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Rotational
Crops

Based on current crop tolerances for acetochlor, the following crops are permissible in rotation following direct uses of products which contain acetochlor as the only active ingredient. For the allowable rotational crops on any particular product, including those which contain other active ingredients, read and follow all label directions for that product.

  • If a crop treated with an acetochlor containing product is lost, the following crops may be replanted immediately, but could result in crop injury: corn (all types), cotton, milo (sorghum), peanuts, soybeans, sugar beets, or non-food or non-feed winter cover crops.
    • When planting milo (sorghum) use only seed properly treated with seed protectant or safener.
    • Do not graze or harvest winter cover crops for food or animal feed for a minimum of 18 months following last application of this product or any other product containing acetochlor.
    • Do not exceed the annual maximum total of 3.0 pounds per acre of acetochlor active ingredient if additional acetochlor is applied.
  • Nongrass animal feeds such as alfalfa, clover, kudzu, lespedeza, lupin, sainfoin, trefoil, velvet bean, and Vetch spp. may be planted 9 months after application.
  • Wheat may be planted 4 months after application.
  • Rotate the next season to the following crops:
    Note: approved rotational crops on this list do not include any species of succulent beans or peas.
    • barley, bean Vigna spp. (includes: adzuki bean, blackeyed pea, catjang, cowpea, Crowder pea, moth bean, mung bean, rice bean, southern pea and urd bean); broad bean (dry) chickpea, buckwheat, corn (all types), cotton, dried shelled bean group Lupinus spp. (including grain lupin, sweet lupin and white lupin); guar, lablab bean, lentil, millet (pearl and proso), oats, pea (Pisum spp., includes field pea); Phaseolus spp. (includes field bean, kidney bean, lima bean (dry), navy bean, pinto bean, tepary bean); pigeon pea, potatoes, rice, rye, sunflowers, tobacco, teosinte, triticale, wild rice.
Corn-soybean rotation (shown above) is a common agronomic practice in the Midwest. The acetochlor product labels provide a list of crops that are permissible for planting in rotation.