Unit 3 - KA3 - Crop Protection Flashcards
1
Q
Pest plants that complete their life cycle in one year.
A
Annual Weeds
2
Q
Weed that persists in the community by continuing to grow year after year
A
Perennial Weed
3
Q
Chemical that kills pests
A
Pesticides
4
Q
Example of organism that can carry plant diseases
A
Insects, Nematode works, molluscs
5
Q
Pesticides whose action is targeted
A
Selective
6
Q
Chemicals that affect all tissues of an organism’s body
A
Systemic
7
Q
Build up or magnify
A
Accumulate
8
Q
Method of controlling pests using natural predators, parasites or diseases
A
Biological Control
9
Q
Use of chemical, biological and cultural means to control pests
A
Integrated pest management
10
Q
Chemical substance that kills fungal pest species
A
Fungicides
11
Q
Unable to be broken down by enzymes
A
Persistent compound
