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 formulation inerts
• 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

May/June 2024

• Biopesticides enter the nano age
• Trends in nanoformulations
• Nanoemulsions
• Nano-sized delivery systems
• Triggered and targeted release
• Bottom line
• Literature cited / further reading
• News in brief
• Metal–organic framework-enabled sustainable agrotechnologies
• Solid nanodispersion for promoting the bioactivity of abamectin
• Design of functional cellulose-based nanopesticide delivery systems
• Urea-loaded composite hydrogel reduces urea leaching
• Current and future glyphosate use in European agriculture
• Effective formulation of dsRNA
• Formulation & Adjuvant Technology report
• Patents in brief
• New formulations for apyrase inhibitors
  Pesticide potentiator  • Formulations
• Overview of recent patent publications with brief summary
• Literature with hyperlinks to the original sources
• Item of the month: The potential of seaweeds as a source for novel bioherbicide formulation/development
• Agenda of meetings online

July/August 2024

• Potential of amino acid surfactants in crop protection
• Sources
• Structure
• Properties
• Applications in agriculture
• Main producers, commercial products and market share
• Conclusion
• Literature cited
• Formulating with a chatbot and virtual assistant
• News in brief
• Preparation of a long-lasting tablet of spinosad microspheres
• Insecticide-loaded nanohydrogel
• Pyraclostrobin nanoemulsion
• A flexible modulated pesticide release platform through poly(urethane–urea) microcapsules
• Sodium caseinate/xanthan gum complexes as stabilisers for oil-in-water emulsions
• Predicting the properties of deep eutectic solvents
• Patents in brief
• Hydrolysed proteins as dispersants and penetration enhancers
• Sophorolipids and derivatives as biosurfactants
• Stabilisation of OD formulations using emulsified water droplets and clay
• Acidified garlic essential oil micro-emulsion
• Staged delivery of growth stimulant and herbicide
• New seed treatment compositions
• Literature with hyperlinks to the original sources
• Item of the month: Facilitating seed iron uptake through amine-epoxide microgels
• Agenda of meetings online

September/October 2024

• Foliar-applied fertilisers need water in the drop deposit
• Short interpretation
• Deliquescence
• Predicting the point of deliquescence
• Efflorescence
• Wettability of the drop deposit on the leaf
• Relevant to practice
• Leaf wetness
• Fertiliser choice
• Bottom line
• Literature cited / further reading
• Carrier-free formulations for agrochemicals
• News in brief
• Adjuvant use for the management of pesticide drift, leaching and runoff
• Multifunctional hydrogel trap for water and fertiliser capture
• Clove leaf essential oil Pickering emulsion stabilized by modified waxy maize starch
• Review of advanced 2,4-D herbicide delivery systems
• Biopolymer microparticles for controlled release and mitigation of the volatility of 2,4-D
• Natural polymers for environmentally safe delivery of pesticides
• Patents in brief
• Adjuvant compositions (tank-mix as well as built-in)
• Solvent compositions comprising carbohydrate and amide
• SC formulation for active ingredients with low melting point
• Chitosan-coated emulsion droplets in o/w emulsions of essential oils
• Water-soluble dispersant with binder properties for film coating compositions
• Overview of recent patent publications with brief summary
• Literature with hyperlinks to the original sources
• Item of the month: Uptake and translocation of organosilicon spray adjuvant in rice
• Agenda of meetings online

November/December 2024

• RNAi creates challenges to the formulator
• Strategies for using dsRNA against target organisms
• dsRNA size and solubility
• The uptake of dsRNA in plants
  • Leaves  • Roots
• dsRNA and fungal infection of plants
• Other applications of dsRNA
• Formulation of dsRNA
  • Formulation for protection of dsRNA  • Formulation for delivery to target organisms  • Formulation for delivery to host plants by spraying the leaves  • Formulation for delivery to plants or target organisms via the roots
• Commercial products
• Regulatory
• Conclusions and perspectives
• Literature cited
• News in brief
• Antifungal packaging systems for citrus fruits
• Smart delivery of fludioxonil for targeted control of banana wilt disease
• Polyethylene glycol 400 improved efficacy of Beauveria bassiana
• Superabsorbent hydrogels derived from agro waste materials
• Chitosan-copper hybrid nanoflowers: a novel nanopesticide
• New piperidinium surfactants with carbamate fragments as effective adjuvants for imidacloprid
• Improving the functionality of pea proteins
• Patents in brief
• Overview of recent patent publications with brief summary
• Literature with hyperlinks to the original sources
• Item of the month: Submicronization of penthiopyrad particles improves performance
• Agenda of meetings online

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