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WEED CONTROL CHEMICAL [3 records]

Record 1 2012-06-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Agricultural Chemicals
  • Weed Science
DEF

A chemical used to control, suppress, or kill plants or severely interrupt their normal growth processes.

OBS

EVWEE 1962 was the only specialized English source consulted which suggested that weedkillers can be used merely to "inhibit the growth of weeds".

OBS

See also "grass killer".

Key term(s)
  • weed control chemical

French

Domaine(s)
  • Agents chimiques (Agriculture)
  • Mauvaises herbes
DEF

Substance ou préparation phytotoxique provoquant la mort des mauvaises herbes ou limitant leur développement.

OBS

herbicide; désherbant : termes normalisés par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Agentes químicos (Agricultura)
  • Malas hierbas
DEF

Sustancia química que destruye plantas.

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Record 2 1996-04-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Farming Techniques
  • Plant and Crop Production
  • Agricultural Chemicals
CONT

For grape producers, pre-emergence chemical weed control is faced with a number of difficulties (floral development with appearance of resistant species, legal restrictions for the use of simazin).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques agricoles
  • Cultures (Agriculture)
  • Agents chimiques (Agriculture)
CONT

En viticulture, le désherbage chimique de prélevée des adventices est confrontée à des difficultés [...].

Spanish

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Record 3 1984-10-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weed Science
  • Nurseries (Farming)
  • Silviculture
CONT

Chemical weed control .... Chemicals have been used for killing weeds for a very long time: sea salt, industrial by-products, and oils were first employed.

OBS

According to Terminology of Forest Science, Technology Practice and Products, «weeding» is used in the Commonwealth.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mauvaises herbes
  • Pépinières
  • Sylviculture
DEF

Désherbage réalisé à l'aide de produits chimiques spéciaux, soit les herbicides.

OBS

Désherbage. Ensemble des techniques utilisées pour l'élimination des mauvaises herbes. Dans notre monde contemporain, lorsque l'on parle de désherbage, on pense immédiatement à l'emploi des herbicides chimiques.

Spanish

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