HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
GENERAL AGRICULTURE
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Question
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Pesticides
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Fertilisers
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Weedicides
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Artificial Manure
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Detailed explanation-1: -Insecticides or pesticides are the chemical substances which helps in protecting the crops from insects.
Detailed explanation-2: -Pesticides include herbicides (protect plants from weeds that compete for sunlight, space, nutrients and water), fungicides/bactericides (protect plants from fungus and bacteria that cause diseases in plants) and insecticides (protect plants from insects that like to feed on a particular crop).
Detailed explanation-3: -Examples of pesticides are fungicides, herbicides, and insecticides. Examples of specific synthetic chemical pesticides are glyphosate, Acephate, Deet, Propoxur, Metaldehyde, Boric Acid, Diazinon, Dursban, DDT, Malathion, etc.
Detailed explanation-4: -Boric acid is said to be one of the most commonly used chemicals in pest control.