postemergence
7.6
Happening after crops come out of the soil
- adjective
- /ˌpoʊstɪˈmɜrdʒəns/
- Specialized
:
postemergente
- The farmer used a postemergence herbicide to control weeds after the corn had sprouted.
Examples
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Researchers compared the effectiveness of preemergence and postemergence weed control methods.
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The postemergence herbicide effectively controls weeds in the field.
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Proper timing of postemergence treatments can improve crop yields significantly.
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Farmers often apply postemergence treatments to ensure healthy crops.
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The farmer used a postemergence herbicide to control weeds after the corn had sprouted.
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Proper timing of postemergence treatments can improve crop yields significantly.
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Farmers often apply postemergence treatments to ensure healthy crops.
How Developed
to mature
91
3.5
91
3.5
postemergence
- Specialized
emergent
1
7.0
- Specialized
1
7.0
preemergence
- Specialized
Surface Forms
postemergence positive
Morphology
Etymology
Postemergence comes from the prefix post- meaning 'after' and emerge meaning 'to come out'. So a postemergence herbicide or treatment is one used 'after a plant has come out of the soil'.