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2. Fungicide - Wikipedia

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   Fungicides are pesticides used to kill parasitic fungi or their spores. [1] [2] Fungi can cause serious damage in agriculture, resulting in losses of yield and quality.. Fungicides are used both in agriculture and to fight fungal infections i

3. Copper pesticide - Wikipedia

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   Copper pesticide is applied as a contact protective foliar spray, so it remains deposited on leaf surfaces. A small concentration of copper ions may be taken up by plants as essential nutrients. Copper foliar sprays are also applied to correct plant copper deficiency. [8] Excess absorbed copper ions can kill sensitive cells in copper sensitive ...

4. Lufenuron - Wikipedia

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   Lufenuron is also used to fight fungal infections, since fungus cell walls are about one third chitin. [1] Lufenuron is also sold as an agricultural pesticide for use against lepidopterans, eriophyid mites, and western flower thrips. It is an effective antifungal in plants. [2]

5. List of pest-repelling plants - Wikipedia

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   They have been used in companion planting as pest control in agricultural and garden situations, and in households. Certain plants have shown effectiveness as topical repellents for haematophagous insects, such as the use of lemon eucalyptus in PMD, but incomplete research and misunderstood applications can produce variable results. [1]

6. Antifungal - Wikipedia

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   Antifungal resistance is a One Health concern, driven by multiple extrinsic factors, including extensive fungicidal use, overuse of clinical antifungals, environmental change and host factors. [1] Like resistance to antibacterials, antifungal resistance can be driven by antifungal use in agriculture.

7. Pesticide - Wikipedia

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   The word pesticide derives from the Latin pestis (plague) and caedere (kill). [5]The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has defined pesticide as: . any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, or controlling any pest, including vectors of human or animal disease, unwanted species of plants or animals, causing harm during or otherwise interfering with the ...