Taking drone-assisted pest management to new heights
Drone spraying is already spreading its wings and set to become a crucial tool in the increasingly data-driven and outcome-oriented practices of precision farming. For drone-assisted pest management to fully take off and overcome the challenges still holding it down, agrochemical applications have to be more precisely adjusted to its needs.
DropForward™
We have created DropForward: a focused approach to providing drone-specific adjuvants and formulations. We offer our customers Synergen® DRT: the first solution to come out of our DropForward »flight program.«
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A quick overview of benefits
We present
- A leading-edge drift control agent and biological activator that boosts the performance of drone spraying
- A sustainable yet powerful adjuvant that enhances the application efficiency in a wide range of real-world settings
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Superior drift control
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Active ingredient penetration enhancer
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Suitable for ultra low tank volumes
Synergen® DRT controls drift effectively
In our trials with 2,4-D on cotton, our adjuvant showed much better control of drift in low wind conditions.
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With Synergen® DRT (low drift)
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Without Synergen® DRT (critical drift)
Weather conditions
Location: Piracicaba, Brazil
Temperature: 26.4 ºC
Relative humidity 51%
Wind speed: 0.5 m/s
Robust reduction of driftable fines
Synergen® DRT as drift retardant in presence of critical glyphosate products or more complex combinations
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Synergen® DRT: Penetration enhancer and drift retardant
Improvement of foliar penetration
Herbicide Metazachlor with Synergen® DRT added
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Controlling coffee rust – Enhanced results when added to fungicides
Application of mixture of 2 fungicide products (1. Cyproconazole EC 100 + 2. Methyl Tiophanate WP 850)
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Suitable for ultra-low tank volumes
Compatibility in the drone spray tank –
Glufosinate and various drift-retarding adjuvants for drones
Adjuvant
concentration0.25% 0.5% 1% 2.50%
Spray tank with15% GLUFOSINATE 280 SL
and adjuvants in different
concentrations added up
with tap water to 100%Adjuvant
stability
durationNIS Blend
6h 6h 6h 30min Methylated seed oil 6h 6h <2h 15min Synergen® DRT Synergen® DRT stable up to
4h in tank-mix with high-load
glufosinate formulation6h 6h 4h 4h Vegetable oil 30min 6h 6h 6h
Examples of Synergen DRT tank-mix formulations
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Compatibility Synergen DRT and herbicides
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