fungicide

Example Sentences

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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

Farmers are reluctant to adopt even slightly lower yielding crops, especially if fungicides can kill pathogens.

From Science Magazine

It’s hard to contain the old-school fertilizers, insecticides, herbicides, rodenticides and fungicides you use in your yard to only your yard.

From Seattle Times

Ridgway speculated that the copper material of the box had acted as a fungicide and biocide to kill microorganisms that might otherwise have eaten the paper items within.

From Washington Post