Adjuvant FAQs
Below are our most common adjuvant FAQs. If you would like to know more, you can request a callback.
How are adjuvants developed?
Intracrop is science-led. Our adjuvants are developed alongside universities, research institutes and independent scientists. Independent trials, financed significantly by our parent company Frontier, produce clear, reliable results. We work alongside agronomists to ensure we understand the key issues being experienced on the farm, by crop and region. Our biostimulant and adjuvant technologies and products are designed and rigorously tested to address these issues and support farmers in maximising productivity in crop production.
What is an adjuvant?
Typically used alongside crop protection products, adjuvants are designed to enhance the efficacy of spray products. They do this by adhering them to the plant surface, giving a more even spray coverage, slowing drying time of spray products to increase absorption, reducing UV degradation or even to lower the pH as a buffering agent. Intracrop has developed a range of adjuvants that work in a range of ways, specifically designed to be partnered with crop protection products. Find out more here.
What are the different types of adjuvants in agriculture?
Adjuvants in agriculture are used to improve the efficacy of crop protection products: by adhering them to the plant surface, giving a more even spray coverage, slowing drying time of spray products to increase absorption, reducing UV degradation or even to lower the pH as a buffering agent.
Why are adjuvants used with crop protection products?
In short, adjuvants enhance the effectiveness of crop protection products and increase the efficacy of active ingredients. Adjuvants in agriculture work in a variety of ways: by adhering them to the plant surface, giving a more even spray coverage, slowing drying time of spray products to increase absorption, reducing UV degradation or even to lower the pH as a buffering agent.
How do I become an adjuvant distributor?
Becoming a distributor with Intracrop is a streamlined process and we are ready to support you through it. You can request a callback to get started.
What is water softener used for?
Water softening has a variety of uses in agriculture for the benefit of the plant as well as for expensive equipment. Hard water cations can affect the efficacy of sensitive plant protection products (PPPs), water softeners turn hard water soft minimising pesticide losses and optimising efficacy. Soft water is also beneficial when it comes to farm equipment as it substantially reduces the build up of limescale in tanks and pipes.
What is an anti-foam adjuvant?
Anti-foam adjuvants reduce the formation of foam forming when spray agents are mixed together. Reducing foam will significantly improve control at application and stabilises the formulation. Solar Plus is our most popular anti-foam adjuvant.
What are the two types of adjuvants?
Adjuvants are typically divided into two types: built-in/in-can adjuvant, which is included within your product, or tank-mix adjuvant. Intracrop has a range of available tank-mix adjuvants for a wide variety of circumstances.
Which adjuvants are environmentally friendly?
Intracrop’s adjuvant Adhere is environmentally friendly. With a non-hazardous formulation, Adhere has a very low ecotox profile in comparison with paraffinic oil-based products. It uses a new mode of action and is derived from renewable sources which makes it readily biodegradable.
What is a herbicide adjuvant?
A herbicide adjuvant is added to the tank to improve herbicide performance. This can be done in a range of ways including working as an anti-foam, pH buffering or anti-drift technology. They can also increase herbicide absorption and coverage. Some herbicide adjuvants, such as Adhere, have been specifically developed for residual herbicides as they improve adhesion to the soil reducing leaching through the soil profile. Cogent is our leading herbicide adjuvant.
What is the difference between adjuvant and surfactant?
A surfactant is actually a type of adjuvant. They are designed to enhance the properties of plant protection products. Surfactants are most often used to help a plant protection product spread over a leaf surface.
What are sticker adjuvants?
Sticker or Extender adjuvants increase the adhesion of the spray deposit to the target surface (e.g. leaf), helping the spray droplet resist removal by rain, wind or mechanical action.
