Selective weedkillers, containing artificial auxins, kill broad-leaved weeds without harming narrow-leaved crops like wheat.
Τα εκλεκτικά ζιζανιοκτόνα, που περιέχουν τεχνητά αυξίνες, σκοτώνουν τα πλατύφυλλα ζιζάνια χωρίς να βλάπτουν τα στενόφυλλα καλλιεργούμενα φυτά όπως το σιτάρι.
| Front | How do selective weedkillers kill weeds? Why do farmers use artificial auxins? |
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| Back | -Contain artificial auxins to kill plants with broad leaves (e.g. dandelions, chickweed), but not those with narrow leaves (e.g. wheat, grass).
-Kills weeds without affecting crops. |
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