Every spray application is an investment. That's why UPL New Zealand is evolving beyond adjuvants to become New Zealand's Spray Performance Specialists. From water quality and droplet behaviour to coverage, uptake and drift management, we help growers optimise every aspect of spray application. Backed by leading technologies, technical expertise and practical field experience, we're focused on delivering better crop protection outcomes and helping growers get more from every spray pass.
Surfactants are surface-active agents. Adding a surfactant to a liquid reduces its surface tension, which increases its spreading, sticking and wetting properties. Surfactants can further be broken down to spreaders, super spreaders and stickers.
Learn morePenetrant adjuvants get spray solutions IN to the plant. They aid the uptake of mainly herbicides either through stomata or waxy cuticle of the plant.
Learn moreActivators are used to increase performance of certain herbicides that require an oil adjuvant. They can be further broken down into Crop Oil Concentrates (COC) and Methylated Seed Oil (MSO).
Learn morepH buffers reduce the pH of spray solution from an alkaline to an acidic state which is preferred by certain chemistries such as glyphosate, a weak acid herbicide. Li-700 is a proven pH buffer, also known as acidifier. Water conditioner X-Change is also designed to reduce high pH on certain herbicides.
Learn moreGetting spray droplets TO the target is critical. Off target drift is wasteful and environmentally unacceptable. Using a drift control agent such as Li-1000, Li-700 or Unison allows the spray droplet to land on the target. These products eliminate driftable spray droplets, turning them into more suited spray droplets without affecting spray swath. It is important to ensure your chosen drift reduction adjuvant is compatible with the crop and chemistry you are applying it to.
Learn moreWater conditioners remove cations such as calcium, iron, magnesium that are present in “hard” spray water. These cations can have a negative impact on some crop protection product performance such as glyphosate. X-Change is a well-known and effective water conditioner that sacrifices itself to the cations to optimise glyphosate performance.
Learn moreDefoamers prevent foam or eliminate foaming. FoamMaster is a highly effective anti-foam and defoamer, requiring only a small dose for a large effect.
Learn moreCross contamination of crop protection products, especially herbicides, can cost several thousands of dollars in crop damages. All Clear is a user-friendly formulation, which cleans, neutralises and decontaminates spray lines, nozzles, and tanks to ensure ALL residue is removed.
Learn moreUsing marker dyes when spot spraying is also part of good agricultural practice as it minimises missed areas and reduces waste. While GPS systems have driven a decline in the use of many spray markings, Trakka Marker Dyes are still invaluable for spot spraying of gorse and brush weeds. The Trakka Marker Dye range covers: Trakka Red, Trakka Blue, Trakka Brite, and Trakka Long Life Foam Marker, their use dependent on preference and target.
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