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defoliant
(redirected from defoliants)

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de·fo·li·ant  (d-fl-nt)
n.
A chemical sprayed or dusted on plants to cause the leaves to fall off.
defoliant [diːˈfəʊlɪənt]
n
(Chemistry) a chemical sprayed or dusted onto trees to cause their leaves to fall, esp to remove cover from an enemy in warfare
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.defoliant - a chemical that is sprayed on plants and causes their leaves to fall off
chemical compound, compound - (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
Translations
defoliant [diːˈfəʊlɪənt] N → defoliante m
defoliant [diːˈfəʊliənt] n → défoliant m
defoliant
n → Entlaubungsmittel nt
defoliant [diːˈfəʊlɪənt] n → defogliante m
defoliant [diːˈfəʊlɪənt] n → defogliante m


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Besides multiple insecticide applications, we use boll openers and defoliants ahead of harvest.
Cotton in Kansas by Smith, Darrell / Farm Journal
2003b), and statistical significant risk was observed for fumigants and defoliants and AD (Tyas et al.
Neurodegenerative diseases: an overview of environmental risk factors by Sonawane, Babasaheb R. / Environmental Health Perspectives
Since cotton farming is particularly pesticide and chemical intensive, and the conventional farming of it requires applications of fungicides to the seedlings all the way through to defoliants prior to harvesting, pesticides" and chemicals are used on conventional cotton that are not used on other conventionally grown crops.
Why should I care about organic cotton? by Sanders, Daniel / New Life Journal
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