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What are weeds? How can we control them?...

What are weeds? How can we control them?

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Weeds are unwanted plants. They grow with crops. They compete for nutrients and water with the main crop. So, weeds are very harmful. Process of controlling the weed is called weeding. Weeding is done manually by using khurpi and by using mechanical machines. Weeds are also controlled by using some chemical substances like 2, 4-D. These chemicals are called weedicide and used to kill and destroy the weed.
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