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1-Methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) Ethylene Blocker

CAS: 3100-04-7

1-Methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) is a gaseous cyclopropene that irreversibly binds to plant ethylene receptors, blocking the action of endogenous and exogenous ethylene and thereby delaying ripening, senescence, and post-harvest deterioration of fruits, vegetables, and cut flowers. It is applied as a controlled-atmosphere treatment in cold storage or as a field application via sachet or aqueous formulation. 1-MCP is the active ingredient in SmartFresh and similar post-harvest products approved in over 50 countries.

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2,4-D Amine Salt Broadleaf Herbicide

CAS: 2008-39-1

2,4-D dimethylamine salt is the most widely used formulation form of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid, a selective systemic auxin-mimicking herbicide used for broadleaf weed control in cereals, corn, rice, pastures, and non-crop areas. It disrupts normal plant growth hormone function, causing uncontrolled, abnormal growth leading to plant death in susceptible dicot species while leaving grasses unharmed. 2,4-D amine salt is water-soluble, low in volatility, and compatible with glyphosate and other herbicide tank-mix partners.

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Abamectin Acaricide and Insecticide

CAS: 71751-41-2

Abamectin is a natural fermentation product of Streptomyces avermitilis composed of avermectin B1a and B1b, acting as an insecticide and acaricide that activates glutamate-gated chloride ion channels in invertebrate nerve and muscle cells, causing paralysis and death. It provides contact and translaminar activity against mites, leafminers, and thrips, with long residual activity. Abamectin is widely used in vegetables, fruits, ornamentals, and cotton, and is a key component of IPM programs due to its minimal impact on most beneficial insects.

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Acetamiprid Neonicotinoid Insecticide

CAS: 135410-20-7

Acetamiprid is a systemic chloronicotinyl insecticide (neonicotinoid) that acts as a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonist with high selectivity for insect over mammalian receptors. It provides excellent control of sucking insects including aphids, whiteflies, thrips, and leafhoppers on a wide range of crops. Acetamiprid is distinguished by its lower environmental persistence and bee toxicity risk compared to other neonicotinoids, making it more suitable for use in sensitive bee-pollinated crops.

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Acrylic Copolymer Sticker Latex

Acrylic-based copolymer latex is a synthetic polymer sticker and film-former for agricultural spray applications, offering superior UV resistance and flexibility compared to polyvinyl acetate. It forms a durable, elastic film on leaf and fruit surfaces that maintains adhesion of pesticide deposits through multiple rain events while allowing transpiration to prevent phytotoxicity. Acrylic copolymer stickers are widely used in high-value horticulture, viticulture, and orchard pest management programs.

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Alkyl Polyglucoside (APG) Agro Surfactant

CAS: 110615-47-9

Alkyl polyglucoside (APG) is a non-ionic, sugar-based surfactant derived from renewable glucose and fatty alcohol feedstocks, offering excellent biodegradability and low mammalian toxicity for agricultural use. It provides outstanding wetting, spreading, and emulsification properties in pesticide formulations including SC, SE, EW, and WG types. APG is increasingly favored as a green adjuvant in modern agrochemical formulations due to its compatibility with biopesticides and organic crop production.

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Alkylnaphthalene Sulfonate Soil Penetrant Surfactant

CAS: 36290-04-7

Alkylnaphthalene sulfonate (ANS) is an anionic surfactant used as a soil penetrant, wetting agent, and dispersant in soil-applied herbicide and fumigant formulations. It reduces water surface tension and soil hydrophobicity, allowing aqueous pesticide solutions to penetrate compacted or water-repellent soils more effectively. ANS is particularly effective in pre-emergent herbicide formulations and post-plant soil fumigation programs where uniform soil penetration is critical for efficacy.

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Ammonium Sulfate Fertilizer

CAS: 7783-20-2

Ammonium sulfate is a granular nitrogen-sulfur fertilizer (21% N, 24% S) widely used in agriculture as a soil-applied nitrogen source and as a spray water conditioner for herbicide applications. As a water conditioner, ammonium sulfate chelates hard water cations (Ca²⁺, Mg²⁺, Fe³⁺) that antagonize glyphosate and other systemic herbicides, restoring full herbicide efficacy. It is particularly valuable in areas with hard irrigation water where herbicide performance would otherwise be compromised.

