Explore Dicamba through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Dicamba in a sentence
Dicamba meaning
The herbicide 3,6-dichloro-2-methoxybenzoic acid used to control weeds in many crops including corn (maize), cotton, soybeans, and cereals.
Using Dicamba
- The main meaning on this page is: The herbicide 3,6-dichloro-2-methoxybenzoic acid used to control weeds in many crops including corn (maize), cotton, soybeans, and cereals.
- In the example corpus, dicamba often appears in combinations such as: with dicamba, of dicamba, dicamba and.
Context around Dicamba
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 13 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Dicamba
- In this selection, "dicamba" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, pesticide, says, sees, drifted, incidents and drift stand out and add context to how "dicamba" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include bader says dicamba drifted onto and can decrease dicamba volatilization by. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "dicamba" sits close to words such as aberrant, abloh and absurdities, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with dicamba
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Bader says dicamba drifted onto his peach trees from other farms. (11 words)
But some pigweed plants have not been as susceptible to dicamba. (11 words)
Roth, the field investigator, often sees dicamba damage across entire fields. (11 words)
The Illinois Department of Agriculture announced that it would expand the window of time farmers have to apply dicamba, the commercial name for dichloro methoxy benzoic acid, to allow application until July 15 rather than June 30. (37 words)
Over the last two years, when hundreds of thousands of acres of North Dakota soybeans were damaged by dicamba, Mackrill lost some 3,000 hives and more than a quarter-million dollars in pollination contracts. (35 words)
Chemical control of existing weeds prior to overseeding can be tricky, as products such as 2,4-D and dicamba, which control broadleaves, have a 30-day planting delay after application. (31 words)
A session involving soybeen research and training for use of dicamba will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday at Delaware County? (24 words)
Example sentences (20)
The application of the weed-killing pesticide dicamba and how it can drift from one farm to another is currently at the heart of the regulatory fight.
Bader says dicamba drifted onto his peach trees from other farms.
But some pigweed plants have not been as susceptible to dicamba.
Chemical control of existing weeds prior to overseeding can be tricky, as products such as 2,4-D and dicamba, which control broadleaves, have a 30-day planting delay after application.
He reiterated the caution not to tankmix glyphosate and/or clethodim with dicamba.
He said dicamba incidents have resulted in label changes, including required training, application by a certified pesticide applicator, revised application timing regulations and additional buffers to limit volatility drift.
If a producer's soybean field catches any dicamba drift, their soybean crop will not be zapped or altered.
Many producers plant cotton and soybean varieties that are resistant to dicamba herbicides.
Monsanto made both Roundup and dicamba, and Bayer is being sued over both products.
Roth, the field investigator, often sees dicamba damage across entire fields.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency imposed restrictions on the use of dicamba in November 2018 over concerns about potential damage to nearby crops.
University of Tennessee data results suggest Sentris can decrease dicamba volatilization by about 70% in the first 36 hours.
However, new-generation dicamba labels have always forbidden the addition of AMS due to volatility concerns.
Over the last two years, when hundreds of thousands of acres of North Dakota soybeans were damaged by dicamba, Mackrill lost some 3,000 hives and more than a quarter-million dollars in pollination contracts.
The court’s final ruling on a new challenge to the 2018 dicamba registration would have a large impact on farmers and applicators.
The Illinois Department of Agriculture announced that it would expand the window of time farmers have to apply dicamba, the commercial name for dichloro methoxy benzoic acid, to allow application until July 15 rather than June 30.
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is reminding pesticide applicators of restrictions for the herbicide dicamba for the 2019 growing season.
The state had previously banned dicamba’s use from April 16 through Oct. 31.
A session involving soybeen research and training for use of dicamba will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday at Delaware County?
He also plans to plant some LibertyLink and other seeds in areas where he doesn't expect dicamba use.
Common combinations with dicamba
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- with dicamba 3×
- of dicamba 3×
- dicamba and 2×
- to dicamba 2×
- and dicamba 2×
- dicamba labels 2×
- dicamba use 2×