Spray application is the most common method for the treatment of crops with agrochemicals. The performance of a plant protection product can be influenced at different steps on its way to the molecular target in the plant, insect or fungal cell. Some steps are strongly affected by the formulation and the respective crop such as spray formation, drift, and retention on leaf surface. Other steps are influenced by both the physico-chemical properties of formulation and the agro-chemical e.g., spray deposit formation, availability of the active from the deposit, cuticle uptake and penetration. The final, very essential step � systemic redistribution and long distance translocation in the plant � is solely dependent on the physico-chemistry of the compound. Essentially all partial processes in a spray application can be modified using best choice of adjuvants or formulations, respectively. Examples of these relationships are given.

Impact of formulation on the biological performance of agrochemicals

248th National Meeting (2014)

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