From labels and weed guides

Group 15 herbicides for wild buckwheat in field corn

There are 6 Group 15 active-ingredient groups rated good or excellent for wild buckwheat in field corn, with products labeled for field corn.

Group 15 mode of action (MOA) options

Group 15 is a herbicide mode of action (MOA) group. Treat it as one resistance-management check, not as the whole program.

Every listed product is labeled for field corn. 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, 6 active-ingredient groups are rated good or excellent for wild buckwheat in field corn.

Example productActive ingredientsMOA groupRatings checked
Comply
EPA 100-1414-55467; same active ingredients on 13 other branded products
atrazine, mesotrione, and metolachlor5, 15, 27ND Weed Guide 2026: E (PDF); ND Weed Guide 2026: G-E (PDF)
Definite
EPA 83529-105; same active ingredients on 7 other branded products
acetochlor, clopyralid, and flumetsulam2, 4, 15ND Weed Guide 2026: E (PDF)
Orador
EPA 91234-324; same active ingredients on 3 other branded products
acetochlor, clopyralid, and mesotrione4, 15, 27ND Weed Guide 2026: G-E (PDF)
Corsican
EPA 7969-279-55467; same active ingredients on 2 other branded products
dimethenamid-p and saflufenacil14, 15ND Weed Guide 2026: G-E (PDF)
Acuron
EPA 100-1466
atrazine, bicyclopyrone, mesotrione, and metolachlor5, 15, 27ND Weed Guide 2026: G-E (PDF); WinField Crop Protection 2026, corn post: G/E (PDF)
Surtain
EPA 7969-501
pyroxasulfone and saflufenacil14, 15ND Weed Guide 2026: G-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.