a chemical that is sprayed on plants and causes their leaves to fall off
a name for any chemical sprayed or dusted on plants to destroy, partly or totally, specific forms of vegetation or all forms of vegetation
Any substance or mixture of substances intended to cause the leaves or foliage to drop from a plant, with or without causing abscission.
plant growth regulator that causes the leaves or other foliage to drop from a plant, usually to facilitate harvest.
(back to: Farming/Defoliating crops such as Cotton) A chemical which causes the leaves or foliage to drop from a plant.
A material that causes the leaves to fall from plants.
Any of a variety of chemicals that induce leaf drop when sprayed on the cotton plant.
An herbicide that removes leaves from trees and growing plants.
A herbicide used to remove unwanted plant growth without killing the whole plant.
A chemical that removes leaves from trees and growing plants; regulated as a pesticide.
A defoliant is any chemical sprayed or dusted on plants to cause its leaves to fall off. A classic example of a highly toxic defoliant used for tactical purposes is Agent Orange, which was used widely by the U.S. military during the Vietnam War from 1961 to 1970.