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How do you choose the correct absorption enhancer?
Author: Jan-Paul de Wit| Latest update: 10-03-2020
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.
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
There are various absorption enhancers on the market. Which
product will be best to use, depends on your crop. The table below shows the
application and crop for which the product is suitable for each product.
Absorption enhancers - oil based
| Product |
Applications |
Crop |
Amelio
|
Growth regulators |
Ornamental crops (covered crops) |
| Herbicides |
Ornamental crops (covered crops)
|
Assist M36
|
Insecticides, fungicides and growth regulators |
Fruiting vegetables
Cut flowers
Annual summer flowers
Parkland plants
Pot plants |
| Herbicides |
Several systemic weed killers
|
| Addit |
Insecticides |
Fruiting vegetables
Ornamental crops |
Absorption enhancers based on polyglycerol
| Product |
Applications |
Crop |
| Elasto G5 |
Insecticides, fungicides and growth regulators |
Pot plants
Parkland plants
Annual summer flowers
Fruiting vegetables |
|
Herbicides |
Several 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.
| Product |
Crop |
Crop protection product |
| Amelio |
Chrysanthemum |
Dazide Enhance
Alar |
| Assist M36 |
Cucumber |
Vectine Plus
Vertimec Gold
Plenum 50 WG |
|
Chrysanthemum |
Vectine Plus
Vertimec Gold
Plenum 50 WG
Milbeknock
Conserve
Actara
Trigard
BotaniGard vloeibaar |
|
Bell peppers |
Vectine Plus
Vertimec Gold
Tracer 480 SC
|
|
Buxus |
Ortiva
Mirage Plus 570 sc
Switch
Spirit |
|
Pot plants |
Mogeton |
|
Park Beds |
Pirouette
Bonzi
Dazide Enhance
Alar
|
|
Herbicides |
Mogeton
Basagran
|
| Addit |
Fruiting vegetables |
Mycotal |
|
Ornamental crops |
Mycotal
|
| Elasto G5 |
Fruiting vegetables |
Serenade SC
Floramite 240 SC |
|
Pot plants |
Dazide Enhance
Alar
Frupica SC
Serenade SC
|
|
Annual summer flowers and bedding plants |
Dazide Enhance
Alar
UPL CCC 750
Stabiel N CCC
Stabilan
|
|
Herbicides |
Roundup
Etna
Imex |
Questions about absorption enhancers
Do you have questions about using absorption enhancers, or would you like individual advice? Please contact a product specialist, or ask your question via the form below. We will contact you as soon as possible - on weekdays even within 24 hours.
 About Jan-Paul de Wit
Jan-Paul de Wit is specialist in Integrated Pest Management. He helps and advices growers on how to improve their crops and how to fight diseases, viruses and pests. He advises on the best products to use so that they optimally match the objectives of the grower, as well as the crop, greenhouse and environment.
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