fungicide

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They are loathed by many who view them as unhygienic hangers-on that need to be stamped out with a lethal battery of fungicides, disinfectants and pharmaceuticals.

From Washington Post

Known as a pulse, or grain legume harvested for its protein-rich seeds, chickpeas are also prone to disease that can require costly fungicides, he said.

From Reuters

Effective solutions exist to control plant diseases: chemical fungicides, resistant crop varieties and the emerging use of biological pesticides.

From Scientific American

During the day, she shapes topiary and rinses fungicide residue from palmettos so they can be passed off as organic.

From New York Times

Once you have fungus in your mulch, there is no fungicide to remove it.

From Salon