From labels and weed guides

Best herbicides for wild garlic in barley

For wild garlic in barley, the weed guides list 5 active-ingredient groups with every rating at least 80% control, after checking that the products are labeled for barley.

Wild Garlic 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 3 weed guides, 5 active-ingredient groups are rated at least 80% control for wild garlic in barley.

Example productActive ingredientsMOA groupRatings checked
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: 7 → 80–90% control (FieldMarshal policy interval) (PDF)
Affinity BroadSpec
EPA 279-9601; same active ingredients on 25 other branded products
thifensulfuron and tribenuron-methyl2Mi Weed Guide 2026 Small Grain, mi small grain post: G → 80–90% control (FieldMarshal policy interval) (PDF); WinField Crop Protection 2026, small grains: G → 81–90% control (PDF); WinField Crop Protection 2026, small grains: G/E → 81–100% control (PDF)
Harmony GT XP
EPA 279-9577; same active ingredients on 3 other branded products
thifensulfuron2Mi Weed Guide 2026 Small Grain, mi small grain post: E → 90–100% control (FieldMarshal policy interval) (PDF)
Peak
EPA 100-763; same active ingredients on 1 other branded product
prosulfuron2Mi Weed Guide 2026 Small Grain, mi small grain post: G → 80–90% control (FieldMarshal policy interval) (PDF); Ms Weed Guide 2025, ms small grain: 8 → 80–90% control (FieldMarshal policy interval) (PDF)
Agility SG
EPA 352-751
dicamba, metsulfuron-methyl, thifensulfuron, and tribenuron-methyl2, 4WinField Crop Protection 2026, small grains: G/E → 81–100% control (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.