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Agriculture vocabulary · Pests, Diseases and Weeds

Spray

Meaning in agriculture, with examples

verbCore term

In agriculture, spray means: To apply a liquid such as a pesticide or foliar fertilizer onto crops in small drops, using a sprayer.

In Turkish: ilaçlamak, püskürtmek, ilaç atmak

How it is used

Farmers spray a field, a crop or a pest ('spray for aphids'). The noun 'spray' means one application or the liquid itself: a fungicide spray, the first spray of the season. A 'spray program' lists all planned applications.

Example sentences

  1. Don't spray when the wind is stronger than 15 kilometers per hour.

  2. We sprayed the apples against scab three times in April.

Common collocations

  • spray a field
  • spray for pests
  • spray program
  • spray drift
  • foliar spray
  • sprayerA machine with a tank, pump and nozzles that applies liquids such as pesticides or foliar fertilizers onto crops in fine drops.
  • 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.
  • fungicideA product used to prevent or control diseases caused by fungi, such as powdery mildew, rusts and blights.
  • herbicideA chemical product used to kill weeds or stop them from growing, either before or after they come up through the soil.
  • pre-harvest intervalThe minimum number of days that must pass between the last pesticide application and the harvest, as stated on the product label.

More terms: Pests, Diseases and Weeds

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