Translations for „defoliant“ in the English » Russian Dictionary

defoliant [ˌdi:ˈfəʊlɪənt, Am -ˈfoʊ-] N BOT

defoliant

дефолиа́нт m (препара́т, вызыва́ющий опаде́ние ли́стьев)

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English

It has been said that over 3.2 million liters and kilograms of chemical defoliants were sprayed during that time.

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That way, she can easily monitor the effect on each individual plant as she either clips them back or exposes them to a specific type of defoliant.

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Forests were sprayed with defoliants, thousands of rural forest dwelling people uproots from their homes and moved and roads driven into previously isolated areas.

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Others brought home health issues that came from exposure to the defoliant agent orange.

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Data provided by these techniques were used in comparative evaluation of defoliant chemicals in relation to rate, volume, season of application, canopy penetration, and vegetation response.

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The bureau said the lack of that chemical leaves it unable say whether the defoliant was in the containers.

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Salt and dust storms and the spraying of pesticides and defoliants for the cotton crop have led to severe degradation of air quality in rural areas.

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Other applications include defoliant, herbicide and an additive to rubber to protect it against oxygen and ozone.

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Sold goods included relatively benign items like boots, but also aircraft, munitions, napalm and commercial defoliants, the use of which was fiercely opposed by anti-war protesters at the time.

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Defoliants differ from herbicides in that the former seeks mainly to strip leaves from plants, and the latter is used to destroy or inhibit the growth of plants.

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