a type of herbicide used to kill pre-emergent weeds
diuron in American English
(ˈdaiəˌrɑn)
noun
a white crystalline substance, C9H10Cl2N2O, used as a weed-killer
Word origin
[1955–60; di(chlorophenyl) + (dimethyl)ur(ea) + -on1]This word is first recorded in the period 1955–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cassette, life-support, new wave, rite of passage, software-on is a suffix used in the names of subatomic particles (gluon; meson; neutron), quanta (graviton), and other minimal entities or components (cistron; codon; magneton; photon)
Examples of 'diuron' in a sentence
diuron
The combination of herbicides with boron efficiently controlled the weeds, except for paraquat plus diuron.
A.M. Brighenti, C. Castro, C.C. Menezes, F.A. Oliveira, P.B. Fernandes 2006, 'Aplicação simultânea de dessecantes e boro no manejo de plantas daninhas e na nutriçãomineral das culturas de soja e girassol Simultaneous application of desiccants andboron for weed control and mineral nutrition of soybean and sunflower', Planta Daninhahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-83582006000400021. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The treatments were diuron + hexazinone, azafenidin + hexazinone, metribuzin and isoxaflutoleand hand-weeded checks.
C.A.M. Azania, J.C. Rolim, A.A. Casagrande, N.A. Lavorenti, A.A.P.M. Azania 2005, 'Seletividade de herbicidas: I - utilização do método de testemunhas pareadas em experimentocom cana-de-açúcar Herbicide selectivity: I - use of additional check methods in sugarcaneexperiments', Planta Daninhahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-83582005000400014. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This was also observed with diuron and less markedly with ametrin.
P.J. Christoffoleti, O.O.S. Bacchi 1985, 'Efeitos da aplicação de vinhaça sobre a população e controle químico de plantas daninhasna cultura da cana-de-açucar (Saccharum SPP.) Effects of vinasse application on thepopulation and chemical control of weeds in the sugarcane (Saccharum spp.)', Planta Daninhahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-83581985000100008. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Diuron reduced dry matter weight and number of leaves of the coffee plant.
A.R. Oliveira, S.P. Freitas, H.D. Vieira 2009, 'Controle de Commelina benghalensis, C. erecta e Tripogandra diuretica na cultura docafé Interference of Dayflower Species in Coffee Culture', Planta Daninhahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-83582009000400021. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The atrazine release time was seven days, while that of diuron was four days.
Eunice F. S. Vieira, Antonio R. Cestari, Renata A. Chagas, Gracy Karla da R. Cortes 2014, 'Obtenção e caracterização de matriz apropriada para sistemas de liberação prolongada:estudos de liberação dos herbicidas atrazina e diuron', Química Novahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-40422014000300003&lng=en&tlng=en. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This can be attributed in part to structural similarities between herbicides like sarmentine and diuron.
Franck Emmanuel Dayan, Daniel K Owens, Susan B Watson, Ratnakar eAsolkar, Louis eBoddy 2015, 'Sarmentine, a natural herbicide from Piper species with multiple herbicide mechanismsof action', Frontiers in Plant Sciencehttp://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2015.00222/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Crude extracellular ligninolytic enzymes were not efficient in the in vitro degradation of diuron.
Jaqueline da Silva Coelho-Moreira, Adelar Bracht, Aline Cristine da Silva de Souza,Roselene Ferreira Oliveira, Anacharis Babeto de Sá-Nakanishi, Cristina Giatti Marquesde Souza, Rosane Marina Peralta 2013, 'Degradation of Diuron by Phanerochaete chrysosporium: Role of Ligninolytic Enzymesand Cytochrome P450', BioMed Research Internationalhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/251354. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
However, the plants treated with diuron plus hexazinone presented lower stalk height.
N.M. Correia, B. Kronka Jr. 2010, 'Controle químico de plantas dos gêneros Ipomoea e Merremia em cana-soca Chemical controlof plants of the genera Ipomoea and Merremia in sugarcane', Planta Daninhahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-83582010000500022. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The isolation media contained either glucose or diuron as carbon source.
Tassia C. Egea, Roberto da Silva, Maurício Boscolo, Janaina Rigonato, Diego A. Monteiro,Danilo Grünig, Humberto da Silva, Frans van der Wielen, Rick Helmus, John R. Parsons,Eleni Gomes 2017, 'Diuron degradation by bacteria from soil of sugarcane crops', Heliyonhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844017322211. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The herbicides used were: glyphosate, haloxyfop-methyl, diuron, and amicarbazone.
R Araldi, M Girotto, E.D Velini, L Tropaldi, I.P.F Silva, C.A Carbonari 2011, 'Análises de fluorescência e consumo de água em Brachiaria decumbens após aplicaçãode herbicidas em pós-emergência Analysis of fluorescence and water consumption inBrachiaria decumbens after herbicide application in post-emergence', Planta Daninhahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-83582011000500012. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)