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Agriculture vocabulary · Pests, Diseases and Weeds

Herbicide

Meaning in agriculture, with examples

nounCore term

In agriculture, herbicide means: A chemical product used to kill weeds or stop them from growing, either before or after they come up through the soil.

In Turkish: herbisit, yabancı ot ilacı, ot ilacı

How it is used

Advisers classify herbicides as selective or non-selective and as pre-emergence or post-emergence. Farmers apply or spray herbicides and worry about herbicide resistance in weeds and damage to the next crop.

Example sentences

  1. We applied a pre-emergence herbicide right after sowing the sunflowers.

  2. Some wild oat populations no longer respond to this herbicide.

Common collocations

  • selective herbicide
  • pre-emergence herbicide
  • post-emergence herbicide
  • herbicide resistance
  • spray a herbicide
  • weedA wild plant growing where it is not wanted, especially among crops, where it competes with them for water, light and nutrients.
  • pesticideA chemical or biological product used to kill or control pests, weeds or plant diseases; the general name for insecticides, herbicides, fungicides and similar products.
  • sprayTo apply a liquid such as a pesticide or foliar fertilizer onto crops in small drops, using a sprayer.
  • sprayerA machine with a tank, pump and nozzles that applies liquids such as pesticides or foliar fertilizers onto crops in fine drops.
  • no-till farmingA system in which crops are sown directly into the remains of the previous crop without plowing or other soil cultivation.

More terms: Pests, Diseases and Weeds

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