In the wheat field, some broad-leaved weeds were seen by a farmer. Which plant hormone would you suggest to get rid of it?

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Auxins are widely used as herbicides/weedicides to kill broad-leaved weeds, dicotyledonous weeds due to their low cost and greater chemical stability. Examples of such auxins are 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T.

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