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1955 Proc. 12th Ann. North Central Weed Control Conf. 45/1 The estimated erodibility of the soil treated with various sterilants..is shown in Table 3.

1960 Farmer & Stockbreeder 12 Jan. 71/1 In the dairy, a mobile washing-up trough on castors is filled with 30 gallons of hot water with added detergent and sterilant.

1960 Agronomy Jrnl. 52 707/2 The best way to relieve the erosion hazard is to eliminate the weeds with soil sterilants so that crops can be produced that will leave a protective cover.

1973 Nature 20 Oct. 455/2 Leaflets were..surface sterilized in 1·5% sodium hypochlorite solution (10 min). The sterilant was removed by 8 successive washes with sterile water.

1979 Arizona Daily Star 8 Apr. a1/2 The formula containing 2,4,5-T is used as a sterilant on driveways and brick walks to prevent plant growth.

1961 Jrnl. Economic Entomol. 54 688/1 Tests were made to determine the effect of the sterilant on copulation by treated males and on zygote formation in females inseminated by them.

1973 J. J. McKelvey Man against Tsetse iii. 197 When the flies are released, they can transmit this sterilant venereally to their mates and again shatter the potential of the fly to increase in numbers.

1978 Times 4 Sept. 13/4 There is no problem in producing sterilization substances; the difficulty lies in finding a sterilant that does not have side effects and in persuading wild animals to take it regularly.