Pepper Weed Control

Pepper Preplant Weed Control
Weeds Herbicide, Mode of Action Code, and Formulation Amount of Formulation per Acre Pounds of Active Ingredient per Acre
Suppression or control of most annual grasses and broadleaf weeds, full rate required for nutsedge control

metam sodium

(Vapam HL) 42%

37.5 to 75 gal 15.7 to 31.5
Contact kill of all green foliage, stale bed application

paraquat, MOA 22

(Firestorm, Parazone) 3 SL

1.3 to 2.7 pt

0.5 to 1

paraquat, MOA 22

(Gramoxone SL) 2 SL

2 to 4 pt

0.5 to 1
Most broadleaf weeds less than 4 in. tall or rosettes less than 3 in. in diameter; does not control grasses

carfentrazone-ethyl, MOA 14

(Aim) 1.9 EW or 2 EC

Up to 2 oz Up to 0.031
Annual and perennial grass and broadleaf weeds, stale bed application

glyphosate, MOA 9

(numerous brands and formulations)

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Broadleaf weeds including Carolina geranium and cutleaf evening primrose and a few annual grasses

oxyfluorfen, MOA 14

(Goal) 2XL

Up to 2 pt

0.5

oxyfluorfen, MOA 14 

(GoalTender) 4 F

Up to 1 pt

0.5
Palmer amaranth, redroot pigweed, smooth pigweed, Galinsoga spp., black nightshade, Eastern black nightshade, common purslane, partial control of yellow nutsedge

fomesafen, MOA 14

(Reflex) 2 EC

1 to 1.5 pt 0.25 to 0.375
Pepper Preplant and Preemergent Weed Control
Weeds Herbicide, Mode of Action Code, and Formulation Amount of Formulation per Acre Pounds of Active Ingredient per Acre
Annual grasses and small-seeded broadleaf

clomazone, MOA 13

(Command) 3 ME

0.67 to 2.67 pt 0.25 to 1

napropamide, MOA 15

(Devrinol, Devrinol 2-XT) 2 EC

2 to 4 lb

2 to 4 qt

1 to 2 1 to 2

pendimethalin, MOA 3

(Prowl H2O) 3.8 AS

1 to 3 pt 0.5 to 1.5

trifluralin, MOA 3

(Treflan, Treflan HFP, Trifluralin HF) 4 EC

1 to 2 pt 0.5 to 1

bensulide, MOA 8

(Prefar) 4 EC

5 to 6 qt 5 to 6
Annual grass and broadleaf weeds, yellow nutsedge suppression

S-metolachlor, MOA 15

(Dual Magnum) 7.62 EC

8 to 12 oz 0.47 to 0.7
Pepper Postemergent Weed Control
Weeds Herbicide, Mode of Action Code, and Formulation Amount of Formulation per Acre Pounds of Active Ingredient per Acre
Broadleaf, grass (suppression only), and yellow nutsedge

imazosulfuron, MOA 2

(League) 0.5 DF

4 to 6.4 oz 0.19 to 0.3
Annual and perennial grasses only

sethoxydim, MOA 1

(Poast) 1.5 EC

1 to 1.5 pt 0.2 to 0.3

clethodim, MOA 1

(Arrow, Clethodim, Intensity, Select) 2 EC

6 to 8 oz

0.094 to 0.125

clethodim, MOA 1

(Select Max, Intensity One) 1 EC

9 to 16 oz

0.07 to 0.125

Pepper Row Middle Weed Control
Weeds Herbicide, Mode of Action Code, and Formulation Amount of Formulation per Acre Pounds of Active Ingredient per Acre
Most broadleaf weeds less than 4 in. tall or rosettes less than 3 in. in diameter; does not control grasses

carfentrazone-ethyl, MOA 14

(Aim) 1.9 EW or 2 EC

Up to 2 oz Up to 0.031
Most emerged weeds

glyphosate, MOA 9

(numerous brands and formulations)

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Yellow and purple nutsedge and broadleaf weeds

halosulfuron-methyl, MOA 2

(Profine 75, Sandea) 75 DG

0.5 to 1 oz 0.024 to 0.048
Contact kill of all green foliage

paraquat, MOA 22

(Firestorm, Parazone) 3 SL

(Gramoxone SL) 2 SL

1.3 pt 2 pt 0.5

paraquat, MOA 22 

(Gramoxone SL) 2 SL

1.3 to 2 pt 0.5