fumigant
1
8.7
- noun
- /ˈfjuːmɪɡənt/
- Specialized
:
fumigante
- Fumigants were applied by 26% of the greenhouse applicators.
- methyl bromide fumigant
- bromide fumigant
Examples
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Fumigants such as MB are typically applied as a precautionary measure yearly or every other year.
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And when storage practices, like warehouse sanitation, fail to suppress soaring populations, insecticidal sprays and fumigants are often needed.
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One approach is to substitute MB with another, less problematic but effective fumigant.
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However, methyl chloride is also manufactured and used as an agricultural fumigant.
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Applied on a yearly basis on some crops, this fumigant effectively destroys most pathogens in soils that cause these plant diseases.
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The strategy is seen as a potential alternative for methyl bromide, which is used as a preplanting fumigant for a number of crops, including strawberries.
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But this potent chemical fumigant is being phased out because of evidence linking it to damage to Earth's ozone layer.
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When ethylene dibromide, a fumigant used to control fruit flies, was banned in 1984, the U.S. citrus export market became endangered.
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To combat ozone depletion, several chemicals are targeted for reduction or elimination, including the important agricultural fumigant methyl bromide.
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Fumigants are commonly used in agriculture to disinfect the soil and eliminate harmful fumigant.
How Potent
- Specialized
1
7.2
- Specialized
108
3.5
- Specialized
1
8.7
23
3.1
12
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Fumigant comes from the Latin fumus 'smoke' and is related to the familiar word fume. So a fumigant is something that produces smoke or fumes to clean or disinfect an area.