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How do you choose the correct absorption enhancer?

Absorption enhancers ensure that crop protection agents are better absorbed into the plant. This can lead to a strong improvement in efficacy. They are often additives based on vegetable oil or plant oil esters. These additives give a visible emulsion when you add them to water. There are also absorption enhancers that are naturally soluble in water. But how do you choose the correct absorption enhancer for your crop? In this article, our specialist explains.
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Jan-Paul de Wit
Product specialist Crop Protection | March 10, 2020 | 4 min. reading time

Absorption enhancers based on vegetable oil (including esters)

In some crops, these oily substances can cause a crop reaction that can lead to plant damage. Usually this is caused by too high an uptake of a highly active substance for the crop. The oil itself can sometimes even cause a reaction on sensitive tissue. In order to prevent this, sometimes it is preferable to use another type of absorption enhancer,on sensitive crops; for instance, polyglycol. 

Without previous exposure

If you want to apply an oil based adjuvant for absorption enhancement to a crop, always try this first on a small trial patch of crop. Thus, a possible crop reaction will not have a major impact on production. Also, be well informed about the use of absorption enhancers.  

Absorption enhancers per crop

If you want to apply an oil based adjuvant for absorption enhancement to a crop, always try this first on a small trial patch of crop. Thus, a possible crop reaction will not have a major impact on production. Also, be well informed about the use of absorption enhancers.  

Absorption enhancers - oil based

ProductApplicationsCrop
Amelio
Growth regulatorsOrnamental crops (covered crops)
HerbicidesOrnamental crops (covered crops)
Assist M36
Insecticides, fungicides and growth regulatorsFruiting vegetables
Cut flowers
Annual summer flowers
Parkland plants
Pot plants
HerbicidesSeveral systemic weed killers
AdditInsecticidesFruiting vegetables
Ornamental crops

Absorption enhancers based on polyglycerol

ProductApplicationsCrop
Elasto G5Insecticides, fungicides and growth regulatorsPot plants
 Parkland plants
 Annual summer flowers
 Fruiting vegetables

HerbicidesSeveral systemic weed killers

Absorption enhancers in combination with crop protection substances

In the table below you can see examples of possible combinations in which absorption enhancers and chemical crop protection substances can be used.
ProductCropCrop protection product
AmelioChrysanthemumDazide Enhance
Alar
Assist M36CucumberVectine Plus
Vertimec Gold
Plenum 50 WG

ChrysanthemumVectine Plus
Vertimec Gold
Plenum 50 WG
Milbeknock
Conserve
Actara
Trigard
BotaniGard vloeibaar

Bell peppersVectine Plus
Vertimec Gold
Tracer 480 SC


BuxusOrtiva
Mirage Plus 570 sc
Switch
Spirit

Pot plantsMogeton

Park BedsPirouette
Bonzi
Dazide Enhance
Alar

HerbicidesMogeton
Basagran
AdditFruiting vegetablesMycotal

Ornamental cropsMycotal
Elasto G5Fruiting vegetablesSerenade SC
Floramite 240 SC

Pot plantsDazide Enhance
Alar
Frupica SC
Serenade SC


Annual summer flowers and bedding plantsDazide Enhance
Alar
UPL CCC 750
Stabiel N CCC
Stabilan


HerbicidesRoundup
Etna
Imex
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How do you choose the correct absorption enhancer?

Absorption enhancers ensure that crop protection agents are better absorbed into the plant. This can lead to a strong improvement in efficacy. They are often additives based on vegetable oil or plant oil esters. These additives give a visible emulsion when you add them to water. There are also absorption enhancers that are naturally soluble in water. But how do you choose the correct absorption enhancer for your crop? In this article, our specialist explains.
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Absorption enhancers based on vegetable oil (including esters)

In some crops, these oily substances can cause a crop reaction that can lead to plant damage. Usually this is caused by too high an uptake of a highly active substance for the crop. The oil itself can sometimes even cause a reaction on sensitive tissue. In order to prevent this, sometimes it is preferable to use another type of absorption enhancer,on sensitive crops; for instance, polyglycol. 

Without previous exposure

If you want to apply an oil based adjuvant for absorption enhancement to a crop, always try this first on a small trial patch of crop. Thus, a possible crop reaction will not have a major impact on production. Also, be well informed about the use of absorption enhancers.  

Absorption enhancers per crop

If you want to apply an oil based adjuvant for absorption enhancement to a crop, always try this first on a small trial patch of crop. Thus, a possible crop reaction will not have a major impact on production. Also, be well informed about the use of absorption enhancers.  

Absorption enhancers - oil based

ProductApplicationsCrop
Amelio
Growth regulatorsOrnamental crops (covered crops)
HerbicidesOrnamental crops (covered crops)
Assist M36
Insecticides, fungicides and growth regulatorsFruiting vegetables
Cut flowers
Annual summer flowers
Parkland plants
Pot plants
HerbicidesSeveral systemic weed killers
AdditInsecticidesFruiting vegetables
Ornamental crops

Absorption enhancers based on polyglycerol

ProductApplicationsCrop
Elasto G5Insecticides, fungicides and growth regulatorsPot plants
 Parkland plants
 Annual summer flowers
 Fruiting vegetables

HerbicidesSeveral systemic weed killers

Absorption enhancers in combination with crop protection substances

In the table below you can see examples of possible combinations in which absorption enhancers and chemical crop protection substances can be used.
ProductCropCrop protection product
AmelioChrysanthemumDazide Enhance
Alar
Assist M36CucumberVectine Plus
Vertimec Gold
Plenum 50 WG

ChrysanthemumVectine Plus
Vertimec Gold
Plenum 50 WG
Milbeknock
Conserve
Actara
Trigard
BotaniGard vloeibaar

Bell peppersVectine Plus
Vertimec Gold
Tracer 480 SC


BuxusOrtiva
Mirage Plus 570 sc
Switch
Spirit

Pot plantsMogeton

Park BedsPirouette
Bonzi
Dazide Enhance
Alar

HerbicidesMogeton 
Basagran 
AdditFruiting vegetablesMycotal

Ornamental cropsMycotal
Elasto G5Fruiting vegetablesSerenade SC
Floramite 240 SC

Pot plantsDazide Enhance
Alar
Frupica SC
Serenade SC


Annual summer flowers and bedding plantsDazide Enhance
Alar
UPL CCC 750
Stabiel N CCC
Stabilan


HerbicidesRoundup
Etna
Imex
Contact form
Can't find your answer? Fill out the contact form and our specialist Jan-Paul de Wit will get back to you. On weekdays, even within 24 hours.
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