Thiram (CAS: 137-26-8) is a multi-use carbamate fungicide which is also used as a mammal repellent. Also pesticide transformation product.
Thiram Mode of action
Basic contact fungicide with protective action.
Thiram Uses
Protective fungicide applied to foliage to control Botrytis spp. on grapes, soft fruit, lettuce, vegetables and ornamentals; rust on ornamentals; scab and storage diseases on apples and pears; leaf curl, Stigmina and monilia on stone fruit; and anthracnosis (Colletotrichum) in temperate and tropical crops. Used in seed treatments alone or in combination with added insecticides or fungicides to control damping-off diseases (e.g. Pythium spp.), and other diseases like Fusarium spp., of maize, cotton, cereals, legumes, vegetables and ornamentals, and to provide bird repellency. Used as a soil treatment for the control of soil-borne pests (e.g. Pythium, Fusarium, Rhizoctonia and sclerotinia spp.). Applied at 0.1–0.3% a.i. for foliar uses, 0.05–0.20 kg a.i./100 kg seed for seed treatment, and 0.5–1 g/m² for soil treatment.
Thiram Applicable crops
Cereals including barley, millet, oats, rye, triticale; Beans and peas; Brassicas; Beet crops; Aubergines; Flax; Onions; Soybean; Sunflowers; Tomatoes; Fruit including apples, pear, cherry, strawberry
Thiram Available formulation
400g/L SC
480g/L FS
50% WP