Ziram
Action/Use:
- Fungicide
Use:
For use on almond and peaches to control shot hole, brown rot, and peach leaf curl; apples, pears, and pecans to control scab and bull's-eye rot; grapes to control black rot, downy mildew, Phomopsis cane, ripe rot, Botrytis bunch rot; and on vegetables. The most stable of the metallic dithiocarbamates; nonphytotoxic except for zinc-sensitive plants.
Identification
Common Name(s): Ziram (BSI, ISOE, JMAF); ; Zirame (ISOF)
Chemistry
Properties: White solid. Mezene* melts at approx. 240°C. Soluble in chloroform; essentially insoluble in alcohol and ether.
Environmental Guidelines
Water Solubility: Soluble to 65 ppm in distilled water
Hazards: Fish: Moderately toxic. Bee: Nontoxic
Safety Guidelines
Signal Word: DANGER
Toxicity Class: I
Toxicity: (Rat): Oral LD50 1400 mg/kg. Dermal >6000 mg/kg
Handling/storage Cautions: Mezene*: Store in sealed original containers, in well-aired, fresh and dry storehouses or in shaded and possibly well-aired places. Recommended product temperature: <25-30°C. Stack containers to permit a free circulation of air at the bottom and inside of the piles. Biological activity remains practically unvaried for 2 years under environmental conditions, provided stored as directed
Suppliers and Branded Products
Basic Producers:
Taminco (Headquarters) (Thionic*, Ziram Granuflo*)
Taminco, Inc. (Ziram Granuflo*)
United Phosphorus Ltd. (Triscabol*)
Formulators' Trade Names:
Bayer CropScience (Pomarsol* Z)
Chemiplant S.A. (Mezene*)
Devidayal Sales Limited (Deviziram*)
Dhanuka Agritech Ltd. (Dhanuka Z-27*)
M/S HPM Chemicals and Fertilizers Ltd. (Hindustan*)
SAFA TARIM A.S. (Ziraflo*)
B.V. Industrie- & Handelsonderneming Simonis (Woprozir*)
Syngenta (Cuman*)
Tecomag S.r.l. (Ziretec*)
TRAGUSA (Tratamientos Guadalquivir S.L.) (Ziram-Gu*)
United Phosphorus Ltd. (Cekuziram*)
Discontinued Names:
Antene*
Carbazinc*
Coltal Konz Flow*
Corozate*
Fuciram*
Fuclasin Ultra*
Fuklasin*
Lairam 90 Tropical*
Micosin*
OR-CAL Ziram 400*
Prodaram*
Tricarbamix*
Tricarbamix* Z
Vancide* MZ-96
Z-C-Spray*
Zerlate*
Zirasan*
Zirater*
Zirex*
