agrochemical
- adjective
- /ˌæɡroʊˈkɛmɪkəl/
- Specialized
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agroquímico
- Farmers rely on agrochemical solutions to protect their crops from pests and diseases.
- agrochemical use
Examples
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The use of agrochemical fertilizers has significantly increased crop yields on the farm.
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Implementing agrochemical methods can enhance the efficiency of food production in agriculture.
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Such crops offer the potential benefits of higher yields and lower agrochemical usage, but they may also harm agriculture, the environment, and human health.
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Consumption here refers to the increase in agrochemical use accompanying the technification process.
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Well, those limits are set at the EPA under tremendous political pressure from the agrochemical lobby, from Monsanto.
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I was visualizing ways of turning the most hated agrochemical company in the world into the most likeable miracle pig-rearing company.
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Moreover, the country weighs in with a relatively frugal landscape, using few agrochemical inputs on its 243,000 hectares of coffee.
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Seventh, a severe environmental crisis worsened, marked by growing agrochemical contamination of soil and water and a vicious process of deforestation, erosion, and declining fertility.
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Thus, the qualitative and quantitative improvement of agricultural productivity resulting from agrochemical use is counterbalanced by the detrimental consequences on human health, the environment, and hydrologic systems.
Academic text (2010)
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Agrochemical comes from the Greek root agro meaning 'field' and the familiar word chemical, so it literally means a 'field chemical' used in farming. That's why as an adjective agrochemical describes things that relate to chemicals used to help crops or to control pests.
