDF); WinField Crop Protection 2026, vegetables: G (PDF)
Outlook
EPA 7969-156; same active ingredients on 1 other branded product
dimethenamid-p15WinField Crop Protection 2026, potato: 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.