Copper sulphate has many agricultural uses (see Table A) but the following are the more
important ones:
– Preparation of Bordeaux and Burgundy mixtures on the farm
– Control of fungus diseases
– Correction of copper deficiency in soils
– Correction of copper deficiency in animals
– Stimulation of growth for fattening pigs and broiler chickens
– A molluscicide for the destruction of slugs and snails, particularly the snail host of the liver fluke
Uses of Copper Compounds: Copper Sulphate’s Rolein Agriculture
