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fungicide Definition

fungi·cide (funjə sīd′, fuŋgə-)

noun

any substance that kills fungi or their spores

Etymology: fungi- + -cide

fungicide Related Forms
fun′gi·ci·dal adjective
fungicide Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • apply: The quantity of fungicide applied to sugar beet is low in comparison to other crops.
  • contain: It is usually best to use an adhesive containing a fungicide.
  • base: Spray Maincrop Potatoes against Blight with a copper based fungicide.
  • use: We used fungicide to keep disease activity at bay.
  • include: Pesticides include fungicides, insecticides, herbicides, and plant growth regulators.

Adjective modifier

  • systemic: Regular spraying with a systemic fungicide helps control black spotting.
  • suitable: Keep an eye out for any fungal diseases; treat with a suitable fungicide.
  • new: Ray Tucker of Zeneca Agrochemicals gave a useful presentation on their new strobilurin fungicide to staff in October.

Modifies a noun

  • spray: The main method to control ear blight in the UK is a fungicide ear spray.
  • resistance: The part of the project that I was involved with aims to develop a method to screen for evidence of fungicide resistance.
  • timing: Its good disease resistance means more flexibility in fungicide spray timing.
  • input: This is not the time to save on fungicide inputs.
  • application: A fungicide application to protect these top leaves from fungal attack is very important.
  • treatment: Where new canes are showing signs of the disease, they should respond well to a copper fungicide treatment over the winter months.

Noun used with modifier

  • strobilurin: Now is also the time to use a strobilurin fungicide.
  • triazole: The disease can be controlled with triazole fungicides, which also control powdery mildew.
  • blight: Late blight fungicides comprise more than 50 % of the fungicide used in The Netherlands.
  • copper: Water with a copper fungicide at the first signs.
  • chemical: Within just two years, farmers were able to abandon the chemical fungicides previously widely used to fight the disease.
  • contact: Poison disk and poison plate methods were used to assess the sensitivity of a range of contact fungicides.

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