noun
- a selective herbicide used to control grasses and weeds, especially in agricultural and industrial settings
Usage: technical; chemistry/agriculture
Examples
- Farmers applied dalapon to their fields to eliminate unwanted grass species.
- Dalapon is commonly used as a post-emergent herbicide for perennial grasses.
- The chemical composition of dalapon makes it effective against many grass weeds.
- Environmental regulations have restricted the use of dalapon in some regions.
- Dalapon was developed in the mid-20th century as an agricultural chemical.