Ndi mankhwala ophera tizilombo toyambitsa matenda a sulfure, omwe ndi amodzi mwa mankhwala ophera fungasi akale kwambiri paulimi, ndipo akhala akugwiritsidwa ntchito kwa zaka pafupifupi 70.Zinc imalowetsedwa mosavuta kukhala mankhwala a thiocyanate m'madzi, omwe ali ndi mphamvu yoletsa ma enzymes okhala ndi sulfhydryl mu tizilombo toyambitsa matenda, ndipo amapha mwachindunji tizilombo toyambitsa matenda ndikulepheretsa kuwukira kwawo.Choncho, zimangokhala ndi njira zodzitetezera pa matenda a mbewu, ndipo mphamvu yake yochiritsira imakhala yofooka kwambiri.Kuteteza fungicide kwa masamba, komwe kumagwiritsidwa ntchito popewa komanso kuchiza matenda osiyanasiyana a fungal a mbewu monga tirigu, masamba, mphesa, mitengo yazipatso ndi fodya.Daisenzinc imatha kuteteza ndi kuchiza matenda obwera chifukwa cha bowa wosiyanasiyana, koma imakhala ndi zotsatira zoyipa pa powdery mildew.