Vocabulary Term Details

Herbicides

Definition (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbicides)

Herbicides, also commonly known as weedkillers, are pesticides used to kill unwanted plants. Selective herbicides kill specific targets, while leaving the desired crop relatively unharmed. (Wikipedia)

Preferred Units: N/A

Scope Note:
N/A

Broader Terms	Narrower Terms	Related Terms
Pesticides	Algicides Atrazine	Farm inputs Fertilizer combinations Organochlorine compounds Organosulphur compounds Phytotoxicity Weed control

This term is used for the following terms:
Weed killers

Approved Date
24-Oct-2012

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Vocabulary Term Details

Herbicides

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