foliar
Adjective
Meaning
Consisting of, or pertaining to, leaves; as, foliar appendages.
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Application of these herbicides is avoided during rain because the problem of being washed off to the soil makes it ineffective. 2,4-D is a selective, systemic, foliar absorbed postemergence herbicide.
Of course, greenhouse crops have their own particular problems such as foliar disease, aphids, and whiteflies, so vigilance is still required.
They can be foliar or root absorbed, selective or nonselective, contact or systemic.
Biological control of the spread of such diseases can be managed by applying to the soil Trichoderma (convert per plant in the rhizosphere ) and foliar application of pseudomonads (0.2%).
In foliar sprays, urea concentrations of between 0.5% and 2.0% are often used in horticultural crops.
Urea is highly soluble in water and is therefore also very suitable for use in fertilizer solutions (in combination with ammonium nitrate : UAN ), e.g., in 'foliar feed' fertilizers.