Contents 2014

 

January/February March/April May/June
July/August September/October November/December

 

January/February 2014

    • Micelles can reduce herbicide leaching
    • Hairy leaves and drop fragmentation affect spray retention
    • News in brief
      • Pickering emulsions have outstanding properties
      • Replacement of synthetic surfactants by biopolymers in emulsions
      • Use of polyhydroxybutyrate and ethyl cellulose for coating of urea granules
      • Effect of adjuvants on the the biocontrol potential of entomopathogenic nematodes against Mamestra brassicae
      • Effect of liquid and granular application on absorption of triclopyr by Eurasian watermilfoil
    • Patents in brief
      • Less sulffonylurea left in spray tank
      • Adjuvants derived by natural oil metathesis
      • Reduced spray-staining copper formulation
      • Siloxane-modified hydrogels
      • New binders for seed treatment formulations
      • Methyl eugenol and cue-lure in one carrier
      • Hydroxystearates stabilize iodosulfuron-methyl-sodium
      • Paraffinic oil and pigment in one pack
      • Glyphosate plus dicamba
    • Symposia abstracts: 2nd Global Conference on Entomology
    • Agenda of meetings online
    • Advertising companies online
    • Literature with hyperlinks to the original sources
    • Item of the month: Mussel-inspired thermosensitive coating for controlled-release fertiliser

     

    March/April 2014

      • Soil surfactants improve rewettability of water-repellent soils
        • Soil surfactant reduces common scab in potato
        • Water repellency is more common than thought
        • Half a century of soil surfactants
      • News in brief
        • Delivery by pollen grains and plant spores
        • Alcohol reduces visco¬elasticity of surfactant solutions
        • Surfactant-rich biocompatible microemulsions as effective carriers
        • Highly water dilutable green microemulsions
        • Systematic search for crystal polymorphs
        • Reduced soil mobility of metazachlor
        • Epoxidized soybean oil based IL microemulsions
        • Nanoclay controls pesticide loss
      • Patents in brief
        • Granular herbicides
        • Thickener enables higher weight ratio of 1-MCP in oil formulations
        • Nanoparticles loaded with a herbicide
        • Low driftable and less volatile dicamba formulation
        • Formulation for low-boiling or heat-sensitive actives and inerts
        • Improved retention of 1-MCP in spray solution
        • Novel drift control agents
        • Herbicidal fatty acid EC’s with carboxamide
        • Less leaching fertiliser formulations
      • Book reviews and announcements
        • Targeted delivery of pesticides using biodegradable polymeric nanoparticles
        • Emulsion formation and stability
        • Intelligent hydrogels
        • The science of defoaming: theory, experiment and applications
        • Dispersion of powders in liquids and stabilization of suspensions
        • Introduction to surfactants
      • Media
      • Symposia abstracts: NCWSS Annual Meeting and Joint annual meeting of the CWSS-SCM and the WSSA
      • Agenda of meetings online
      • Advertising companies online
      • Literature with hyperlinks to the original sources
      • Item of the month: Huge improvement of spray deposition on ivy plants

       

      May/June 2014

        • Adjuvant Newsletter 10 years
          • Adjuvant Newsletter 10 years
            by Hans de Ruiter, SURfaPLUS
          • More balanced global approach
            by Jim Hazen, AkzoNobel
          • “Green” will be a major driver
            by Han Rieffe, Croda Europe
          • No magic answers for a sustainable portfolio
            by Alan Knowles, FORM-AK Ltd
          • 2,4-D and dicamba tolerant GMO’s will have huge impact
            by Thierry Sclapari and Eugenie Wartel, Solvay Novecare
          • Resurgence of older herbicides was important development
            by Andy Malec, Stepan Company
        • APP: Ground spray app
        • Symposium: ISAA 2016 in California
        • News in brief
          • Little new chemistry in the pipeline
          • Pharmacist pleads for slow-release nitric oxide formulations
        • Agenda of meetings online
        • Advertising companies online
        • Item of the month: Feeding stimulator for codling moth

         

