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[Topic 2] Agrochemical Industry Flashcards

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These are chemical products used in industrial agriculture to improve crop yields and protect plants from pests, diseases, and weeds.

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Agrochemical

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Types of agrochemical (2)

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  1. Pesticide
  2. Fertilizer
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Crop protector

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Pesticide

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Soil supplement

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Fertilizer

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It is used to kill, repel, or control plants and animals that are considered as pests.

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Pesticides

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It is any organic or inorganic chemical supplements added to the soil to provide essential nutrients for supporting plant growth and development.

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Fertilizers

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Types of Pesticides (5)

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  1. Insecticides
  2. Rodenticides
  3. Fungicides
  4. Herbicides
  5. Germicides
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This type of pesticide is formulated to kill, harm, repel, or mitigate one or more species of insect.

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Insecticides

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This type of insecticide it lethal only to insects that ingest them.

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Stomach Poison Insecticide

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This type of insecticide kills following external bodily contact.

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Contact Insecticide

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This type of insecticide acts on the insect through respiratory system.

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Fumigant Insecticide

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This type of insecticide is absorbed right into the sap stream and translocated throughout the plant.

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Systemic Insecticide

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It is a type of pesticide that kill rodents.

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Rodenticides

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It include not only rats and mice, but also squirrels, woodchucks, chipmunks, porcupines, nutria, and beavers.

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Rodents

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A type of rodenticide that prevents the formation of blood clots.

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Anti-coagulant rodenticide

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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.

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Non-coagulant rodenticide

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Pesticides that kill or prevent the growth of fungi and their spores.

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Fungicides

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A type of fungicide that eradicates the fungus they come in direct contact with.

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Contact Fungicide

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A type of fungicide that is absorbed and redistributed into the plant.

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Systemic Fungicide

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Pesticides that kill or inhibit the growth of unwanted plants, such as weeds and invasive species.

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Herbicides

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A type of herbicide that prevent the growth of some specific species of plants without having an impact on crops.

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Selective herbicide

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A type of herbicide that are broad-spectrum and will affect any plant it is applied to.

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Non-selective herbicide

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Pesticides that kills germs (bacteria, viruses, and other microorganisms that can cause infection and disease.)

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Germicides

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A type of germicide that prevents or arrests the growth of microorganisms. For living tissue

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Antiseptic

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A type of germicide that is an agent that frees from infection. For inanimate objects.

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Disinfectant

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Types of insecticides (4)

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  1. Stomach Poison
  2. Contact Insecticide
  3. Fumigant
  4. Systemic
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Types of Rodenticides (2)

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  1. Anti-coagulant
  2. Non-coagulant
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Types of Fungicides (2)

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  1. Contact
  2. Systemic
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Types of Herbicides (2)

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  1. Selective
  2. Non-selective
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Types of Germicides (2)

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  1. Antiseptic
  2. Disinfectant
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Types of Fertilizers (2)

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  1. Organic
  2. Inorganic
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It is derived from natural sources such as plants, animals, and minerals.

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Organic Fertilizers

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It is prepared from rock and minerals and are formed by physical and chemical processes.

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Inorganic Fertilizers

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Types of Organic Fertilizers (3)

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  1. Manure
  2. Minerals
  3. Compost
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Consists of animal feces and adds N, K, P, S, Mg, and Ca.

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Manure

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It increases the soil stability, increase water infiltration, add bacteria diversity, and over time reduce the impacts of soil erosion.

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Manure

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It is referred as organic “inorganic” fertilizer.

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Minerals

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It is mined from fossil products of anima activity.

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Minerals

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This organic fertilizer raises pH of soil which stimulated microbial growth, increase biological processes, and enable nutrient flow.

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Minerals

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It provides little in means of nutrients to plants. It provides soil stability through increasing organic matter.

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Compost

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It helps microorganisms proliferate which in turn breaks down decaying plant material into substantial bio-available nutrients.

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Compost

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Types of Inorganic fertilizers (3)

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  1. Nitrogen
  2. Phosphorous
  3. Potassium
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It is a major component of chlorophyll, the compound by which plants use sunlight energy to produce the sugars from water and carbon dioxide.

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Nitrogen

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It is a major component of amino acids, the building blocks of proteins.

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Nitrogen

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It is part of the structure of ATP wherein processes from the beginning of seedling growth through to the formation of grain and maturity.

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Phosphorous

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Vital component of DNA and RNA

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Phosphorous

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Helps the crops fight against disease, it is known as the “quality nutrient”.

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Potassium

48
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It affects the quality factors such as size, shape, color, and vigor of the seed grain, and improves the fiber quality of cotton.

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Potassium

49
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Application of agrochemical in the industry (2)

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  1. Urea Production
  2. DDT (dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane) Production

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