UAV crop protection is a growing trend worldwide, in particular China, with agricultural drones providing all-in-one solutions primarily for precision farming and spraying of crops. This trend impacts tank mix adjuvants which are a key additive to enhance efficiency of drone spray. Based on Solvay 25 years experience in this field, we reflect on trends in this market as well as on the future of innovation in tank mix adjuvants, with a focus on drone spray in China.
What are tank mix adjuvants? Tank Mix adjuvants are added directly to the farmer’s tank together with the pesticide to improve the performance of the active ingredients, and mitigate negative effects such as drift and bouncing.
Adjuvants are classified according to the benefit they bring: spray performance (water conditioning, drift control,) or activator (retention, spreading,). As spray drift and deposition are complex and depend on a large set of criteria (spray characteristics, equipment, weather,), expertise in formulation as well as appropriate best in class technologies are needed.
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