Silicone adjuvants were developed for water-based herbicide applications in agriculture, horticulture, industrial, turf, vegetation management, and forestry.
The benefit of using silicone adjuvants with herbicides includes:
The dramatic reduction in surface tension which allows maximum wetting and spreading of the spray solution on nearly all plant surfaces.
Better wetting, spreading, and penetration of hard to wet surfaces, e.g. plants with very hairy leaves or thick cuticles.
Enhanced activity in species, particularly grasses, that are resistant to herbicides.
Greater ability to enhance herbicides with very low water solubility.
Greater control of difficult-to-control weed species like yellow nutsedge (Cyperus esculentus ).
Reduced surface tension to levels low enough to allow herbicide spray solutions to enter the leaf through the stomates.
