The following table was taken from Chapter 4: 'Weed Control' of the on-line publication "Integrated Crop and Pest Management Guidelines for Commercial Vegetable Production,"
a Cornell [University] Cooperative Extension Publication,
edited by Stephen Reiners, Curtis H. Petzoldt, and Michael P. Hoffman.

The chapter on Weed Control can be found at
http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/recommends/4weed.html

The address for the entire publication is:
http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/recommends/
Table 4.2 Relative effectiveness of herbicides for vegetables1
Broadleaf annuals2
     
Annual grasses
     
Perennials
 
CL
CP
CR
P
S
GA
M
N
V
B
C
FP
FS
Q
YN
Preemergence Surface-applied Herbicides
*AAtrex
E3
E
E
E
E
E
E
G
F
G
F
P
G
G
F
Alanap
G
G
F
F
G
G
G
F
G
P
F
P
P
P
P
Curbit
F
-
P
G
P
P
P
P
P
E
E
G
E
P
P
Dacthal
F
F
P
F
P
P
P
F
P
G
G
G
G
P

P
Dual
P
F
P
F
F
E
P
G
P
E
E
E
E
P
G
Frontier
P
F
P
F
F
E
P
G
P
E
E
E
E
P

G

Karmex
E
E
E
E
E
G
G
P
F
E
F
F
E
P
P
*Kerb
F
G
F
G
F
P
F
G
P
E
E
E
E
G
P
*Lasso
F
G
F
G
F
G
P
F
P
E
E
E
E
P

F
Lexone/Sencor
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
P
G
F
F
G
G
P

P
Lorox
E
E
G
E
G
E
E
P
G
G
G
F
G
P
P
Matrix
P
G
P-F
E
P
G
G
F
P
E
P
P
E
G
P
Prefar
P
F
P
F
P
P
P
P
P
E
E
E
E
P
P
Princep
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
F
P
G
F
F
G
F
P
Prowl
G
G
P
F
F
P
F
P
G
E
E
E
E
F
P
Pyramin
F
G
G
G
G
G
F
G
G
F
F
F
P
P
P
Preplant-incorporated Herbicides
Balan
F
G
P
G
P
P
P
P
P
E
E
E
E
P
P
Command
G
G
F
P
F
G
P
P
E
G
G
G
G
P
P
Devrinol
F
G
P
G
P
F
P
P
P
E
E
E
E
P
P
Eptam/Genep
F
G
P
F
F
P
P
P
G
E
E
E
E
F
G
Eradicane
F
G
P
F
F
P
P
P
F
E
E
E
E
P
G
Prefar
P
F
P
F
P
P
P
P
P
E
E
E
E
P
P
Ro-Neet
F
G
P
G
P
P
P
G
P
E
E
G
E
P
F
Sutan+Genate Plus
P
P
P
F
P
P
P
P
F
E
E
E
E
P
G
Tillam
P
G
P
G
G
P
P
F
P
E
E
E
E
P
G
Treflan
F
F
P
G
P
P
P
P
P
E
E
G
E
P
P
Herbicides with Postemergence Activity
*AAtrex + oil
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
G
F
G
G
F
G
G
F
Assure II
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
E
E
E
E
E
P
Basagran
G
G
G
F
G
G
G
P
G
P
P
P
P
P
G
Goal
F
G
F
E
G
F
G
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
*Gramoxone Extra
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
G
G
E
E
E
E
G4
G4
Lentagran
E
G
G
E
P
E
P
E
E
F
F
P
F
P
P
Lorox
E
G
G
E
G
G
G
P
G
F
P
P
P
P
P
Matrix
P
P
P-F
E
P-F
G
E
P-F
P-F
E
G
G
E
G
P
Roundup
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
F
F
Sencor/Lexone
E
E
E
G
E
E
E
P
G
F
G
G
G
P
P
2,4-D
G
G
G
G
F
G
G
E
E
P
P
P
P
P
P
1: The chart provides general comparisons. Effectiveness may vary with method of application, rate, use of an adjuvant, size of weed, and soil and climatic factors. See text for specific information on crop selectivity, rates, and timing. 2: CL = Common Lambsquarters; CP = Common Purslane; CR = Common Ragweed; P = Pigweed; S = Smart weed; GA = Galinsoga; M = Mustard; N = Nightshade; V = Velvetleaf; B = Barnyardgrass; C = Crabgrass; FP = Fall Panicum; FS = Foxtail species; Q = Quackgrass; YN = Yellow Nutsedge 3: E = excellent; G = good; F = fair; P = poor to no control 4: Top kill


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