Formulation development methods for conventional pesticides have evolved only incrementally over several decades, in marked contrast to many other technical fields. This presentation considers some long-term trends that could change this situation by forcing or favoring the adoption of new technologies. As much as possible this analysis is quantitative. It includes potential influences from the fields of modeling, Regulatory affairs, software and information technology, experimental methods for physical chemistry, intellectual property, cell biology, and new active ingredient discovery. Only the latter two topics appear to have disruptive potential, and only the single latter topic would negatively impact formulation feasibility. The impact of increasing active ingredient complexity is profound and ultimately will become important.

Challenges, trends, and changes in pesticide formulation

248th National Meeting (2014)

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