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herbicide (biocide, biological control agents, ... Materials (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Any chemical agent that is toxic to some or all plants, particularly those categorized as weeds. Historically a variety of substances have been used including salts, carbon disulfide, borax, pyridine, mercurials, and arsenic trioxide. After 1945 synthetic varieties emerged including: amitrole, picloram, 2,4-D, DDT, atrazine, glyphosate, diquat, and paraquat. Herbicides do not always decompose and have created environmental hazards.
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| herbicide (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,N)
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| herbicides (C,U,LC,English,AD,U,N)
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| bestrijdingsmiddel (gewasbescherming) (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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| herbicida (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,U)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: M.MT |
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Materials Facet |
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.... Materials (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ materials (substances) (G) |
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............ <materials by function> (G) |
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................ biological control agents (G) |
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.................... biocide (G) |
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........................ herbicide (G) |
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