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1Herbicide — Weeds killed with herbicide Herbicides, also commonly known as weedkillers, are pesticides used to kill unwanted plants.[1] Selective herbicides kill specific targets while leaving the desired crop relatively unharmed. Some of these act by… …
2agricultural technology — Introduction application of techniques to control the growth and harvesting of animal and vegetable products. Soil preparation Mechanical processing of soil so that it is in the proper physical condition for planting is usually… …
3Ozone depletion — Image of the largest Antarctic ozone hole ever recorded (September 2006) Ozone depletion describes two distinct but related phenomena observed since the late 1970s: a steady decline of about 4% per decade in the total volume of ozone in Earth s… …
4Weed control — is the botanical component of pest control, stopping weeds from reaching a mature stage of growth when they could be harmful to domesticated plants and livestock by physical and chemical methods. In order to reduce weed growth, many weed control… …
5Herbicidal warfare — is a form of warfare in which the objective is to destroy the plant based ecosystem of an area for the purpose of disrupting agricultural food production or destroying plants which provide cover to an enemy. In contrast to other forms of chemical …
6Environmental effects of pesticides — Use of pesticides can have unintended effects on the environment. Over 98% of sprayed insecticides and 95% of herbicides reach a destination other than their target species, including nontarget species, air, water, bottom sediments, and… …
7Operation Ranch Hand — Four plane defoliant run, part of Operation Ranch Hand …
8Roundup — Chembox new ImageFile = Glyphosate 2D skeletal.png ImageSize = ImageFile2 = Glyphosate 3D balls.png IUPACName = OtherNames =Glyphosate Section1 = Chembox Identifiers CASNo = 1071 83 6 PubChem = | SMILES = Section2 = Chembox Properties Formula =… …
9Biotechnology — is technology based on biology, especially when used in agriculture, food science, and medicine. The United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity defines biotechnology as: [ [http://www.biodiv.org/convention/convention.shtml The Convention… …
10Paraquat — This article is about the herbicide. For the British military operation to recapture South Georgia, see Operation Paraquat. Paraquat …
