Weedicides can be defined as the pesticides used to kill the weeds. 2, 4-D (2, 4-dichlorophenoxy) is a systemic phenoxy herbicide developed in the 1940s and it remains one of the most commonly used herbicides in the world.
Examples of weedicides:
- 2 4 Dichlorophenoxy acetic acid
- Naphathelene acetic acid
- Atrazine
- Glyphospate SL
- Metribuzin WP