Definitions
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- adjective Of, pertaining to, or effective as a
pesticide
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Examples
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And families that succeed in treating the condition with popular products such as Rid and Nix may have to apply the pesticidal creams as many as three times to get rid of the pests.
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Uncle Tom's Rose Tonic contains potassium phosphite and has good fungicidal properties, while SB Plant Invigorator is a foliar feed with fungicidal and pesticidal properties.
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Consider corn varieties engineered to produce a pesticidal protein called Bt-toxin.
Potential Health Hazards of Genetically Engineered Foods 2008
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For example, scientists can take the gene for the Bt pesticidal protein, and introduce the gene into the plant's own genetic material.
Types of pesticides 2008
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For example, canola oil and baking soda have pesticidal applications and are considered biopesticides.
Types of pesticides 2008
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Consider corn varieties engineered to produce a pesticidal protein called Bt-toxin.
Potential Health Hazards of Genetically Engineered Foods 2008
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But the broad definition of “pesticide” in FIFRA also applies to products with less familiar “pesticidal uses.”
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Offsetting the low levels of lycopene are higher levels of compounds called volatile terpenoids, which possess antimicroial, pesticidal and antifungal qualities, so the GM tomato may have longer shelf life and need less pesticide to grow, Lewinsohn contends.
Lemon, Rose-Flavored ”Frankenfood” Tomato Developed | Impact Lab 2007
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But the broad definition of “pesticide” in FIFRA also applies to products with less familiar “pesticidal uses.”
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, United States 2007
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The Bayer LL601 rice is a Bt variety that produces a pesticidal protein.
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