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From an agricultural perspective, defoliation is sometimes used intentionally to benefit humans. Cotton farmers, for example, apply chemical defoliants to force leaves to drop before harvest, preventing stains on the bolls. While economically efficient, this practice destroys the habitat for beneficial insects and strips the soil of organic matter. It creates a dependency on synthetic inputs, turning a living system into a sterile production line. This irony—destroying the leaf to save the fruit—encapsulates the short-sightedness of modern industrial agriculture.
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