Tank mix adjuvants

Tank mix adjuvants are additives intended to be given directly into the spray mixture to improve the utilization or the biological efficacy of crop protection product(s) and fertilizer treatment.

Spraying crop protection products onto crops can be inefficient when there are challenges with the chemical nature of the mixture, difficulties with the technical spray process, or unfavorable climatic conditions. Fortunately, the performance of the tank mix can be optimized by adding adjuvants.

These tank mix adjuvants ease the application and increase the effectiveness of the spray process by enhancing the bio efficacy of the crop protection products. Therefore, from both an economic and environmental perspective, using such adjuvants is beneficial.

The following sections will highlight the different ways in which adjuvants contribute to the performance of spray mixtures.

What is an adjuvant and how does it work?

Tank mix adjuvants are usually blends of additives selected for specific functions. Adjuvants are generally classified as either utility adjuvants or activator adjuvants. Utility adjuvants can modify the physical properties of the spray mixture, while activator adjuvants enhance the biological efficacy of the crop protection product. In practice, however, these functions are often interconnected and cannot always be clearly distinguished.

Mode of Action – Utility Adjuvants Mode of Action – Activator Adjuvants Product Overview