
Pest Profile: Wild Buckwheat

With a fibrous root system that makes it drought-tolerant and highly competitive, a ropy, vine-like structure that easily chokes up combines during harvest and resistance to Group 2 chemicals, wild buckwheat can be a huge headache for growers. It’s tough to kill even during spring burn-off, but effective management is possible using multiple modes of action through tank mixes or combination products.
TYPE
- Annual
- Broadleaf
IDENTIFICATION
The stems are slightly angular, 12 – 35 inches long, trailing on the ground or twining on other plants and freely branching at the base. The leaves are heart-shaped, pointed,1/2 – 3 inches long, alternate and smooth. The flowers are greenish-white, small and appear in leaf axils or at the tips of branches.
CONTROL TIPS
- When scouting, check moist, low-lying areas for patches of wild buckwheat.
- A pre-seed burn-off is recommended with no-till systems.
- Scout fields early because this weed is most sensitive to herbicides.
- During its initial growth stages.
REGISTERED HERBICIDES
- 2,4-D Ester 7001
- BADGE®
- BROMOTRIL®
- DAVAI®80 SL2
- DAVAI®A PLUS2
- DAVAI®Q PLUS2
- EMPHASIS®MAX
- ESTEEM ALL IN®
- FORCEFIGHTER ALL IN®
- ADAMA GLUFOSINATE 150 SL
- INVOLVE® 50 WDG + Glyphosate
- MCPA ESTER 600
- PHANTOM® 240 SL
- PYTHON®
- RUSH 24 ALL IN
1 Use highest rate listed for suppression.
2 Suppression
Please read each label to determine which herbicide is appropriate for the crop affected.
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2,4-D ESTER 700
Provides reliable post-emergent control of broadleaf weeds and great tank-mix flexibility in wheat, barley, rye, corn and other crops.

ESTEEM ALL IN®
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FORCEFIGHTER ALL IN®
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RUSH 24 ALL IN®
Controls a wide spectrum of broadleaf weeds, like cleavers, with excellent grassy weed herbicide compatibility for wheat and barley.