Noun
a chemical agent that destroys plants or inhibits their growth
Source: WordNetAbout 62% of the GM cotton grown from 1996 to 2011 was insect resistant, 24% stacked product and 14% herbicide resistant. Source: Internet
A further method of herbicide application developed around 2010, involves ridding the soil of its active weed seed bank rather than just killing the weed. Source: Internet
A key component of such tests is that the response of the suspect population to a herbicide can be compared with that of known susceptible and resistant standards under controlled conditions. Source: Internet
Agricultural crops grown in soil treated with a preplant herbicide include tomatoes, corn, soybeans and strawberries. Source: Internet
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. Source: Internet
A reduced uptake and translocation, or sequestration of the herbicide, may also result in an insufficient herbicide transport to the target site. Source: Internet