How to Use foliar in a Sentence

foliar

adjective

• It also can be used a foliar spray to feed plants through their leaves.
  — Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2022
• Or pour the tea in a squirt bottle and use it as a foliar spray to apply directly on plant leaves.
  — Blair Donovan, Country Living, 28 Apr. 2020
• What most organic folks used for foliar sprays in the early days was compost tea.
  — Howard Garrett, Dallas News, 18 June 2019
• Although oaks suffer a host of foliar diseases, these images are not about the arrival of a new pathogen, but the departure of a primeval insect.
  — Washington Post, 7 July 2021
• That will boost foliar growth, but fail at fruit development.
  — Margaret Lauterbach, idahostatesman, 28 June 2017
• There are many varieties of foliar sprays available today that claim to protect against frost.
  — Rebecca Jepsen, The Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2017
• Lobo is a fan of foliar feeding, where liquid fertilizer is sprayed onto the leaves.
  — Nan Sterman, sandiegouniontribune.com, 31 May 2018
• By folding its leaves, the plant reduces its foliar surface area to sunlight and reduces the evaporative effects of the wind.
  — Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 20 July 2019
• The most common wet-weather disease class that will show up is generic foliar fungal problems.
  — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 21 June 2019
• Also, steer clear of misting, which can promote foliar disease.
  — oregonlive, 21 Dec. 2019
• Goldsmith observed plants in this tropical montane cloud forest that absorb droplets of water through their leaves—as well as through their roots—in a process called foliar uptake.
  — National Geographic, 8 Apr. 2019
• Beech leaf disease is caused by the foliar nematode, Litylenchus crenatae subsp.
  — courant.com, 18 June 2021
• It can be used for acreage or agriculture at 1 to 2 gallons per acre for soil application or for foliar application at 2 quarts per acre.
  — Howard Garrett, Dallas News, 10 May 2021
• Licensed applicators are treating trees where the psyllids have been observed with a combination of the foliar spray Tempo and a root drench of the systemic Merit.
  — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Dec. 2021
• Lately, she has been brewing an oxygenated compost tea that has to be used within 24 hours as a foliar boxwood spray to balance the microbial life in the surrounding soil.
  — The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping, 9 Mar. 2017
• These nutrients can be applied through the irrigation water (often called fertigation), spread onto the soil in a dry format or applied in a foliar spray to the leaves of the tree.
  — Nav Athwal, Forbes, 30 Aug. 2021
• The concentration of glyphosate is much higher for stump treatment than for foliar applications.
  — Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 26 Dec. 2017
• Or foliar feed by spraying the leaves with doubly diluted preparations of these solutions.
  — The Editors, Good Housekeeping, 13 Aug. 2018
• First, there are two general types of common tomato diseases — vascular wilts and foliar diseases.
  — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 8 June 2018
• Some foliar fertilizers, such as liquid seaweed (kelp), are rich in micronutrients and growth hormones.
  — The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping, 10 Mar. 2017
• Also fertilize three times per year with foliar micronutrients that include magnesium, zinc, and manganese.
  — Noris Ledesma, miamiherald, 22 June 2017
• As with many foliar diseases of plants, sanitation is an important management practice.
  — Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 20 Sep. 2020
• Madrone are subject to a variety of problems including foliar blights, root diseases, and also problems from too much irrigation and fertilization in home landscapes.
  — oregonlive, 23 Nov. 2019
• Irrigating in the evening also can minimize evaporation, but avoid overhead sprinkling if foliar (leaf) diseases are a problem because leaves will remain wet longer than watering at dawn.
  — Debbie Arrington, sacbee, 20 Oct. 2017
• Collectors use a foliar fertilizer to grow bigger specimens, faster.
  — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Jan. 2018
• The University of Illinois Extension Agency is warning the excessively wet, unseasonably cold weather blanketing the region in recent weeks could lead to the development of foliar disease in some apple trees.
  — Alex Keown, Naperville Sun, 12 May 2017
• After initial fertilization, drop to a lower nitrogen fertilizer (the first number on the label is lower) or even use foliar fertilizer or fish and seaweed fertilizer.
  — oregonlive, 5 Apr. 2021
• Drip irrigation is preferred; water remaining after overhead watering could create favorable conditions for foliar pathogens.
  — Debbie Arrington, sacbee, 28 July 2017

Last Updated: 17 Oct 2024