Description
Mode of Action
Metalaxyl 8% + Mancozeb 64% WP is a benzenoid fungicide that acts systemically. Metalaxyl is a fungicide in the Phenylamide-Acylamine Group D of the Depsipeptide family. These are natural or synthetic compounds with residues of amino and hydroxy carboxylic acid. It disrupts the synthesis of nucleic acids. Mancozeb is a dithiocarbamate fungicide with effects on the nervous system via its main metabolite, carbon disulfide. It interferes with enzymes containing sulphydryl groups, which disrupts several biochemical processes within the fungal cell cytoplasm and mitochondria. It is a multisite protective fungicide that inhibits spore germination, remains on the leaf surface, and interferes with six different biochemical processes within the fungal pathogen cell. It contains both the systemic fungicide Metalaxyl and the contact fungicide Mancozeb, providing both internal and external protection. It is used in the nursery to control diseases such as downy mildew of grapes, damping off, and tobacco black shank. It is a systemic and extremely effective fungicide.
Benefits of Metalaxyl 8% + Mancozeb 64% WP
- It is a broad-spectrum fungicide.
- It protects the plant from diseases for longer periods of time.
- It protects plants through both preventive and curative action.
- It is a multisite protective fungicide.
Target Crops, Pests, and Dosages of Metalaxyl 8% + Mancozeb 64% WP
Crop(s) | Target Disease | Dosage/Acre (gm) | Dilution in Water (lit/Acre) |
Black Pepper | Phytophthora foot rot (Phytopthora capsici) | 2.5gm/vine | 2 lit/vine (spraying) 5 lit/vine (soil drenching) |
Grapes | Downy Mildew (Plasmopara viticola) | 1000-1250 | 200-250 |
Mustard | White rust (Albugo candida) and Alternaria bilght (Alternaria brassicae) | 1000-1250 | 400-450 |
Pearl millet | Downy mildew (Sclerospora graminicola) | 800-850 | 200-250 |
Potato | Late blight (Phytophthora infestans) | 1000-1250 | 400-450 |
Tobacco | Damping off (Pythium aphanidermatum) | 2000-2500 | 400-450 |
Leaf blight (Rhizoctonia solani), Black Shank (Phytophthora nicotianae) | 800-850 | 400-450 |