fungicide
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- noun
- /ˈfʌn.dʒɪˌsaɪd/
- Specialized
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fungicida
- Farmers use fungicide to protect their crops from harmful fungi and ensure a good harvest.
- fungicide and herbicide
- fungicide or pesticide
- fungicide vinclozolin
The third thing is that regular fungicides do not work on canker.
- The third thing is that regular fungicides do not work on canker.
- They, there's, they've reached the, the end of the line on these fungicides that can stop them.
Examples
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Krause plans to evaluate sprayers and fungicides used by nurseries to fight scab on apple and crabapple trees.
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"We've found that the Accu-Pulse system can reduce the amount of fungicide needed for potato production.
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Just one application helped him reduce his fungicide expenditure to 38 percent of the normal amount.
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Better management can reduce the number of fungicide sprayings, he says.
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The third thing is that regular fungicides do not work on canker.
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Scientists tinkered with the chemistry of the fungicide, slightly improving its coverage and persistence.
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Over the next two decades, agronomists added various systemic fungicides for even greater effectiveness.
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The work should help reduce growers' reliance on fungicides and other farm chemicals.
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Therefore, a fungicide drench has to be applied to susceptible potted greenhouse crops to prevent losses.
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Growers spend nearly $27 million annually on fungicides to control stem rust on grass seed crops.
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Synonyms
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A medicine such as a cream that kills fungi causing infections
A medicine that kills fungus or stops it from growing
A medicine that kills or stops the growth of fungus
A medicine that kills or stops fungi that cause infections
How Antifungal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Fungicide comes from fungus ('mushroom') and the part -cide ('to kill'), the same ending you see in pesticide. So a fungicide is like a 'mushroom killer' — a chemical used to destroy or stop fungi on plants.