agrochemical

plural agrochemicals

1. chemistryA chemical compound, such as a hormone, herbicide, fungicide, or insecticide, that improves the production of crops by countering pests, parasites, diseases, or competing plants (weeds).

   A review of Syngenta’s strategy shows that Dr. Cresswell’s experience fits in with practices used by American competitors like Monsanto and across the agrochemical industry.

   2016 December 31, Danny Hakim, “Scientists Loved and Loathed by an Agrochemical Giant”, in The New York Times

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   Villagers use the nematicides Furadan and Mocap mostly in banana cultivation, whereas Basudin and Sevin are the most frequently used agrochemicals applied exclusively on nonbanana crops.

   1998, Lawrence S. Grossman, The Political Ecology of Bananas, page 197

2. A compound or product derived from farmed plants.

1. not comparableRelating to agrochemistry.