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Recent Examples of fungicide
Dipping the fresh-cut end in rooting hormone may also increase the rate of success, both to stimulate root formation and to discourage stem rot (some products contain a fungicide).
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Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 30 Jan. 2025
Avoid overcrowding your tree and use appropriate fungicides if a disease becomes serious.
—Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Nov. 2024
Try pruning out the dead back into green stems and then spraying the plants with a systemic fungicide following label instructions.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Jan. 2025
To raise healthy plants, conventional horticulture banked on the intensive use of chemicals such as fungicides to ward off all kinds of diseases.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Oct. 2024
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Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 30 Jan. 2025
Avoid overcrowding your tree and use appropriate fungicides if a disease becomes serious.
—Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Nov. 2024
Try pruning out the dead back into green stems and then spraying the plants with a systemic fungicide following label instructions.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Jan. 2025
To raise healthy plants, conventional horticulture banked on the intensive use of chemicals such as fungicides to ward off all kinds of diseases.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fungicide
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Using Pesticides in the Garden Keeping an immaculate garden usually relies on pesticides and herbicides.—
Lauren David,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Mar. 2025
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In that case, early detection of invasive species, by satellite imagery or by people on the ground, is the best way to stop invasives with a variety of removal techniques, be that herbicide or something else, in an attempt to keep them somewhat contained.—
Kylie Mohr,
Vox,
8 Jan. 2025
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They can be found in solvents, refrigerants, pesticides, and pharmaceuticals and are used as flame retardants and fire extinguishants.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
11 Mar. 2025
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The study says that the use of pesticides (especially insecticides), habitat loss through land development and climate change are all contributing to the loss of butterflies, as the insects' breeding patterns and food sources are disrupted.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
8 Mar. 2025
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That’s the decrease in America’s butterfly population since 2000 — a result of insecticides, climate change and habitat loss, according to a new study.—
Daniel Wine,
CNN,
12 Mar. 2025
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The study says that the use of pesticides (especially insecticides), habitat loss through land development and climate change are all contributing to the loss of butterflies, as the insects' breeding patterns and food sources are disrupted.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
8 Mar. 2025
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Chemical components of pesticides were found in four of the products — inhaling certain pesticides through marijuana smoking poses a risk of harmful toxicants entering the lungs and bloodstream.—
Ben Markus - Colorado Public Radio,
NPR,
4 Feb. 2025
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Nonetheless, the researchers also acknowledged that realizing such goals will be complex, as U.S. regulators typically consider risks associated with individual toxicants, rather than the complex mixtures that exist in wastewater.—
Sharon Udasin,
The Hill,
6 Jan. 2025
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“Fungicide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fungicide. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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