Medicines, one of the inevitable components of modern agriculture, ensure the protection of crops from diseases, pests and weeds. Plant protection products have been widely used since the 1940s. If these tools are not used, there is a decrease in product quality and productivity up to 60%.
There are several types of plant protection products:
They are classified according to their pesticidal properties or the types of pests they are effective against. When pesticides are mentioned, dozens of drugs are mentioned.
- Antimicrobials: These substances can be used against bacteria and viruses.
- Fungicides: Preferred to control fungi.
- Herbicides: Herbicides are used when it comes to unwanted weeds.
- Insecticides: Insecticides are used against insects and pests.
- Molluscs: Molluscs are preferred for mollusks.
- Acaricides (Miticides): Acaricides are used to control mites.
- Rodenticides: Pesticides against rodents are in this class.
- Bactericides: Pesticides that kill only bacteria.
- Achicides: Bird killers are classified in this class.
- Defoliants: Defoliants are given this name.
- Nematicides: means substances used against nematodes.
3 million tons of pesticides are produced in the world. Herbicides, preferred for weed control, are seen as the market leader in pesticides with a 47% share. Insecticides, which fight insects at a rate of 29%, and fungicides, which fight fungi at a rate of 19%, are at the top of the list. The most used pesticides in Azerbaijan as well as in the world; insecticides, herbicides and fungicides.
