noun
- a yellow crystalline herbicide used to control weeds in crops
Usage: chemistry; agriculture
Examples
- Farmers apply trifluralin before planting to prevent weed growth.
- The herbicide trifluralin is commonly used on cotton and soybean fields.
- Trifluralin must be incorporated into the soil to be effective.
- Environmental studies monitor trifluralin residues in groundwater.
- The agricultural extension office recommended trifluralin for pre-emergence weed control.