fungicide

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Crown rust can also be found in winter oats and a fungicide should be applied when the majority of the bells have emerged.

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  1. noun A chemical substance that destroys or inhibits the growth of fungi.

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  • Oilseed rape has only low levels of phoma, but given the under-developed state of plants, a fungicide should be applied. —  FWi - All News
  • Crown rust can also be found in winter oats and a fungicide should be applied when the majority of the bells have emerged. —  FWi - All News
  • From first pod set, monitor the weather and if wet weather is forecast, then a fungicide should be applied. —  FWi - All News
  • Light leaf spot can be found on the oldest leaves of many crops, so I would anticipate that a fungicide will be applied once the new spring growth has started. —  FWi - All News
  • Agri-fos is patented as a fungicide, but it looks a lot less scary than fungicides tend to be. —  The Berkeley Daily Planet, The East Bay's Independent Newspaper
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  1. from Latin fungus, fungus, + -cida, a killer, from cædere, kill.
 

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/ˈfəndʒɪsaɪd/
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