Post-emergence treatment
- Pronunciation
- /POST-uh-mer-juhns TREAT-ment/
- Category
- Pest Management
Definition
A treatment applied to a crop after it has emerged from the soil.
Etymology
From Latin 'post-', meaning 'after', and 'emergens', meaning 'emerging'.
Example
Post-emergence treatments are often used to control weeds that have already grown.
Related Terms
- Pre-emergence treatment
- Crop protection