Action / Use ACTION: Fungicide. USE: Used on a variety of fruits and vegetables. Zineb also results from combining nabam (or diammonium or potassium ammonium analogs) with zinc sulfate in the spray tank. FORMULATIONS: Wettable powder. PREMIX PARTNERS: Copper Oxychloride; Hexaconazole; Maneb; Sulfur.
Identification
COMMON NAME: Zineb (BSI, ISO-E, JMAF); Zinèbe (ISO-F).
Chemistry
COMPOSITION: Zinc ethylenebis(dithiocarbamate). Zineb also results from combining nabam (or diammonium or potassium ammonium analogs) with zinc sulfate in the spray tank.((1)1). PROPERTIES: Light colored powder, practically odorless. Decomposes before melting. Terminal stability (40℃), 1-5% degradation after 1 month. Density (20℃), approx. 1.74. Practically insoluble in most organic solvents, slightly soluble in pyridine.
Zineb