【FAT 2022】UPL: Microemulsions and biologicals for seed treatment – application challenges & solutions

Charlie Flood, Formulation Manager of UPL, delivered a speech titled ″Microemulsions and biologicals for seed treatment – application challenges & solutions″ at the 3rd Ag Formulation & Application Technology Congress  (FAT 2022) during 17-18, Nov. 2022 in Hangzhou, China.

As known to all, FS is the most popular seed treatment formulation type, but suspensions are prone to layering, flocculation, precipitation and crystal growth during storage. The stability of suspensions, especially the long-term physical stability, has always been a challenging issue, for which research of novel formulation techniques, such as the development of a new type of formulations, has become one of the solutions to the problem. In his presentation, Charlie Flood elaborated on the emulsion and microemulsion as seed treatments developed by UPL, which have obvious advantages over FS, such as good adhesion, low dust, even coverage, easy clean-down and excellent compatibility with other products, including biologics, having surpassed regular FS formulations. Biologicals make up a growing proportion of seed treatments but can sometimes offer challenges with compatibility and application properties. Various solutions can improve compatibility, including co-application (countries and regions where possible), additional water, particular addition order and compatibility aids. If the compatibility issue cannot be resolved through changes to the application procedure, a formulation modification may be required to improve compatibility, which may involve pH adjustment, altering surfactant choices or using chelates or other compatibility aids, dependent on the biological product and actual conditions.

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