Mancozeb
| Specification | |
| Active Ingredient | 90% min. |
| Appearance |
Yellowish powder, practically odorless |
| Physical and chemical properties | |
| Chemical Name | mangaese ethylenebis (dithocarbamate) (polymeric) coplex with zinc salt |
| Empirical Formula | (C4H6MnN2S4)x(Zn)y |
| Molecular Weight |
541.0 |
| Structural Formula |
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| Melting point |
Decomposes below melting point: ca. 150℃ |
| Solubility |
6-20 mg/l in water, practically insoluble in most organic solvents |
| Vapor pressure |
Negligible. |
| Formulations |
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85%TC, 80%WP, 70%WDG
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| Application |
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Mancozeb is classified as a contact fungicide with preventive activity. It inhibits enzyme activity in fungi by forming a complex with metal-containing enzymes including those involved in production of adenosine triphosphate (ATP).
Mancozeb is used on economic crops from many kinds of diseases of epidemic resulted by germs, such as black spot, leaf spot,and anthracnose.
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