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Ethylenebisdithiocarbamate (EBDC) fungicides are a group of fungicides used to control a broad spectrum of fungal diseases such as rots, molds, or scab, in fruit, vegetable, field and ornamental crops.
In the U.S., the EBDC group currently consists of mancozeb, registered by Cerexagri, Dow AgroSciences, and DuPont; maneb, registered by Cerexagri, and metiram.
The regulatory questions about the EBDCs have stemmed from ethylenethiourea (ETU), a common metabolite, minor impurity, and degradate of all EBDCs. Learn more about the toxicology of ETU.
The first EBDC registration occurred in the United States during the 1940s. Over fifty years later, EBDC fungicides are still the most widely used form of fungal disease protection in the world because of their broad spectrum of control, lack of resistance, effectiveness and favorable cost.
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