fungicidenoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈfʌŋ.ɡɪ.saɪd//ˈfʌn.dʒɪ.saɪd/us/ˈfʌn.dʒɪ.saɪd//ˈfʌŋ.ɡə.saɪd/a chemical substance used to kill fungus or prevent it from growing
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Plant pathology
- auxin
- blight
- canker
- dry rot
- Dutch elm disease
- etiolated
- excrescence
- herbicide
- insecticide
- node
- organophosphate
- pesticide
- rust
- scab
- sterility
- wither
- worm-eaten
- wormhole
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Improving fertility & pest control
Examples from literature
- A Member: In your experience are fungicides useful in handling the blight?
- Since the advent of the practice of spraying with fungicides to prevent mildew, the culture of the gooseberry has increased.
- The best general fungicide is the bordeaux mixture.
- The efficiency of various fungicides was tried.
- These are always a source of danger, even when the seed is treated with fungicides before sowing.