Cleaning up fields in the fall is the best way to keep ahead of tough weeds in the spring. Fall and winter weeds are an unwelcome sight across harvested fields, and in many cases allow tough weeds to replenish the weed seed bank. Controlling weeds for next year starts with an effective fall with fall burndown program.
“Even when dry growing conditions affect much of the country, weeds are still troublesome for many farmers,” says James Whitehead, agronomy leader at HELM Agro. “Because water is in short supply, farmers are concerned about weed management and the water weeds take away from the crop. It is crucial to utilize novel technologies like Reviton® that can help to control tough weeds in burndown and fallow situations.”
Get broadleaf and grass control
Reviton is a non-selective herbicide that controls more than 50 grass and broadleaf weeds when applied with a high-quality methylated seed oil (MSO). With a novel active ingredient, Reviton delivers consistent, reliable performance and has demonstrated control of troublesome weeds faster than 2,4-D or glyphosate alone. Starting with Reviton allows growers to use minimum label rates of traditional chemistries like glyphosate or glufosinate while maintaining or improving weed control.
“In farm trials, we saw many growers add Reviton to their burndown programs to try it out,” says Whitehead. “Those growers quickly recognized that weeds that had been escaping them for years were now gone.”
With millions of acres applied since Reviton was introduced in 2021, it has shown consistent, reliable performance across the board, making it an excellent fit in reduced- and no-till production systems. Reviton also has an ultra-low use rate that makes it an easy addition into any operation.
An effective supply shortage solution
“Inputs that were short in 2022 are starting to become into available for 2023, but many will continue to be in short supply for the foreseeable future,” says Brock Waggoner, Midwest agronomist at HELM Agro. “Many growers have been looking for ways to “stretch” the supply of available chemistries without sacrificing the effectiveness of their burndown program. Reviton really fits those acres.”
Applying a post-emergent burndown herbicide like Reviton in the fall can give growers a head start in the spring. With the uncertainty of available effective products, an effective fall herbicide program can take pressure off your spring tank mix.
Reviton has the unique ability to tank mix and work well with many herbicides and can help you get ahead of your weed problem or supply challenges. While Reviton does work well alone, combining it with glyphosate or glufosinate and a high-quality MSO, it can provide a wider spectrum of weed control and consistency.
Take down resistant weeds
Reviton not only strengthens your existing weed control system, but it is also a tool to manage herbicide-resistant weeds.
“Whenever you use a herbicide, you’re selecting for resistance,” says Whitehead. “And at a time when few new molecules are being discovered, Reviton offers breakthrough technology.”
Reviton’s novel active ingredient is a group 14 PPO inhibitor that has allowed growers to get a handle on tough, herbicide-resistant weeds.
“Adding Reviton to your fall burndown program can offer an effective weed solution while aiding in the reduction of selection pressure on dicamba, 2,4-D and even glyphosate,” says Whitehead.
Why Reviton?
- User-friendly safety profile. Reviton has a caution label, which means it has fewer restrictions compared to more restrictive product classifications like paraquat.
- Low use rates. Reviton is recommended at 1 fl oz/A tank mixed with glyphosate or glufosinate.
- Crop rotation flexibility. Corn has a zero-day rotational crop interval, which is key for reduced- and no-till production systems.
- Short plant back intervals. Corn and wheat have an immediate, zero-day plant back interval. Soybeans have a 0-7 day plant back interval, and cotton has a seven-day plant back interval at 1 ounce and 14 days at 2-3 ounces.
- Plays well with most tank mixes. Reviton is an ideal partner with Helmet® herbicide brands (metolachlor) and metribuzin products for residual control. To keep new weeds from coming up during winter it is best to add a residual herbicide.

Reviton wiped out weeds in a fall burndown scenario at HELM’s 2021 Discovery Days field plot tours hosted in Sheridan, Indiana. The most effective tank mix combined Reviton, Roundup PowerMax® herbicide, AMS and a high-quality MSO. The plot was sprayed less than seven days prior to photo.

This preplant burndown plot featured a tank mix of Reviton at 1 fl oz/A, Roundup PowerMax at 32 fl oz/A, metribuzin at 16 fl oz/A, MSO 1% v/v and AMS 8.5 lb/100 gal. The plot was sprayed less than seven days prior to photo.

Adding Reviton to Roundup PowerMax and dicamba strengthened performance and controlled henbit.