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postemergence

postemergence

7.4
The time after crops come out of the soil
  • noun
  • /ˌpoʊstɪˈmɜrdʒəns/
  • Specialized
translation icon : postemergencia
  • Farmers carefully monitor crop health during the postemergence phase to ensure optimal growth.

Examples

  • Applying fertilizer at the right time is crucial in the postemergence stage of plant development.

  • Effective weed control methods are essential during the postemergence period in agriculture.

  • The fact that institutions greatly increase their ownership during the postemergence quarters, while insiders either reduce their holdings in quarter q+2 or hold them stable in quarters q+1, q+3, and q+4, is puzzling.

    Academic text (2016)

How Developed

maturity
101 3.3
postemergence
  • Specialized
7.4
emergence
56 4.9
preemergence
  • Specialized
8.2

Surface Forms

postemergence singular
postemergences plural

Morphology

postemergence = emergence (transparent) = post + emergence

The prefix 'post-' clearly indicates 'after' and combines transparently with 'emergence' to denote 'after emergence'.

Etymology

Postemergence comes from the prefix post- meaning 'after' and emerge meaning 'to come out'. So the postemergence period is the stage 'after a crop has come out of the soil'.