        July/August 2014

          • Is there an app for that?
            • The mobile transformation
            • Leaf area measurement with smart phone
          • The stimulating effects of a low pesticide dose
          • News in brief
            • Sophorolipids as biosurfactants for postemergence herbicides
            • Training for formulators
            • Factors affecting content and bioefficacy of neem tree phytochemicals
            • How surfactants solubilize leaf waxes
            • Wetting-controlled strategies: from theories to bio-inspiration
            • Assay distinguishes between Enlist Duo and other glyphosate plus 2,4-D formulations
            • Self-destructing pesticide formulations
          • Patents in brief
            • New isoproturon nano-suspension formulation
            • Solvent-free formulations and new solvents for nbpt and related urease inhibitors
            • Stable compositions of mesotrione and metolachlor
            • Liquid iron phosphate molluscicide
            • Adjuvant blend
            • Sulfonated amphoteric adjuvants
            • Adjuvant additive
            • Alternative to alkylphenol ethoxylate surfactants
            • Urea coated with lignin
            • Solvent blend for organophosphates
            • New sticker
            • Auxin mixtures with reduced volatility
            • Polyol alkoxylate derived penetrant
            • Root control in sewer lines
          • Symposia abstracts: International Symposium on Crop Protection, 20th International Symposium on Surfactants in Solution and ACS Fall 2014 National Meeting
          • Agenda of meetings online
          • Advertising companies online
          • Literature with hyperlinks to the original sources
          • Item of the month: A new strategy for improving the anti-microbial efficacy of Cu biocides

           

          September/October 2014

            • Eye-opening presentations at ASTM symposium
              • Snails prefer feeding on methyl ester treated lettuce
              • New OD formulation of imidacloprid plus bifenthrin
              • Ethylated seed oil improves performance of abamectin against spider mites
            • New name for the same newsletter
            • Chitosan: a formulation aid with resistance eliciting side effects
            • News in brief
              • CPDA workshop in January 2015
              • Amino acid-based glycerol ether surfactants in emulsions
              • Nano-structures in mosquito repellent formulations
              • Protective effect of water soluble fullerene nanoparticles
            • APP: Weedviewer app
            • Patents in brief
              • Clomazone microcapsules
              • Auxin formulations with enhanced residual effect
              • Seed coating with controlled-release fertiliser
              • Fertiliser coated with prodiamine
              • Nanosized triazole fungicides and milbemycin insecticides
              • Water conditioner combined with drift control adjuvant
              • Zinc sulphate foliar fertiliser
              • Quickly disintegrating granule
              • More effective monosaccharides
              • Seed coatings with reduced risk to pollinators
              • Liquid fertiliser compatible bifenthrin formulation
              • Dithiopyr capsule suspension formulations
            • Book reviews and announcements
              • Formulation of disperse systems: science and technology
              • Alkyl polyglucosides: from natural-origin surfactants to prospective delivery systems
              • Biosurfactants: production and applications, second edition
              • Surface chemistry of surfactants and polymers
              • Databooks and handbooks on solvents
            • Symposia abstracts: Southern Weed Science Society Annual Meeting, Western Society of Weed Science Annual Meeting, 2014 APS-CPS Joint Meeting and European Geosciences Union General Assembly
            • Media
            • Agenda of meetings online
            • Advertising companies online
            • Literature with hyperlinks to the original sources
            • Item of the month: Weed control with paint ball gun

             

            November/December 2014

              • Seed coatings with adjusted release profile
                • Encapsulated tebuconazole improves seedling performance
              • Seedcoats differ in permeability to systemic seed treatments
              • News in brief
                • Nanoscale fibers as carriers for active ingredients
                • Seed coating formulation with authentication compound
                • Seed treatment with nano-sized iron pyrite
                • Soil surfactant stimulates invasive grass
                • Where is the NANO in our food?
                • Wheat gluten and nanoclays appeared to reduce the mobility of pesticides in soil
                • Microencapsulated mixture of fipronil and chlorpyrifos for the management of white grubs
                • The wettability of PTFE and glass surfaces by nanofluids
                • Effects of highly hygroscopic salts
              • Patents in brief
                • Fluid termite bait formulation
                • W/O emulsion with wetting and water retention properties
                • New OD formulations
                • Formulation apparatus
                • Water surface-floating granular pesticide
                • Granular pesticide
                • Natural herbicide
              • APP: SnapCard app
              • Symposia abstracts: ASA, CSSA & SSSA Annual meeting and Entomology 2014
              • Media
              • Agenda of meetings online
              • Advertising companies online
              • Literature with hyperlinks to the original sources
              • Item of the month: Weed control with liquid carbon dioxide

               

               

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