Question

give an example of each of fungal ,bacterial and insect herbicide​

Answer 1

A herbicide is one such measure taken to prevent growth / mushrooming of unwanted vegetation.

There are several types of herbicides, such as :

1. Fungal herbicide
2. Bacterial herbicide
3. Insect herbicide

• Fungal herbicide or Mycoherbicide make use of certain fungi to help control and evict certain plants. These are highly common as cheap and feasible methods. Ex: Alternaria
• Bacterial herbicide is also used to control vegetation on a smaller scale like weeds and small saplings. They are not very common as they need lab culture and is slightly more expensive. Ex: Xanthomonas
• Insect herbicide or using insects to control growth of certain weeds, plants etc using insect toxins is another common method. Ex: Cactoblastis.

Answer 2

1. an example of each of fungal herbicide - neem oil
2. an example of each of bacterial herbicide​ - hexazinone
3. an example of each of  insect herbicide​-  dicamba

• herbicide are organic compounds used to kill weeds and other micro organisms growing in the field and destroying the crops.
• these are less harmful as compared to the artificial chemical pesticides and insecticides.
• these are generally used to kill unwanted plants or weeds growing in the field.
• there are various varieties available for the herbicides.