In the agricultural operation, the use of various pesticides is essential, but when you buy pesticides, have you encountered this situation? No matter what pesticides you buy, the dealer will recommend silicone additives to you. So what exactly is this silicone used for? Learn more about this silicone additive below.

Let's first understand what silicone is:

Agricultural silicone is mainly composed of ethoxy-modified trisiloxane, which is a polyether-modified chemically synthesized special silicone surfactant. It has super spreadability, excellent permeability, efficient systemic absorption and conductivity, which can effectively reduce the surface tension of pesticides and enhance the wetting and adhesion ability of pesticides on the surface of plants.

Farmer friends all know that pesticides must be used in the process of crop management, but the use of pesticides also has disadvantages. One is cost, and the other is environmental pollution. The production cost of pesticides is high and the price is also high. If pesticides are used in large quantities, it will increase the cost of farming and reduce farmers' income. For the environment, the large-scale use of pesticides leads to environmental pollution and pesticide residues, which seriously affects the ecological environment. In the process of using pesticides, if the concentration is too low, the insecticidal effect will not be achieved.

Adding pesticide synergists to pesticides is the most widely used method. Pesticide synergist is an important adjuvant in pesticides. It is inactive by itself, but when mixed with corresponding pesticides, it can significantly improve the utilization rate of pesticides. And organosilicon is the most widely used synergist in agricultural production. What are the characteristics of organosilicon when mixed with pesticides?

1. The excellent wetting properties of silicone make the liquid medicine spread rapidly on the leaf surface, enhance the adhesion of the liquid medicine, improve the utilization rate of pesticides, reduce the loss of liquid medicine, and avoid the penetration of pesticides into the ground and cause water pollution.

2. Silicone additives can significantly enhance the adhesion and spreading force of the liquid on the surface of plants or pests, improve the utilization rate of pesticides, accelerate the absorption rate of pesticides by pests, and improve the insecticidal effect to a certain extent, thereby reducing the number of sprays. Reduce the use of pesticides.

3. Organosilicon promotes the penetration of systemic agents through stomata, improves the resistance to rain erosion, and does not need to be sprayed after rain.

4. It can reduce the use of pesticides and water consumption per unit area, reduce pesticide pollution, and reduce pesticide residues. Can be used in combination with insecticides, fungicides and plant growth regulators.