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Definition of Defoliants
1. defoliant [n] - See also: defoliant
Lexicographical Neighbors of Defoliants
Literary usage of Defoliants
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"Forty-five years ago, the United States drafted the The use of tear gas and
defoliants in Vietnam raises the question of whether the United States is in ..."
2. Cotton Ginners Handbook edited by W. S. Anthony, William D. Mayfield (1995)
"In most areas where the picker harvester is used, defoliants are applied to ...
defoliants should not be applied until at least 60 percent of the bolls are ..."
3. Land Mines in Angola by Africa Watch Committee (1993)
"The words "attack, destroy, remove or render useless" are used to cover "all
eventualities," including chemicals used to pollute water or defoliants used to ..."
4. Land Mines in Cambodia: The Coward's War, September 1991 by Asia Watch Committee (U.S.), Physicians for Human Rights (U.S.) (1991)
"The words "attack, destroy, remove or render useless" are used to cover "all
eventualities," including chemicals used to pollute water or defoliants used to ..."
5. IPM and Biological Control of Plant Pests: Field Crops: Bibliography January by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"J68 Effect of cotton defoliants on leaf abscission, immature bolls, and lint
yields in a short-season production system. Chu, CC; Henneberry, TJ; Reynoso, ..."
6. Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering by Joan Burrelli, Carolyn Arena, Carolyn Shettle, Deborah Fort (1998)
"account for about 76 percent of the pesticide applied to cotton, while plant
growth regulators, defoliants, and other pesticides used to aid harvesting ..."
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