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According to the Texas Invasive Species Institute, snail damage in uncontrolled fields can be as high as 100 percent for rice seedlings in the germinating stage.—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 6 Aug. 2025 Without daily watering, new seedlings and sod will quickly die.—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2025 In the years between seedlings and harvest, a portion of the acres will have been lost to fires, floods, insects and disease.—William Baldwin, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025 Use floating row covers over seedlings and susceptible crops such as eggplants, which can be decimated by flea beetles.—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 11 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for seedling
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