Table 3.7.1 Effectiveness of selected corn herbicides on annual weeds

Effectiveness of selected corn herbicides on broadleaf annual weeds

Herbicides Wild Buckwheat Common Lambsquarters Wild Mustard Redroot Pigweed Common Ragweed Velvetleaf
Preplant-incorporated            
*§ Dual II Magnum/*§ Cinch Poor Poor Poor Fair Poor None
Pre-emergence            
*§ AAtrex/*atrazine 1 Excel Excel 1 Excel Excel 1 Excel 1 Fair
Callisto Poor Excel Good Excel Fair Excel
*§ Dual II Magnum/*§ Cinch Poor Poor Poor Good Poor None
*§ Harness/*§ Surpass NXT Poor Fair Poor Excel Fair Poor
*§ Outlook Poor Poor None Good Poor None
*§ Princep 1 Good Good 1 Good Good 1 Good 1 Fair
Prowl Fair Excel Fair Fair Poor Good
*§ Sharpen Good Good Good Good Good Good
Postemergence            
Accent Q -- Poor Good Good Poor Poor
Aim -- Good Fair Good Poor Excel
* Atrazine + oil1 Excel Excel1 Excel Excel1 Fair1 Good
Banvel/Clarity/DiDlexx Excel Excel Good Good Good Good
* Beacon -- Fair Good Good Excel Good
Buctril Good Excel Fair Poor Fair Good
Callisto Poor Excel Good Excel Fair Excel
Impact -- Excel Excel Excel Excel Excel
Laudis Fair Excel Excel Excel Excel Excel
NorthStar Good Good Good Good Excel Good
Permit -- Poor Fair Good Excel Excel
Prowl -- Good Poor Good None Excel
Resolve Q -- Fair Good Good Fair Fair
Resource -- Poor Fair Poor Fair Excel
Spirit -- Good Good Good Excel Good
* Status Excel Excel Good Good Good Good
Steadfast Q -- Fair Good Good Poor Good
Yukon -- Excel Excel Excel Excel Excel
* Restricted-use pesticide; may be purchased and used only by certified applicators or someone under the direct supervision of a certified applicator.
§ Not for use in Nassau and Suffolk Counties; pesticide labels that indicate “Not for use on Long Island, NY” mean that use is prohibited in Nassau and Suffolk Counties only.
1 Effectiveness ratings for *atrazine and *§ Princep are not accurate for triazine-resistant lambsquarters, pigweed, and ragweed.

Effectiveness of selected corn herbicides on annual grass weeds

Herbicides Barnyard grass Large Crabgrass Foxtails Fall Panicum Witchgrass Corn tolerance
Preplant-incorporated            
*§ Dual II Magnum/*§ Cinch Good Good Good Good Good Good
Pre-emergence            
*§ AAtrex/*atrazine 1 Good Poor Fair Poor Excel Excel
Callisto None Fair None None None Excel
*§ Harness/*§ Surpass NXT Excel Excel Excel Excel Excel Good
*§ Micro-Tech Excel Excel Excel Excel Excel Good
*§ Outlook Excel Excel Excel Excel Excel Good
*§ Princep 1 Good Good Good Good Good Excel
Prowl Excel Excel Excel Excel Excel Good
*§ Sharpen None None None None None Good
Postemergence            
Accent Q Good Fair Good Fair -- Good
Aim None None None None None Good
* Atrazine + oil1 Poor Fair Poor Fair Good Good
Banvel/Clarity/DiDlexx None None None None None Fair/Good
* Beacon Poor Poor Fair Fair -- Good
Buctril None None None None None Good
Callisto None Good None None None Excel
Impact Good Good Fair Fair -- Good
Laudis Good Good Good None -- Good
NorthStar Poor Poor Fair Fair -- Fair
Permit None None None None None Good
Prowl Fair Fair Fair Fair Fair Good
Resolve Q Good Fair Good Good -- Fair
Resource None None None None None Good
Spirit None None None None None Good
* Status Poor Poor Poor Poor Poor Excel
Steadfast Q Good Fair Good Good Good Good
Yukon None None None None None Good
* Restricted-use pesticide; may be purchased and used only by certified applicators or someone under the direct supervision of a certified applicator.
§ Not for use in Nassau and Suffolk Counties; pesticide labels that indicate “Not for use on Long Island, NY” mean that use is prohibited in Nassau and Suffolk Counties only.
1 Effectiveness ratings for *atrazine and *§ Princep are not accurate for triazine-resistant lambsquarters, pigweed, and ragweed.