a colorless crystalline selective herbicide, C7H12ClN5, used for season-long weed control in corn and other crops
Word origin
[1955–60; sim-, resp. of sym(metrical) + (tri)azine]This word is first recorded in the period 1955–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cassette, new wave, rite of passage, rollout, software
Examples of 'simazine' in a sentence
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The enzyme was then exposed to pesticides, including tebuconazole, propoxur, carbaryl, carbofuran, simazine and atrazine.
Ercan Soydan, Ahmet Güler, Selim Bıyık, Murat Şentürk, Claudiu T. Supuran, Deniz Ekinci 2017, 'Carbonic anhydrase from Apis mellifera: purification and inhibition by pesticides',Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistryhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14756366.2016.1232255. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The poorest performances were observed with the weeded treatment and cyanazine + simazine.
P.C. Magalhães, J.B. Silva, F.O.M. Durães, L.S. Ribeiro 2000, 'Fitotoxicidade causada por herbicidas na fase inicial de desenvolvimento da culturado sorgo Phytotoxicity caused by herbicides to sorghum crop at early stages of development',Planta Daninhahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-83582000000300014. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Results suggest the involvement of a matrix effect, presumably due to lipid sequestration of simazine.
Gerardo Grasso, Ludovico Caracciolo, Giulia Cocco, Chiara Frazzoli, Roberto Dragone 2018, 'Towards Simazine Monitoring in Agro-Zootechnical Productions: A Yeast Cell Bioprobefor Real Samples Screening', Biosensorshttps://www.mdpi.com/2079-6374/8/4/112. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The number and relative proportions of soil microbes are modified by simazine.
M. Nikov, B. Koltcheva, D. Atanassova 1977, 'Etude des résidus de simazine dans les vignobles et de leur action sur la vigne',OENO Onehttps://oeno-one.eu/article/view/1441. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
However, few studies have shown the effects of simazine on dopaminergic metabolism in these cells.
Xueting Li, Jia Yu, Jianan Li, Yanping Wu, Baixiang Li 2017, 'Dopaminergic Dysfunction in Mammalian Dopamine Neurons Induced by Simazine Neurotoxicity',International Journal of Molecular Scienceshttps://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/18/11/2404. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This article shows some environmental and toxicology aspects of triazine herbicides atrazine and simazine.
Ana Paula Barbosa do Carmo, Jandyra Maria Bento Pires, Jaime L. M. Oliveira, DiegoAlmeida do Carmo 2013, 'Environmental behavior and toxicity of herbicides atrazine and simazine', Revista Ambiente & Águahttp://www.ambi-agua.net/seer/index.php/ambi-agua/article/view/1073. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Concerning mixtures, grass control was better with diuron than simazine.
A.J.B. Galli, J.E.B. Carvalho 1985, 'Misturas de herbicidas para o controle de plantas daninhas anuais na cultura de citrus(Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck) Herbicides mixtures for the control of annual weedsin citrus crop (Citrus sinensis (L,) Osbeck)', Planta Daninhahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-83581985000100006. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
One year after the treatment simazine residues were found in the soil (0,08 mg/kg).
Flávio M. G. Blanco, Hélio G. Blanco, Thais. R. Machado 1997, 'Persistência e lixiviação do herbicida simazina em solo barrento cultivado com milhoPersistence and leaching of simazine in soil planted with corn', Planta Daninhahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-83581997000200006. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Hexazinone and simazine were detected at all sites and at some of the highest concentrations.
Kelly L. Smalling, James L. Orlando, Kathryn M. Kuivila 2007, 'Occurrence of Pesticides in Water, Sediment, and Soil from the Yolo Bypass, California',San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Sciencehttp://escholarship.org/uc/item/9716926g. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)