Definition of Preemergence

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

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Preemergence

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Preemergence

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preef
preeing
preelect
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preelection
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preelectric
preelects
preembargo
preemergence (current term)
preemergent
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preemployment training program
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Literary usage of Preemergence

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

1. A Handbook for Weed Control in Rice by Kwesi Ampong-Nyarko, Surajit K. De Datta (1991)
"Apply as preemergence spray 0-3 d after sowing (DAS) to control annual grasses and ... Apply preemergence Immediately after covering rice seeds with soil, ..."

2. Upland Rice: A Global Perspective by Phool Chand Gupta, J. C. O'Toole (1986)
"preemergence herbicides. To be effective, a preemergence herbicide must keep fields weed-free during the first 2 mo of rice growth, when weed competition is ..."

3. Herbicides in Asian Rice: Transitions in Weed Management by Rosamond Naylor (1996)
"In the late 1980s, new herbicides were developed for use any time from preemergence to early postemergence (ie, quinclorac) or from early postemergence to ..."

4. Pathogens of Maize Seeds: Bibliographyby Andrew Kalinski by Andrew Kalinski (1994)
"Bio-priming seed treatment for biological control of Pythium ultimum preemergence damping-off in sh2 sweet corn. Plant Dis. 74:368-372. ..."

5. Proceedings of the Conference on Weed Control in Rice, 31 August-4 September by International Rice Research Institute, International Weed Science Society (1983)
"A preemergence treatment of butachlor followed by a single hand weeding cost $25.21/ha ... preemergence chemical weed control followed by hand weeding could ..."

6. Pest Management of Rice Farmers in Asia by Kong Luen Heong, M. M. Escalada (1997)
"At the seedling stage, 68.1% used preemergence herbicides. At the vegetative stage, the types of herbicide used were somewhat evenly distributed among ..."

7. Conservation Tillage by Jane P. Gates (1994)
"Herbicides were applied preemergence and preplan! incorporated to conventional- and reduced-tillage soybeans in 1987 and 1988. ..."

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