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    Surfactants improve the retention and coverage of aqueous spray droplets on leaf surfaces by reducing the surface tension of the carrier solution. They reduce herbicide losses from spray droplets bouncing off leaves by disrupting the waxy cuticle layer that causes water to roll off like rain on a waxed car. Surfactants also increase the absorption rate of herbicides into leaves. They are typically used at rates between 0.125 to 0.5% of the carrier volume.

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    Surfactants improve the retention and coverage of aqueous spray droplets on leaf surfaces by reducing the surface tension of the carrier solution. They reduce herbicide losses from spray droplets bouncing off leaves by disrupting the waxy cuticle layer that causes water to roll off like rain on a waxed car. Surfactants also increase the absorption rate of herbicides into leaves. They are typically used at rates between 0.125 to 0.5% of the carrier volume.

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    Botanical Example

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    Surfactants improve the retention and coverage of aqueous spray droplets on leaf surfaces by reducing the surface tension of the carrier solution. They reduce herbicide losses from spray droplets bouncing off leaves by disrupting the waxy cuticle layer that causes water to roll off like rain on a waxed car. Surfactants also increase the absorption rate of herbicides into leaves. They are typically used at rates between 0.125 to 0.5% of the carrier volume.

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    Botanical example of surfactants:Surfactants reduce the

    surface tension of the carrier solution, therefore improving retention and coverage of the aqueous spray droplet on the leaf surface. Leaves of all plants are covered with a waxy structure known as the cuticle. Surfactants reduce herbicide losses caused by spray droplets bouncing or rolling off the leaf surface, much like rain rolls off the hood of a newly waxed car. Surfactants also increase the rate at which a herbicide is absorbed into the leaf. Surfactants typically are used at rates from 0.125 to 0.5% of the carrier volume.

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