In the agricultural value chain, a safe and efficient product application is the opportunity to take an immediate step forward to a more sustainable agriculture. The world needs the countryside in its best way and that compel us to do more every day.
FERZZOLA, ALFREDO
CHIEF SCIENTIST OFFICER
aferzzola@speedagro.com.ar
+1 (317) 273-9830
Carmel - Indiana
AVAILABLE PRODUCTS
SpeedWet Xion Activegel is a multi-action adjuvant with high concentration and maximum performance for the application of pre-emergent, post-emergent herbicides and graminicides.
Conditioning, wetting and penetration.
Product overview
The specific and balanced combination of new surfactants, humectants and water conditioners, added to the Accelerating Power, enables SpeedWet Xion Activegel to concentrate the action at a lower dose, managing to minimize the chemical, physical and environmental barriers so that the herbicide expresses its full potential.
Conditioning
Herbicides such as glyphosate and many pyrethroid insecticides are sensitive to the reaction of water and, in most cases, an ideal value is between pH 4 and 6.
SpeedWet Xion Activegel conditions the water, providing the ideal medium (slightly acidic) so that these phytosanitary products act optimally.
Simultaneously, its innovative formula complexes the salts that interfere with many phytosanitary products, increasing their activity at the site of action.
Wetting and penetration
When the spray droplets settle on the leaves surface, they face a series of barriers that limit the absorption of the transported pesticide. In the plant, hairiness and waxiness pose the main obstacles to the penetration of phytotherapeutic compounds.
Activegel’s complex of surfactants facilitates a better wetting capacity, which in turn enables the phytosanitary product to penetrate more efficiently.
Other properties
It prevents evaporation and reduces foam formation.
Important
Always add the SpeedWet Xion at the beginning of the tank loading process so that the acidifying agents, sequestrants and foam inhibitors work.
Maintain the agitation system running for greater homogenization.
Make sure the phytosanitary products are loaded in the proper order.
Instructions for use
Preparation: add SpeedWet Xion Activegel at the beginning of the tank loading (1/4 capacity), complete the tank loading and incorporate the phytosanitary products.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE
Herbicides such as hormonal, contact, systemic, desiccant, and gramicides can be applied in this way.
DOSE
50 – 75 cc/100 liters of water
SpeedWet Xion Silicongel is a multi-action adjuvant with higher concentration and an precise active ingredient balance designed for new application technologies.
Product overview
SpeedWet Xion Silicongel is the result of a long research and development process aimed at carefully identifying the properties necessary to ensure the bioavailability of insecticides and fungicides, in different environmental and application conditions, even the most extreme ones.
SpeedWet Xion Silicongel is a multi-action adjuvant with higher concentration and an precise active ingredient balance designed for new application technologies.
The surfactants present in the formulation work along with the fatty amides, providing key properties for the application of fungicides and insecticides. The properties of this product work together to enable regular spraying, better penetration into the canopy, and protection against high temperatures and low relative humidity conditions.
Droplet size, uniformity and anti-evaporation
The choice of the appropriate droplet size results from taking into account the difficulty of the treatment and the prevailing environmental conditions.
Smaller droplet sizes are needed for more demanding treatments in order for them to reach the leaf mass, yet as we do so, the broth becomes more vulnerable to losses via drift and evaporation.
For this reason, SpeedAgro has dedicated a great deal of effort creating a formulation that precisely balances fatty amides and surfactants, allowing the spray to split evenly and send a safe droplet in the direction of its goal.
Wetting
After atomization and transportation, the droplet finally impacts the target, which, in the case of insecticides and fungicides, is the crop leaf.
The spray runs off its surface and falls to the ground since it is currently facing several barriers that reject water.
This condition is made worse by the presence of dew, hairiness, or high wax deposition brought on by water stress.
SpeedAgro has researched and tested different combinations of surfactants and adherents in order to determine the most effective mixture when it comes to moisturizing and generating adhesion of the broth on the leaf surface.
Inhibition of foam formation
A foam-forming superposition of bubbles may occur during the active ingredient’s introduction into the tank and the agitation that follows.
This generates contamination and losses due to spills, decreased work autonomy and pulsating flow in the spraying, among other undesirable consequences.
There are different foam control agents, including silicone foam control Agents, which disperse quickly through the liquid film that forms the walls of the bubble. The silicone’s 21 mN/m surface tension is significantly lower than that of most fluids, which results in a decreased surface tension for the film. When the bubbles burst, the foam vanishes.
The silicones that responded most effectively in preventing foam formation were chosen following a strict selection procedure. Following its subsequent addition to the mix, we were able to achieve a product that performed noticeably better.
Important
Always add the SpeedWet Xion Silicongel at the beginning of the tank loading process so that the acidifying agents, sequestrants and foam inhibitors work.
Maintain the agitation system running for greater homogenization.
Make sure the phytosanitary products are loaded in the proper order.
Instructions for use
Preparation: add SpeedWet Xion Silicongel at the beginning of the tank loading (1/4 capacity), complete the tank loading and incorporate the phytosanitary products.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE
In insecticide and fungicide applications.
For citrus applications.
DOSE
25-50 cc/ha.
25-50 cc/1000 lt.
