Herbicide

A herbicide is a poison that kills plants. There are many kinds of herbicides, from weedkillers for gardens to Agent Orange which was used to destroy forests in the Vietnam War.

Herbicide Media

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  A field after application of a herbicide

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  Weeds controlled with herbicide

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  2,4-D, the first selective chemical herbicide, was discovered during the Second World War.

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  Herbicides being sprayed from the spray arms of a tractor in North Dakota.

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  Handicapped children in Vietnam, most of them victims of Agent Orange, 2004