Definitions for "Organophosphates"
A class of organic, phosphorus-containing insecticides which inhibit cholinesterase causing excess nerve activation, paralysis and eventual death; some insecticides in this class with a high phosphorus content (e.g., methyl parathion) may delay cotton crop maturity if applied at an early stage; abbreviated OP.
a class of synthetic, organic pesticides which contain phosphorus, generally have a short residual life and act as nerve poisons on most animals
The organophosphate insecticides are poisons that interrupt nerve conduction. These compounds cause the accumulation of acetylcholine at nerve endings by irreversibly binding with the acetycholinesterase enzyme.
Keywords:  fertilise, chemicals, plants
Chemicals used to fertilise plants.