The First Modern Herbicide Is Introduced
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Ecology and the Environment Series
- Categories: Science, Medicine, Health, Environmental Issues
- Subcategories: Plants, Botany, Horticulture, Ecology, Environment, Conservation
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950
- Geographical Location: Chicago
- Date: 1945
Article abstract: The herbicide 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) was developed to kill broad-leafed plants but not grass and related grain crops, making it an important weed killer.
Summary of Event
Humans have been at war with weeds since humankind ceased living as hunter-gatherers and became agriculturalists thousands of years ago. Weeds may be defined as plants growing in places where humans do not want them to be. This may be in the middle of an ornamental flower garden or in farm fields with food crops. The first case is an annoyance to...
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