Question

Write a short note on fertilizers,pesticides and insecticides

Answer 1

A fertilizer (American English) or fertiliser (British English; see spelling differences) is any material of natural or synthetic origin (other than liming materials) that is applied to soils or to plant tissues to supply one or more plant nutrients essential to the growth of plants. Many sources of fertilizer exist, both natural and industrially produced.

Pesticides are substances that are meant to control pests, including weeds. The term pesticide includes all of the following: herbicide, insecticides nematicide, molluscicide, piscicide, avicide, rodenticide, bactericide, insect repellent, animal repellent, antimicrobial, fungicide and disinfectant.


Insecticides are substances used to kill insects. They include ovicides and larvicides used against insect eggs and larvae, respectively. Insecticides are used in agriculture, medicine, industry and by consumers.

Answer 2

fertilizers:-the material which provide nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus to the plants. It is made in factories.

pesticides:-the chemical which is used to kill the pests is known as pesticides.

insecticides:-the chemical which is used to kill the insects is known as insecticides.



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