A discussion about the negative effects of herbicides in consideration of living components and the physical environmentals of agricultural ecosystems
1995
Basbag, M. (Cukurova Univ., Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Adana (Turkey). Div. of Field Crops) Tukel, T. (Cukurova Univ., Faculty of Agriculture, Adana (Turkey). Div. of Field Crops)
Herbicides are chemical substances that are used to kill weeds in crop protection techniques. Using herbicides probably will give a big advantage for increasing crop production by reducing expenses of man power. However, incorrect application of herbicides will produce ill effects of environmental deteriorations. In this review, the characteristics of herbicides, operation mechanism and their effects on living organism and environment were evaluated
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