agrochemical
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5.1
- noun
- /ˌæɡroʊˈkɛmɪkəl/
- Specialized
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agroquímico
- Improper irrigation and more intensive cropping, which rely on increased applications of agrochemicals, are the other two key culprits lurking behind the declines in soil quality.
- the use of agrochemicals
He's already reversed a ban on chlorpyrifos, a brain harming agrochemical that was about to be enacted.
- He's already reversed a ban on chlorpyrifos, a brain harming agrochemical that was about to be enacted.
Examples
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Even though agrochemicals generate higher yields, their use still involves quite a bit of work.
Blog text (11) -
As such, environmentally sound national agricultural policies should be introduced in addition to controlled and optimal use of agrochemicals.
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And unfortunately, the agrochemical industry doesn't like that sort of reporting.
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High levels of agrochemical inputs are at the core of technification.
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During the past decade, increases in nitrogen and other chemical loading from agrochemicals have been recorded in groundwater in Sonora and other commercial farming regions.
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The environmental impacts of production subsidies are well documented and include overproduction and excessive application of agrochemicals, irrigation, and other production inputs.
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For example, Fantesk could be developed as coatings laced with agrochemicals to help seeds develop into healthier, higher-yielding crop plants.
Academic text (1995) -
For Costa Rica, where modern production techniques predated the regional technification efforts that began in the 1970s, the quantities of agrochemicals applied to coffee lands can also be calculated.
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For example, producers in the town of San Antonio Aguas Calientes, near Antigua, report that growers from the neighboring settlement of Alotenango ridicule them for not using agrochemicals on their coffee.
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Farmers often rely on agrochemicals to protect their crops from pests and improve yields.
Synonyms
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3.0
Something added to soil to help plants grow
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4.1
A chemical that kills unwanted plants like weeds
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5.6
A chemical that kills or stops fungus on plants
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Agrochemical comes from the Greek root agro meaning 'field' and the common word chemical, so it literally means a 'field chemical' used in farming. As a noun, an agrochemical is a chemical product used to help plants grow or to protect crops from pests.