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AGRO PRESENTATION
BY :Mr K. Sililo (Dip in Agriculture, Agribusiness Major. NRDC)
Agro productsAn agro product embraces a broad all-
inclusive category related to agriculture.
It includes a comprehensive range of raw materials and finished goods under the classification of plants, animals and other life forms
Con'tCurechem agro product ranges as followsPesticidesFertilizerssprayers
pesticidesPESTICIDESWhat are pesticides?The term is used very broadly to include:• all chemical products intended for use in the
prevention or control of pests, diseases and weeds in crops.
• all chemical products used to protect harvested products against pests and diseases.
• all chemical products used to eradicate malarial mosquitoes or rid cattle of ticks etc.
pesticidesThere are hundreds of pesticides. These can be classified in
different ways. One method of classification is by type of pest or disease on which it is effective:
• • Pesticide Group Effective Against• Insecticides insects• Fungicides fungal diseases (fungi)• Herbicidesweeds• Nematicides nematodes (eelworms)• Acaricides mites, spiders, ticks• Molluscides snails, slugs• Batericides bacteria• Rodenticides rodents (rats and mice
herbicidesA herbicide is a toxic material used to get rid
of unwanted plant life.Two groups of herbicides and these are
selective and non selective herbicides.Examples of non selective herbicides are;
Glyphosate, Paraquate, acetochlor, Non selective herbicides are used during the
beginning of the season, oct to January.
Con’tExamples of selective herbicides are : MCPA,
Atrazine + cyanazine (branzine), Fluazifop-p-butyl.
Selective herbicides are used in the mid season, when crops have already germinated , around January to march.
InsectidesAn insecticide is a chemical used to control
an insect from damaging plants in a field.Examples of insecticides includes:
Acetamiprid, Chlorpyrifos, Lambda cyalopthrin, Abamectin, phorate, methamidofos, Cypermethrin, dimethoate and marathon
Insecticides are used in the period of sept to march, and in June –July.
fungicidesA fungicide is a chemical used to control
fungal diseases in plants.
Examples of fungicides includes: Chlorothalonil, copper ox chloride, Mencozeb, Metalaxyl + Mencozeb, methomyl, tubuconozal,
Fungicides are used in around nov – march and in around june-july.
fumigantsA fumigant is a chemical that is used to
control pests that cause damage to grains.
Examples of fumigants includes Aluminium phosphide, Saaf, chilindamatula dust.
Fumigants are used at the end of the season in around may-august.
Army worm
Cut worm
Cut worms
Cut worm
Cut worm
Cut worm
Leaf miners
Leaf miners
thrips
thrips
White flies in horticultural crop
White flies in horticultural crop
White flies
Glyphosate 480 SL
Lambda cyalopthrin 5% EC
Acetamiprid 200 SL
Farmer spraying herbicides
Spraying selective herbicides
Results of herbicides
Applying Insectides in cotton field
END OF PRESENTATION
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