Who will benefit from this course?
This course will benefit students and professionals starting a new project, moving teams or starting a new role in the crop protection industry and with an understanding of the essentials of crop protection agrobiology, and teaches applied agrobiological aspects of Crop Protection.
What is the purpose of this course?
This applied course follows on from the first, "essentials" course - Understanding the Agrobiology of Agrochemical Formulations I, and identifies challenges and opportunities and practical insights related to herbicide, fungicide and insecticide formulation as well as providing relevant case studies.
By understanding the factors determining active ingredient uptake and translocation as well as the essential principles of adjuvants and formulation types, the application and bioavailability of crop protection herbicide, fungicide and insecticide formulations can be optimized, enhancing efficacy, providing product differentiation and addressing environmental and regulatory challenges.
What are the main learnings/takeaways from this course?
Participants will have an understanding and overview of herbicide, fungicide and insecticide formulation and adjuvant options for optimizing the combination of pesticidal active and inert ingredients to make the final product biologically effective, stable and safe.
In this course, specific aspects of the physical-chemical properties of herbicide, fungicide and insecticide active ingredients (including acids, esters, salts, propesticides), application strategies (pre- and post-emergence; curative and protective, contact and systemic) ans associated formulation and adjuvant strategies and selection criteria will be covered.
Course Material
The course materials for this program are designed to provide comprehensive resources for participants. Each module includes instructional videos that cover the key concepts and topics. These videos will remain accessible even after the completion of the course, allowing participants to revisit the content for future reference. This ensures that participants can review the material at their own pace and reinforce their understanding of the subject matter.
In addition to the videos, participants will have access to downloadable resources. This includes a downloadable version of the slides used in each module, which can serve as a helpful visual aid for reviewing the content. Furthermore, participants will also have the opportunity to download a PDF copy of the book "PESTICIDES & BIOPESTICIDES - FORMULATION & MODE OF ACTION" This comprehensive resource will be available to all participants, providing them with a valuable reference guide that they can consult even after the course has ended. These downloadable resources aim to support participants in their continued learning and application of the course material.
Course Curriculum
- HERBICIDE FORMULATION - INTRODUCTION (5:25)
- HERBICIDE FORMULATION - HANDOUT
- HERBICIDE FORMULATION - DEFINITIONS (21:53)
- HERBICIDE ACTIVE INGREDIENT CHARACTERISTICS AND ADJUVANTS (35:50)
- HERBICIDE SITE & MODE OF ACTION (24:51)
- HERBICIDE FORMULATION STRATEGY (16:19)
- HERBICIDE FORMULATION OVERVIEW (10:37)
- Case study – Paraquat (cationic herbicide) (14:40)
- Case study – Triketones (9:15)
- Case study – Glyphosate (anionic herbicide) (13:15)
- Case study – Glufosinate (anionic herbicide) (13:35)
- Case study – Dicamba, Clomazone volatility & drift (14:44)
- Case study – Fenoxaprop (herbicide ester) (3:34)
- TRENDS IN HERBICIDE FORMULATION (13:09)
- SUMMARY - HERBICIDE FORMULATION (7:48)
- New Lecture
- INSECTICIDE FORMULATION - INTRODUCTION (5:18)
- INSECTICIDE FORMULATION - HANDOUT
- INSECTICIDES – DEFINITIONS, MODE OF ENTRY, UPTAKE & TRANSLOCATION (23:21)
- INSECTICIDE MODE OF ACTION (8:26)
- INSECTICIDE FORMULATION STRATEGY (26:11)
- INSECTICIDE FORMULATION OVERVIEW (5:10)
- Case study – optimizing uptake kinetics (pyrethroids) (11:57)
- Case study – optimizing for efficacy vs phytotoxicity (spirotetramat) (8:39)
- SUMMARY – INSECTICIDE FORMULATION (4:29)
- FUNGICIDE FORMULATION - INTRODUCTION (3:56)
- FUNGICIDE FORMULATION - HANDOUT
- FUNGAL PATHOGEN BIOLOGY (8:04)
- FUNGICIDE UPTAKE, MOBILITY AND APPLICATION TIMING (15:54)
- FUNGICIDE MODE OF ACTION (9:06)
- FUNGICIDE FORMULATION STRATEGY (10:17)
- FUNGICIDE FORMULATION OVERVIEW (7:25)
- Case study – systemic fungicides (triazoles) (8:36)
- Case study – contact fungicides (mancozeb, copper) (15:24)
- FUNGICIDE FORMULATION - SUMMARY (6:17)
The LABCOAT GUIDE TO CROP PROTECTION book series
To supplement these courses, BioScience Solutions has published a series of books that provide an easily accessible introduction to essential principles of Pesticide and Biopesticide Mode of Action and Formulation, Biostatistics, and Strategic R&D Management for Pesticide & Biopesticide R&D.
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