More Glyphosate Products Than Ever

Mike Rankin
Crops and Soils Agent
University of Wisconsin - Extension

With the patent now lifted on glyphosate (the active ingredient in the Roundup herbicide line from Monsanto), there are a plethora of glyphosate products on the market.  However, labels for these products are not all created equal.  Users must check the registration status of each for application rates, the registration status for Roundup Ready crops, and if any additional adjuvants are needed.  Chris Boerboom, UW Extension Weed Specialist, developed the following table to help sort out this information, .

Labeled for Roundup Ready

Formulation

Rate for
0.75 lb. ae/a

Name

Manufacturer

Corn

Soybean

(lb. ae/gal)

Adjuvants

Gly-Flo

Micro Flo

no

yes

3

32 oz.

Add 0.5% NIS

Glyfos

Cheminova

yes

yes

3

32 oz.

Add 0.5% NIS

Glyfos X-TRA

Cheminova

yes

yes

3

32 oz.

Glyphomax

Dow

2001

yes

3

32 oz.

Add 0.5% NIS

Glyphomax Plus

Dow

2001

yes

3

32 oz.

Glyphosate Original

Griffin

no

no

3

32 oz.

Add 0.5% NIS

Rattler

Helena

no

no

3

32 oz.

Add 0.5% NIS

Roundup Original

Monsanto

no

yes

3

32 oz.

Add 0.5% NIS

Roundup Ultra

Monsanto

yes

yes

3

32 oz.

Roundup UltraMAX

Monsanto

yes

yes

3.75

26 oz.

Roundup UltraDRY

Monsanto

yes

yes

64.9%

1.2 lb

Touchdown 5

Zeneca

no

yes

3.45

28 oz.

Add 0.25% NIS