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environmental science
consumption and waste
industrial/commercial consumption and waste
pesticide
Preferred term
herbicides
Definition
- Herbicides are a subclass of pesticides that are designed to kill unwanted plants or inhibit their growth. Herbicides contain a wide variety of chemicals, including both inorganic and organic compounds, with different abilities to interrupt specific physiological processes of plants for their survival, growth, and development. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geography; Herbicides]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/herbicides
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