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Strategies for Enhancement in Food Production
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Which one of the following is a systematic insecticide

  • Malathion

  • Endrin

  • Parathion

  • Furadan

Answer

B.

Endrin

When applied to pesticides, the termsystemic means that the chemical is soluble enough in water that it can be absorbed by a plant and moved around in its tissues.

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