| Company Name |
HPM Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd. |
| Product Name |
HINDUSTAN M-45 |
| Technical Name |
Mancozeb 75% WP |
| Description |
HINDUSTAN M-45 is a broad-spectrum, non-systemic contact fungicide with protective action. It helps protect crops against a wide range of fungal diseases and is suitable for preventive disease management. HPM describes it as a multisite fungicide with low risk of resistance development. |
| Mode of Action |
Contact and protective action. Mancozeb acts at multiple sites in fungal cells, interfering with important biochemical processes and preventing fungal development. |
| Features & Benefits |
• Broad-spectrum fungal disease protection
• Multisite mode of action
• Useful for resistance-management programmes
• Provides manganese and zinc as micronutrients
• Suitable for foliar spray, seed treatment and nursery drenching
• Effective against several blights, leaf spots, rusts, mildews and other fungal diseases. |
| Application Method |
Foliar spray, seed treatment and nursery/soil drenching, depending on the crop and approved label recommendation. For foliar application, ensure thorough and uniform coverage of the plant surface. |
| Dose |
HPM's product page lists 600–800 g/acre in 300 L water for potato, tomato, wheat, maize, paddy, jowar and grapes; banana is listed at 600–800 g/acre in 400 L water. Apple is listed at 30 g/tree in 10 L water. Always follow the current product label for the specific crop and disease. |
| Pests / Target Diseases |
Late blight, early blight, leaf spot, brown rust, black rust, blast, downy mildew, angular leaf spot, anthracnose, tip rot, Sigatoka leaf spot, cigar-end rot, scab, sooty blotch and fruit rot. |
| Uses |
Used for preventive and protective management of fungal diseases in crops including potato, tomato, wheat, maize, paddy, banana, grapes, apple and other crops where Mancozeb 75% WP is label-approved. |
| Product Category |
Fungicide → Contact/Protective Fungicide |