Definition of Postemergence

1. Adjective. (context: of herbicide use) After the emergence of the plants being targeted. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Postemergence

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Postemergence

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postemergence (current term)
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Literary usage of Postemergence

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Herbicides in Asian Rice: Transitions in Weed Management by Rosamond Naylor (1996)
"In Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines, IWM consists of one of the following: preemergence herbicide followed by postemergence herbicide; ..."

2. Conservation Tillage by Jane P. Gates (1994)
"For weed control and soybean yields comparable to weed- free controls, postemergence broadleaf herbicides were required in both tillage systems following ..."

3. A Handbook for Weed Control in Rice by Kwesi Ampong-Nyarko, Surajit K. De Datta (1991)
"Apply postemergence to control broadleaf weeds and sedges, including S. maritimus. ... Apply postemergence to control grass and broadleaf weeds at the 2- to ..."

4. Proceedings of the Second Temperate Rice Conferenceby B Hardy, J E Hill by B Hardy, J E Hill (2002)
"... is a new sulfonylurea for postemergence application in paddy rice; it controls several common Italian broadleaf and sedge weeds, and Echinochloa spp. ..."

5. Sustainable Farming Guide Bookby Douglas Gunnink by Douglas Gunnink (1994)
"Banding postemergence herbicide on the corn when it first emerges. • Rotary hoeing the ridges when the weeds first begin growing by using an M&W Gear ..."

6. Arsenic by Assembly Of Life Sciences, National Academies Press, Assembly of Life Sciences (U.S.), National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) (1977)
"MSMA and DSMA have been used as selective herbicides for the postemergence control of crab- grass. Dallisgrass (Paspalum dilatation), and other weedy ..."

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