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Amorphous Silica (Agrochemical Grade) Flowability Additive

CAS: 7631-86-9

Amorphous precipitated or fumed silica used in WP, WG, and DP pesticide formulations as an anti-caking agent, flowability additive, and active ingredient adsorbent carrier. Its ultra-high surface area and porous structure enable efficient adsorption of liquid active ingredients for conversion into free-flowing powders. Silica is particularly valuable in WP formulations containing liquid or waxy active ingredients that would otherwise cause caking and poor dispersibility.

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Atrazine Corn Herbicide Active Ingredient

CAS: 1912-24-9

Atrazine is a selective triazine herbicide that inhibits photosystem II electron transport, blocking photosynthesis in susceptible broadleaf and some grass weed species. It is the most widely used herbicide in corn (maize) production globally, providing both pre-emergent and early post-emergent control of major broadleaf and grass weeds. Atrazine is frequently used in combination with other herbicides for resistance management and improved weed spectrum, and is particularly effective on pigweed, lambsquarters, and foxtail species.

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Attapulgite Clay (Palygorskite) WP/WG Carrier

CAS: 12174-11-7

Attapulgite (palygorskite) is a fibrous magnesium aluminum silicate clay mineral used as a carrier, adsorbent, and anti-caking agent in WP, WG, and dust granule (DG) pesticide formulations. Its unique needle-like crystalline structure provides high surface area for active ingredient adsorption and excellent flowability. Attapulgite is particularly valued for its acid-stable, non-swelling properties that make it suitable for acidic pesticide formulations where swelling clays like bentonite are unsuitable.

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Azoxystrobin Strobilurin Fungicide Active Ingredient

CAS: 131860-33-8

Azoxystrobin is a broad-spectrum strobilurin (QoI) fungicide that inhibits mitochondrial respiration in fungi by blocking electron transport at the Qo site of cytochrome bc1 complex. It controls a wider range of diseases than any other single fungicide class, including Ascomycetes, Basidiomycetes, Deuteromycetes, and Oomycetes, covering diseases such as powdery mildew, rusts, scabs, blights, and downy mildew. Azoxystrobin also provides plant health benefits including improved nitrogen use efficiency and stress tolerance.

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Bentonite (Agrochemical Grade) WG Carrier

CAS: 1302-78-9

Agrochemical-grade sodium bentonite is a natural swelling clay mineral used as a carrier, disintegrant, and suspending agent in wettable granule (WG) and wettable powder (WP) pesticide formulations. When WG granules contact water, sodium bentonite rapidly swells and disintegrates the granule structure, releasing active ingredients as a fine dispersible suspension. It also functions as a flow-control additive and anti-caking agent in dust granule (DG) and ULV formulations.

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Beta-Cyclodextrin Agro Encapsulant (Controlled Release)

CAS: 7585-39-9

Beta-cyclodextrin (β-CD) is a cyclic oligosaccharide with a hydrophilic exterior and lipophilic interior cavity capable of forming inclusion complexes with volatile, photolabile, or sparingly soluble pesticide active ingredients. In agricultural formulations, β-CD encapsulation protects sensitive actives from photodegradation and volatilization, enhances water solubility of hydrophobic compounds, and enables controlled release in soil or on plant surfaces. It is used for microencapsulation of essential oil biocides, pheromones, and thermolabile pesticides.

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Carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) Suspending Agent

CAS: 9004-32-4

Carboxymethylcellulose sodium (CMC) is a water-soluble cellulose ether used as a thickener, suspending agent, and stabilizer in aqueous agrochemical formulations including SC suspensions, WG wettable granules, and seed treatment slurries. It imparts pseudo-plastic viscosity to prevent sedimentation and caking, while improving spray application uniformity. CMC is compatible with most pesticide active ingredients and is accepted in organic formulation systems.

