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Record 1 2016-12-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weed Science
  • Crop Protection
DEF

That characteristic, especially in many herbicides, whereby certain undesirable species are killed while others such as crop plants or beneficial insects are harmed little.

CONT

... Dinoseb (2-sec-butyl-4,6-dinitrophenol) exhibits contact toxicity to plant foliage, but it exhibits selectivity when applied before emergence; it thus allows satisfactory emergence of some important crop plants, such as peanuts, but kills the germinating seedlings of many annual weeds.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mauvaises herbes
  • Protection des végétaux

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Malas hierbas
  • Protección de las plantas
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