paraquat

[ UK /pˈæɹəkwˌæt/ ]
NOUN
  1. a poisonous yellow solid used in solution as a herbicide
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How To Use paraquat In A Sentence

  • But hares were declining before paraquat was introduced, and the effects of agricultural chemicals on wildlife are notoriously difficult to assess.
  • Paraquat may severely injure some perennial grasses, such as Kentucky bluegrass.
  • But hares were declining before paraquat was introduced, and the effects of agricultural chemicals on wildlife are notoriously difficult to assess.
  • Plants were grown at 20°C, 15°C and 18°C, and at 20°C following exposure to the pro-oxidant herbicide paraquat.
  • Severe ingestion of Paraquat can rapidly cause death from respiratory failure due to a form of proliferative alveolitis, or inflammation of the air spaces in the lungs. Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local
  • Chemical control gives excellent results: pre-emergence application of, for example, linuron or diuron with subsequent application of shielded sprays of paraquat, has proved successful. Chapter 11
  • When glyphosate falls victim to resistance there's only one herbicide equivalent left: paraquat.
  • In the spring add atrazine to glyphosate or paraquat to control late emerging downy brome.
  • Conclusions: The application of Xuebijing injection had the active effectiveness on treating acute paraquat poisoning, it might be used in some conditional hospital for raising the cure rate.
  • While hand-weeding is the most common practice, pre-emergence spraying with atrazine or ametryn will control weeds until the plants have sprouted; subsequently paraquat carefully applied with a shielded spray may be used. Chapter 37
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