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herbicides  

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  • 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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