fungicide
noun
Examples of fungicide in a Sentence
WIRED, 11 Nov. 2023
This recommends removing all diseased leaves, both those remaining on the plant and those on the ground; pruning to increase air flow; and using a fungicide per label directions.
—oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023
If a disease, then no, cutting off symptomatic leaves is sufficient intervention to slow infection progression since a fungicide would not be able to cure existing infection.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 24 Aug. 2023
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The exact cause for the species' decline is unknown, but entomologists suspect some contributing factors are introduced pathogens and pesticides like insecticides and fungicides.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 4 July 2023
Note that the cultivar Carefree Spirit was the first landscape shrub to survive for two years in AARS tests without any fungicide and voted a winner.
—oregonlive, 19 Aug. 2023
In the coming months, a member of the team will return to apply a fungicide known as Broadform, plus one other experimental treatment.
—Rich Schapiro, NBC News, 6 Aug. 2023
No chemical control, such as fungicide, is effective.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 July 2023
Try an application of a broad-spectrum granular fungicide, such as that mentioned above.
—Brett Martin, Popular Mechanics, 21 July 2023
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1878, in the meaning defined above
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