what is 2,4-D ? write full form. how does it works as a herbicide.
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The IUPAC name of this herbicide is: 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid
or 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyethanoic acid .
It is an auxin type herbicide that causes rapid mitotic cell division in meristematic cells, the plant cells continue to divide and grow without stopping, this eventually kills the plant.
It is used to kill some broad leaved weeds without affecting grasses.
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