In traditional pesticide spraying, only 20-30% of the liquid can be stored on the leaves of the crops, and 70-80% of the pesticides are lost to the soil and atmospheric environment, which not only increases pesticide residues, but also pollutes the environment and wastes water. resource. Therefore, scientists are trying to find a more efficient adjuvant, which can keep more of the liquid on the leaves and spread it quickly, so that only a small amount of spray can make the pesticide contact the invasion more quickly and effectively 's enemy.

After unremitting efforts and experiments, scientists have finally developed agricultural silicone additives, which have the following effects.
1. Quickly wet crops and greatly improve the efficacy
In the field, 48% chlorpyrifos EC was used to prevent rice leaf rollers, and the water consumption per mu was more than 45 kg. Add 0.05% silicone additives to the liquid, and only use 15 kg of water per mu to achieve the ideal insecticidal effect and liquid retention effect. In this way, not only water resources are saved, but also the workload is saved. Therefore, farmers and friends must remember that after adding silicone additives, there is no need to spray repeatedly as in the past, otherwise it will be counterproductive and waste manpower and material resources.
2. Super penetration enables the drug to reach the target quickly
In nature, many plant leaves have a thick layer of wax, which is difficult for liquid medicine to adhere to. The special structure of some leaves, such as lotus leaves, taro, etc., makes it almost difficult for the water to stay. In order to avoid hunting and killing, pests often use their best scheming. So, is there any trick for silicone to deal with the waxy layer on the leaves? The super spreading performance of silicone enables the liquid medicine to expand freely on the waxy leaves.
"Field tests have shown that adding 0.03% to 0.05% (2000-3000 times) of organosilicon additives to the pesticides for the control of diamondback moth can not only reduce the spray amount, but also appropriately reduce the amount of pesticides when the control effect is comparable. .Therefore effectively reducing pesticide residues in vegetables. Silicone additives can also promote the rapid absorption of pesticides through the pores on plant leaves. Adding silicone additives can improve the reliability of using systemic agents. In the rainy season, reduce Losses from repeated spraying. This permeability of silicone can also be used against pests that have a waxy layer that is not easily wetted by the liquid.”
In fact, the role of silicone is far more than just use. It can be used as a highly efficient adjuvant and is widely used in pesticides, fungicides, herbicides, foliar fertilizers, plant growth regulators, trace elements and biological pesticides. chemical spray. To achieve the purpose of increasing efficiency, saving water, saving labor, saving medicine, reducing the loss of pesticides and reducing pesticide residues.

What kind of ratio should be used for such a magical silicone additive? Here, we would like to ask you to remember the following set of numbers:
Insecticide 0.025~0.1% (1000~4000 times)
Fungicide 0.015~0.05% (2000~7000 times)
Herbicide 0.025~0.15% (700~4000 times)
Plant growth regulator 0.025~0.05% (2000~4000 times)
Fertilizers and trace elements 0.015~0.1% (1000~7000 times)

However, when using silicone, there are several points to pay special attention to.
First, it is ready to use, and the prepared liquid is used up as soon as possible.
The second is to reduce the amount of water used for spraying, and appropriately speed up the walking speed of spraying.
Third, during spraying, protective equipment should be worn in accordance with the requirements of using pesticides, and special attention should be paid to eye protection.

The traditional spray method uses about 40 to 50 kilograms of water per mu, and the water demand for fruit trees is doubled. After using a small amount of silicone additives, it can be reduced to 15-20 kg per mu. If combined with low-volume spray technology, the water consumption per mu can also be reduced to 5-10 kg.

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