Descriptions

Mancozeb is a dithiocarbamate non-systemic agricultural fungicide with multi-site, protective action on contact. It is a combination of two other dithiocarbamates: maneb and zineb. The mixture controls many fungal diseases in a wide range of field crops, fruits, nuts, vegetables, and ornamentals
 

Mode of Action: It is a broad-spectrum fungicide with protective action. The product is fungitoxic when exposed to air. It is converted to an isothiocyanate, which inactivates the sulphahydral (SH) groups in enzymes of fungi. Some times the metals are exchanged between mancozeb and enzymes of fungi, thus causing disturbance in fungal enzyme functioning

• Special Features: King of all Fungicides: Broad spectrum fungicide, which controls large number of diseases (with its multisite action), caused by phycomycetes, advance fungi and other group of fungi infecting many crops.
• Wide Spectrum of Use: Used for foliar sprays, nursery drenching and seed treatments in many crops.
• No Disease Resistance: Sparsh can be used repeatedly, without any danger of resistance development, for number of years.
• Ideal Tank Mix Partner: Best fungicide to be used along with systemic fungicides to prevent and/or delay resistance development.
• Provides Nutrition: In addition to disease control, it also provides manganese and zinc in traces to crop, there by keeps plants green and healthy.
• Environmentally Safe: Sparsh is quite safe to natural enemies and environment. Thus, part of Integrated Disease Management.

It is used to control brown and black rust and blight of wheat, leaf blight & downy mildew of maize, blast of paddy, leaf spot sorghum. It is also used to control Tip Rot Sigatoka leaf spot of banana and other fungal disease of banana, guava and other field crops.

Application: For better disease management, it is always advisable to remember the maxim -Prevention Is Always Better Than Cure. Generally the sprays  should start before the appearance of disease or at disease initiation. Repeat the applications at 7-12 days interval depending on climatic conditions and disease severity. The general recommendations on various crops are given below, but it is advisable to use the product as per the local recommendations of agricultural institutes.

General application rate for foliar spray is 200-250 grams per 100 liters of water. Water volume ranges between 500 and 1000 liter per hectare based upon crop type and crop stage. For seed treatment, the general recommendation is 2.5 g/kg seed. Tubers or rhizomes are recommended to be dipped for minimum 20-30 minutes before sowing @300g per 100 liters. It is advised that the user must read the label and leaflet attached to the container for details.