During the crop cultivation, Rahul observed that plant 'X' was growing along with his crops. He sprayed a chemical 'Y' to remove this plant. Identify X and Y.
A
X is a weed; Y is a weedicide
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B
X is a cash crop; Y is an insecticide
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C
X is a fodder crop; Y is a herbicide
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D
X is a weed; Y is a fertiliser
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Solution
The correct option is A X is a weed; Y is a weedicide ∙ Field crops are infected by a large number of weeds, insects, pests and diseases. Weeds are unwanted plants which take up the nutrients and reduces the growth of the crops. ∙ Weeds like xanthium, can be controlled by spraying the right amount of weedicides at the right time. ∙ Insecticides and pesticides are used to control insects and pests respectively. Fertilisers are commercially produced plant nutrients.