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Agriculture · Q244

Agronomy

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 244

Q244

Which one is a selective herbicide?

A.
Atrazine
Answer
B.
Paraquat
C.
Diquat
D.
Glyphosate

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Selective herbicide means it can be applied to the field and it will control or suppresses the targeted weed species without affecting the growth of the main crop. Atrazine serves as a selective herbicide that inhibits the process of photosynthesis in susceptible plants.