What is Defoliant?
[[File:Potatoes - geograph.org.uk - 562956.jpg|thumb|A potato field which has been treated with a defoliant, before harvest]] [[File:US-Huey-helicopter-spraying-Agent-Orange-in-Vietnam.jpg|thumb|A [[helicopter]] spraying Agent Orange, a defoliant, during the [[Vietnam War]].]] [[File:Leaking Agent Orange Barrels at Johnston Atoll.jpg|thumb|Barrels leaking agent Orange into the sea, at [[Johnston Atoll]], about 1973]] '''Defoliants''' are a type of [[chemical]] that destroys [[plant]]s like [[tree]]s, [[shrub|bushes]] and [[grass]] . A very common defoliant is [[Agent Orange]] used by the US Airforce in the [[Vietnam War]] to destroy cover of the enemy. It killed the [[rainforest]] and caused [[birth defect]]s as well as other illnesses among Vietnamese and US soldiers<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/3798581.stm Tom Fawthrop. Vietnam's war against Agent Orange]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{sci-stub}} [[Category:Herbicides]]