HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY
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Question
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Biopesticides are microorganisms that do not harm humans, animals, fish or birds, but are:
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Toxic to certain crop pests.
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Harmful if swallowed by livestock.
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Too expensive for use by most farmers.
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Hard to grow in a laboratory.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -What are Biopesticides? Biopesticides include naturally occurring substances that control pests (biochemical pesticides), microorganisms that control pests (microbial pesticides), and pesticidal substances produced by plants containing added genetic material (plant-incorporated protectants) or PIPs.
Detailed explanation-2: -Biopesticides are pesticides of biological origin. It includes all the natural products and organisms used for pest control. Biopesticides are derived from plants, animals, microorganisms, fungi, bacteria, nematodes, etc.
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