$2, 4$ -dichlorophenoxyacetic acid is used as:

fungicide

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insecticide

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herbicide

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moth repellant

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Solution

The correct option is C herbicide
$2, 4 -$ D or $2, 4$ -dichlorophenoxy acetic acid is used as a herbicide.
It causes uncontrolled growth and selectively kills most broadleaf weeds. It leaves most grasses such as cereals, lawn turf, and grassland unaffected.

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