Defoliant
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| A defoliant is any herbicidal chemical sprayed or dusted on plants to cause their leaves to fall off |
A defoliant is any herbicidal chemical sprayed or dusted on plants to cause their leaves to fall off. Defoliants are widely used for the selective removal of weeds in managing croplands and lawns.
- Full article: Agent Orange
- Full article: Agent Orange
Defoliants have also been used in warfare as a means to deprive an enemy of food crops and/or hiding cover, most notably by the United Kingdom during the Malayan Emergency and the United States in the Vietnam War, most notoriously with Agent Orange. Defoliants were also used by Indonesian forces in various internal security operations.[1]
Worldwide use of defoliants, along with the development of other herbicides and pesticides, allowed for the Green Revolution, an increase in agricultural production in mid-20th century.[2]
An example
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