fungicide

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Recent Examples of fungicide Application of a turf fungicide is recommended as leaf spots and root rot are very common with new sod due to the frequent watering and rains. Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2025 Piccini says the robot reduces fungicide reliance by up to 70%, cutting carbon dioxide and chemical inputs—an outcome aligned with the EU's comprehensive food policy framework, Farm to Fork, to halve pesticide use by 2030. Jill Barth, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025 But the Midwestern farm where Rowe grew up feeding hogs gives him a valuable connection to the customers who use Syngenta’s fungicides, seeds, and digital tools. Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 25 July 2025 Her lab's research wants to help family wheat farmers become more profitable in the face of various challenges such as drought, soil health issues, and the use of fungicides. Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 23 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for fungicide
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fungicide
Noun
  • The trees produce a natural herbicide in their seed pods and roots that prevents other plant growth below the tree.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Use a pre-emergence herbicide before winter if weeds have been taking over the lawn.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • By the 1970s, innovations in fertilizer, pesticide and crop development, along with farm subsidies, led to a glut of grain.
    Alice Callahan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • In particular, applying pesticides and other techniques to control lamprey populations costs around $20 million per year.
    Christine Keiner, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Use an insecticide containing carbaryl or bifenthrin.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Seal cracks and entry points, apply residual insecticide before sealing and install door sweeps, weather-stripping and vent screens.
    Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In the 1970s, Claudia Miller, an allergist and environmental scientist, was studying how toxicants affect people in industrial settings and began noticing strange symptoms emerging after certain kinds of chemical exposures.
    Kate Raphael, Discover Magazine, 23 June 2025
  • Then, using a simulation, the team found that the warmth and weight of the sleeping child could increase the off-gassing of the toxicants.
    Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • According to a news release, Enviro-Master uses a non-toxic, non-corrosive and food-safe germicide that's dispensed from an electrostatic sprayer, basically the equivalent of a proton pack for germs.
    Slone Terranella, Detroit Free Press, 3 Dec. 2020

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