Contents 2024

January/February 2024

• Microplastics-free is a major challenge for the agrochemical industry
• Polymer particle sizes
• Biopolymers
• Water-solubility and degradability
• Solid and particulate
• Encapsulation
• Biodegradable polyurea and polyurethane
• Seed treatments
• Formulation inerts and tank-mix adjuvants
• Fertilisers are treated differently from pesticides
• Bottom line
• Examples of patent applications related to microplastic replacements in agrochemicals
• Literature cited / further reading
• News in brief
• Different methods to determine the optimum formulation in surfactant–oil–water systems: A review
• Diblock copolymer as vehicle for the delivery of dsRNA
• Can nanotechnology improve application of bioherbicides?
• Application technology for bioherbicides: dry inoculum and liquid spray formulations
• Drone technology for herbicide spraying and weed identification; review
• Double-spraying with different routes improved the performance of wheat herbicides applied by UAV’s
• Surfactant choice and application time affect control of smooth scouringrush (Equisetum laevigatum) with glyphosate
• Patents in brief
• Water-soluble copper turns into insoluble on target crop
• Suspensions of carboxylic acid herbicides in acid form
• Overview of recent patent publications with brief summary
• Literature with hyperlinks to the original sources
• Item of the month: A microbial bioherbicide for Striga hermonthica control: effectiveness of a seed coating agent
• Agenda of meetings online
• Advertising companies online

March/April 2024

• Formulations and adjuvants for abamectin
• Background of avermectins
• Common commercial formulations
• Benefits of alternative formulations
• Example of commercial alternative formulation
• Great differences between abamectin formulations against pine wood nematodes
• Characterisation of new formulations
  Micro- and nanoemulsion  • Capsules, micro- and nanocapsules  • Microsphere  • Nanoparticle  • Nanosuspension  • Chemical modification of avermectin
• Room for improvements of abamectin EC formulations
• Conclusions and perspectives
• Literature cited
• News in brief
• Enhancing systemic translocation of insecticides via nanoformulations
• Glycine-functionalized nanopesticides for control of root-knot nematodes
• Response of soybean, cotton, and tobacco to volatility of 2,4-D and dicamba formulations in humidome
• Microbial biosurfactant-based nanoemulsions and their applications
• Natural rubber instead of microplastics
• Patents in brief
• Natural rubber as an alternative to microplastics
• Novel carrier systems
• Reduced topramezone flocculation
• New formulations for fungicides, herbicides and insecticides
• Overview of recent patent publications with brief summary
• Literature with hyperlinks to the original sources
• Item of the month: UV-LASER adjuvant–surfactant-facilitated delivery of mobile dsRNA to tomato plant
• Agenda of meetings online
• Advertising companies online

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