[Topic 2] Agrochemical Industry Flashcards
These are chemical products used in industrial agriculture to improve crop yields and protect plants from pests, diseases, and weeds.
Agrochemical
Types of agrochemical (2)
- Pesticide
- Fertilizer
Crop protector
Pesticide
Soil supplement
Fertilizer
It is used to kill, repel, or control plants and animals that are considered as pests.
Pesticides
It is any organic or inorganic chemical supplements added to the soil to provide essential nutrients for supporting plant growth and development.
Fertilizers
Types of Pesticides (5)
- Insecticides
- Rodenticides
- Fungicides
- Herbicides
- Germicides
This type of pesticide is formulated to kill, harm, repel, or mitigate one or more species of insect.
Insecticides
This type of insecticide it lethal only to insects that ingest them.
Stomach Poison Insecticide
This type of insecticide kills following external bodily contact.
Contact Insecticide
This type of insecticide acts on the insect through respiratory system.
Fumigant Insecticide
This type of insecticide is absorbed right into the sap stream and translocated throughout the plant.
Systemic Insecticide
It is a type of pesticide that kill rodents.
Rodenticides
It include not only rats and mice, but also squirrels, woodchucks, chipmunks, porcupines, nutria, and beavers.
Rodents
A type of rodenticide that prevents the formation of blood clots.
Anti-coagulant rodenticide
A type of rodenticide that do not directly interfere with the blood clotting process but may still affect aspects of cardiovascular health, nervous system, and blood flow.
Non-coagulant rodenticide
Pesticides that kill or prevent the growth of fungi and their spores.
Fungicides
A type of fungicide that eradicates the fungus they come in direct contact with.
Contact Fungicide
A type of fungicide that is absorbed and redistributed into the plant.
Systemic Fungicide
Pesticides that kill or inhibit the growth of unwanted plants, such as weeds and invasive species.
Herbicides
A type of herbicide that prevent the growth of some specific species of plants without having an impact on crops.
Selective herbicide
A type of herbicide that are broad-spectrum and will affect any plant it is applied to.
Non-selective herbicide
Pesticides that kills germs (bacteria, viruses, and other microorganisms that can cause infection and disease.)
Germicides
A type of germicide that prevents or arrests the growth of microorganisms. For living tissue
Antiseptic
A type of germicide that is an agent that frees from infection. For inanimate objects.
Disinfectant
Types of insecticides (4)
- Stomach Poison
- Contact Insecticide
- Fumigant
- Systemic
Types of Rodenticides (2)
- Anti-coagulant
- Non-coagulant
Types of Fungicides (2)
- Contact
- Systemic
Types of Herbicides (2)
- Selective
- Non-selective
Types of Germicides (2)
- Antiseptic
- Disinfectant
Types of Fertilizers (2)
- Organic
- Inorganic
It is derived from natural sources such as plants, animals, and minerals.
Organic Fertilizers
It is prepared from rock and minerals and are formed by physical and chemical processes.
Inorganic Fertilizers
Types of Organic Fertilizers (3)
- Manure
- Minerals
- Compost
Consists of animal feces and adds N, K, P, S, Mg, and Ca.
Manure
It increases the soil stability, increase water infiltration, add bacteria diversity, and over time reduce the impacts of soil erosion.
Manure
It is referred as organic “inorganic” fertilizer.
Minerals
It is mined from fossil products of anima activity.
Minerals
This organic fertilizer raises pH of soil which stimulated microbial growth, increase biological processes, and enable nutrient flow.
Minerals
It provides little in means of nutrients to plants. It provides soil stability through increasing organic matter.
Compost
It helps microorganisms proliferate which in turn breaks down decaying plant material into substantial bio-available nutrients.
Compost
Types of Inorganic fertilizers (3)
- Nitrogen
- Phosphorous
- Potassium
It is a major component of chlorophyll, the compound by which plants use sunlight energy to produce the sugars from water and carbon dioxide.
Nitrogen
It is a major component of amino acids, the building blocks of proteins.
Nitrogen
It is part of the structure of ATP wherein processes from the beginning of seedling growth through to the formation of grain and maturity.
Phosphorous
Vital component of DNA and RNA
Phosphorous
Helps the crops fight against disease, it is known as the “quality nutrient”.
Potassium
It affects the quality factors such as size, shape, color, and vigor of the seed grain, and improves the fiber quality of cotton.
Potassium
Application of agrochemical in the industry (2)
- Urea Production
- DDT (dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane) Production
