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Common name: thiophanate-methyl
Chemical name: dimethyl [1,2-phenylene-bis(iminocarbonothioyl)]bis[carbamate]; dimethyl 4,4'-o-phenylenebis[3-thioallophanate]
Common Product names: Domain®, Topsin® M, Cleary® 3336
CAS:23564-05-8
Pesticide classification: fungicide

Thiophanate-Methyl APPLICATIONS
Biochemistry Carbendazim precursor. Mode of action Systemic fungicide with protective and curative action. Absorbed by the leaves and roots. Uses A fungicide used at 30-50 g a.i./ha and effective against a wide range of fungal pathogens including: eyespot and other diseases of cereals; scab on apples and pears; Monilia disease and Gloeosporium rot on apples; Monilia spp. on stone fruit; canker on fruit trees; powdery mildews on pome fruit, stone fruit, vegetables, cucurbits, strawberries, vines, roses, etc.; Botrytis and Sclerotinia spp. on various crops; leaf spot diseases on beet, oilseed rape, celery, celeriac, etc.; club root on brassicas; dollar spot, Corticium, and Fusarium spp. on turf; grey mould in vines; Pyricularia oryzae in rice; sigatoka disease in bananas; and many diseases in floriculture. Also used on almonds, pecans, tea, coffee, peanuts, soya beans, tobacco, chestnuts, sugar cane, citrus fruit, figs, hops, mulberries, and many other crops. Used additionally as a wound protectant for pruning cuts on trees. Formulation types DP; PA; SC; WP. Compatibility Incompatible with alkaline and copper-containing compounds.

Thiophanate-Methyl ANALYSIS
Product analysis by hplc (CIPAC Handbook, 1988, D, 162). Residues determined by colorimetry (Pestic. Anal. Man., 1979, II; V. L. Miller et al., J. Assoc. Off. Anal. Chem., 1977, 60, 1154), by glc (A. Ambrus et al., ibid., 1981, 64, 733), or by hplc (S. Ono, Nihon Noyaku Gakkaishi, 1982, 7, 363; N. Shiga et al., ibid., 1977, 2, 27; Anal. Methods Residues Pestic., 1988, Part I, M3).

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