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Agriculture · Q340

Plant Pathology

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 340

Q340

How do the common weedicides act?

A.
Interfere with respiration
B.
Interfere with photosynthesis
Answer
C.
Defence mechanism is destroyed
D.
Causes wilting

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
The common weedicides act by Interfering with photosynthesis.
weedicides inhibit photosynthesis by binding to D1 proteins of the photosystem II complex in chloroplast thylakoid membranes.
Chemical substance binding at this protein blocks electron transport and stops CO2 fixation and production of energy needed for plant growth.