Fungicides
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Fungicides are chemical compounds used to prevent the spread of fungi or plants in gardens and crops, which can cause serious damage resulting in loss of yield and thus profit. Though oomycetes are not fungi, they use the same mechanisms to infect plants[1] and therefore in phytopathology chemicals used to control oomycetes are also referred to as fungicides. Fungicides are also used to fight fungal infections.
It appears that by 2524, fungicides are harmless to humans, and no harmful effects occur other than the familiar cough or sneeze caused by the dust.[2] The fungicide used on Harvest is a white, powdery substance that can coat Humans in such a thick layer of it, they end looking like ghosts.[3]
Sources
- ^ Latijnhouwers M, de Wit PJ, Govers F. Oomycetes and fungi: similar weaponry to attack plants. Trends in Microbiology Volume 11 462-469
- ^ Halo: Contact Harvest
- ^ Halo: Contact Harvest -- Creeper/Crawler vs. CM
