Definitions
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- noun The
herbicide 3,6-Dichloro-2-methoxybenzoic acid used to controlweeds incereal crops
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Examples
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Both 2,4-D and dicamba, another older herbicide, are common ingredients in weedkillers at lawn-and-garden stores, which homeowners are careful to keep away from flowers and vegetables.
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Allthough dicamba could kill superweeds such as Mr. Holthouse's pigweed, soybean farmers haven't sprayed it because it kills soybeans, too.
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Monsanto and other companies are developing new seeds designed to resist older herbicides like dicamba and 2,4-D, a weed killer developed during World War II and an ingredient in Agent Orange, which was used to destroy jungle foliage during the Vietnam War and is blamed for health problems among veterans.
Farmers Expected To Return To Harsh Herbicides, Chemicals In Battle Against Roundup Resistant Weeds 2010
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Penn State University weed scientist David Mortensen estimates that in three or four years, farmers 'use of dicamba and 2,4-D will increase by 55.1 million pounds a year because of resistance to Roundup.
Farmers Expected To Return To Harsh Herbicides, Chemicals In Battle Against Roundup Resistant Weeds 2010
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A dicamba-tolerant soybean variety would change that.
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Some of the old pesticides in particular, those called 2,4-D and dicamba have a history of posing more risks for the environment than the chemical in Roundup.
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The growth of pigweed, which can quickly reach widths of 6 inches at the stalk, and other invasive, glyphosate-resistant species increases farmers reliance on more high-risk herbicides, including 2,4-D, dicamba and paraquat, and has resulted in a return to hand harvesting and even abandoning of fields.
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Monsanto and other companies are developing new seeds designed to resist older herbicides like dicamba and
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Penn State University weed scientist David Mortensen estimates that in three or four years, farmers 'use of dicamba and 2,4-D will increase by 55.1 million pounds a year because of resistance to Roundup.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Glyphosate, triclopyr, dicamba and 2-4, D are the most commonly available in garden centers.
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