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Agrochemical
Any chemical used in agriculture / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the football club, see Agrochemical F.C.
An agrochemical or agrichemical, a contraction of agricultural chemical, is a chemical product used in industrial agriculture. Agrichemical refers to biocides (pesticides including insecticides, herbicides, fungicides and nematicides) and synthetic fertilizers. It may also include hormones and other chemical growth agents.[1][2]
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Agrochemicals are counted among speciality chemicals.