- Mancozeb is a member of the manganese/zinc ethylene bisdithiocarbamate (EBDTC) group of fungicides.
- Other members of EBDTCs include ferbam, vapam, maneb, zineb, thiram, and ziram.
- The common trade names are: Manzate®, Dithane®, Penncozeb®, Fore®, Roper®
- Disodium ethylenebis (dithiocarbamate), Nabam, was the first ethylenebis (dithiocarbamate) used. It was unstable in its solid form, making its practical handling difficult. However, the addition of some metal salts, such as zinc sulphate, had a stabilizing effect on the liquid. The reaction product between zinc sulphate and Nabam was Zineb. Manganese formed manganese ethylene . . .
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