Sentence examples for systemic herbicide from inspiring English sources
Glyphosate is a commonly used systemic herbicide in urban landscapes.
Roundup, or glyphosate, another systemic herbicide widely used for poison ivy control, has a half-life of 32 days, and dissipates for the most part within six months, according to Monsanto, its manufacturer.
Application of high concentrations of post-emergent broad spectrum systemic herbicide, glyphosate is prevalently used to control rice weeds in Asian countries including Sri Lanka.
Photocatalytic oxidation in aqueous phase of imazapyr, a systemic herbicide characterized by its high persistence and mobility in soils, has been investigated using two different titania photocatalysts: commercial Degussa P-25 and industrial Millennium PC-500.
"To me, it's a menace, but I have respect for it," Mr. Mycka said last week, as he painted Vine-X, which contains triclopyr, a systemic herbicide, on a poison ivy plant growing in a thick ground cover beneath spruce trees.
However, the broad spectrum, systemic herbicide Round-up (glyphosate), in the form permitted for use in aquatic ecosystems and branded Rodeo, has been shown to effectively reduce populations of purple loosestrife, but dormant root-crowns can persist and provide a basis for a resurgence.
No systemic herbicides are available for organic production, making control of some weeds very difficult.
Bay laurels need to be treated with systemic herbicides at least a couple of weeks before being cut down, to minimize re-sprouting.
In addition, soil amendments (e.g., acids, various polymers, CaSO4), plant growth regulators, insecticides (usually systemic), herbicides, nematicides, and other compounds can be efficiently and effectively applied through micro-irrigation systems.
It is very likely that the poor efficacy of systemic herbicides in this trial was due to poor coverage resulting from low application volumes and large droplet spectrum.
Systemic herbicides are likely to be more effective at killing dense wilding infestations as these herbicides can be translocated within the plant system to tissues that may be remote from the point of absorption.
