Huang Jingxian, a Singapore agrochemical scientist from Stepan Agricultural Solutions, shared the friendly additives for glufosinate-ammonium formulations launched by his company at the 3rd International Agrochemical Formulation and Application Technology Summit Forum held by AgroPages. Auxiliaries & Naturally Derived Auxiliaries for Agricultural Drones.
With the increasing popularity of glufosinate-resistant crops and the expansion of the ban on paraquat, the global demand for glufosinate has grown rapidly. The development of glufosinate-ammonium formulations still faces a series of challenges, especially in improving its wettability and permeability, thereby improving its efficacy. However, there are various problems in the commonly used surfactants of glufosinate-ammonium aqueous preparations and soluble preparations.
To this end, Stepan has launched STEPGROW® GP 102 (already launched in China) and STEPGROW GL 104 XTRA (expected to be launched in China in 2023) green and high-efficiency adjuvants. The test results show that related products can improve the stability of glufosinate-ammonium formulations , wettability and permeability, so as to achieve faster control of target weeds, it is the best choice for developing high-end glufosinate-ammonium formulations.
In addition, for the fast-growing plant protection aerial defense market, Stepan has also launched tank mixing additives for agricultural drones, including: STEPGROW® MP-ADJ, STEPGROW DSD and STEPGROW DRTS products. The test results show that both STEPGROW MP-ADJ and STEPGROW DSD have excellent anti-drift, wetting, spreading, and penetration properties, which are better than industry standards.
STEPGROW DRTS is a proprietary anti-drift additive that can also be used as a formulation aid for oil-based pesticides such as EW, SC, OD, EC and SE.
Source AgroPages
