Dr. Usha Yadav
Research Scholar, Deptt. Of Chemistry, Singhania University, Rajasthan.
Dheeraj Kumar
Research Scholar, Deptt. Of Chemistry, Singhania University, Rajasthan.
Download PDFPesticides are substances meant for attracting, seducing, and then destroying, or mitigating any pest. They are a class of biocide. The most common use of pesticides is as plant protection products (also known as crop protection products), which in general protect plants from damaging influences such as weeds, plant diseases or insects. As pesticides are also used for non-agricultural purposes. The term pesticide includes all of the following: herbicide, insecticide, insect growth regulator, nematicide, termiticide,molluscicide, piscicide, avicide, rodenticide, predacide, bactericide, insect repellent, animal repellent, antimicrobial, fungicide, disinfectant(antimicrobial), and sanitizer.
Keywords: Pest; Biocide, Weeds; Plant ; diseases; Insects.
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