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Which weed has been eradicated by biolog...

Which weed has been eradicated by biological control

A

Parthenium

B

Cactus

C

Eichhornia

D

Chrysanthemum

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B
Bioherbicide are organisms or their extracts which destroy weeds without harming useful plant. The first bioherbicide is divine which is mycoherbicide based on fungus phytophthora. It is being used since 1981 to control morrenia odorata (milkweed vines) in citrus orchards and Prickly pear cactus (opuntia).
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