herbicide
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One of its new products is a camera that can distinguish between a plant and a weed, reducing herbicide use and saving farmers money.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
Perhaps best known as the main ingredient in Monsanto’s RoundUp herbicide, glyphosate is one of the most commonly used methods of handling weeds on farms and elsewhere.
From Slate • Mar. 5, 2026
Also included in the order was the same protection to producers of glyphosate, an herbicide used in agricultural production, which relies on phosphorus as a “crucial precursor element” in its manufacturing.
From Salon • Mar. 2, 2026
The state water board allows glyphosate, the key ingredient in the herbicide Roundup, to be used on plants in waterways.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026
Those might be mixed with kernels grown with another herbicide, metolachlor.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
Vocabulary lists containing herbicide
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