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Chitosan (Agrochemical Grade) Elicitor Biostimulant

CAS: 9012-76-4

Chitosan is a deacetylated chitin polymer derived from crustacean shells, used in agriculture as a biostimulant, plant defense elicitor, and seed treatment agent. It activates plant systemic acquired resistance (SAR) against fungal and bacterial pathogens, promotes root development, and enhances nutrient uptake. As a biodegradable natural polymer approved for organic farming, chitosan is increasingly used in integrated crop management programs to reduce synthetic pesticide inputs while maintaining crop health.

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Chlormequat Chloride (CCC) Lodging Prevention PGR

CAS: 999-81-5

Chlormequat chloride (2-chloroethyltrimethylammonium chloride, CCC) is a quaternary ammonium plant growth regulator used to prevent lodging in cereals and oilseed rape by reducing internode elongation and strengthening stem cell walls. It inhibits gibberellin biosynthesis at the ent-kaurene oxidase step, producing shorter, sturdier stems with improved root development. CCC is a standard lodging management tool in wheat, barley, rye, and winter rapeseed production in Europe and Asia.

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D-Limonene Bio-Solvent

CAS: 5989-27-5

D-Limonene is a naturally derived, biodegradable citrus terpene solvent used as a green alternative to aromatic petroleum solvents in agricultural formulations. It provides excellent solvency for lipophilic active ingredients including pyrethrins, neem oil, and essential oil-based biopesticides. D-Limonene is favored in organic and reduced-risk pesticide formulations due to its GRAS status and rapid biodegradation.

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Dioctyl Sodium Sulfosuccinate (DOSS) Spreader-Sticker

CAS: 577-11-7

Dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate (DOSS) is an anionic surfactant widely used as a spreader-sticker adjuvant in agricultural spray formulations. It rapidly reduces surface tension of spray solutions to enhance spreading and adhesion on leaf surfaces, improving coverage and reducing runoff losses. DOSS is compatible with a wide range of pesticide formulation types and is commonly found in WP, WG, and SC formulations as a wetting and dispersing agent.

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Emulsifiable Concentrate Solvent (Aromatic 150)

CAS: 64742-94-5

Aromatic 150 is a high-boiling aromatic hydrocarbon solvent widely used as the primary solvent in emulsifiable concentrate (EC) pesticide formulations. It provides excellent solvency for a broad range of active ingredients including pyrethroids, organophosphates, and triazole fungicides. Its controlled evaporation rate and good emulsifiability make it the industry-standard carrier for liquid EC formulations.

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Ethephon Ethylene-Releasing Plant Growth Regulator

CAS: 16672-87-0

Ethephon (2-chloroethylphosphonic acid) is an ethylene-releasing compound used as a plant growth regulator to accelerate fruit ripening, promote flowering and fruit drop in a range of crops. It penetrates plant tissues and releases ethylene at physiological pH, triggering natural ethylene-mediated plant responses. Ethephon is used in tomato ripening synchronization, cotton defoliation, rubber tree latex yield enhancement, and pineapple flower induction.

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Forchlorfenuron (CPPU) Cytokinin Plant Growth Regulator

CAS: 68157-60-8

Forchlorfenuron (CPPU, 1-(2-chloro-4-pyridyl)-3-phenylurea) is a synthetic cytokinin-type plant growth regulator used to increase fruit size and improve fruit set in a range of horticultural crops. It acts by stimulating cell division and delaying senescence in developing fruits, leading to significantly larger and more uniform fruit. Forchlorfenuron is widely used in kiwifruit size enlargement, table grape berry sizing, and fig production in Asia and other major fruit-producing regions.

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Gibberellic Acid (GA3) Plant Growth Regulator

CAS: 77-06-5

Gibberellic acid (GA3) is a naturally occurring plant hormone from the gibberellin class, used as a plant growth regulator to promote stem elongation, seed germination, fruit setting, and parthenocarpic fruit development. It is widely applied in viticulture to increase berry size and elongate grape clusters, in citrus production to delay rind aging, and in cereal seed production to break dormancy. GA3 is produced by microbial fermentation and is registered for food crops in most global markets.

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Glyphosate IPA Salt Herbicide Active

CAS: 38641-94-0

Glyphosate isopropylamine (IPA) salt is the most widely used form of glyphosate, the world's best-selling herbicide active ingredient, for formulation into SL concentrates such as Roundup. It inhibits the EPSPS enzyme in the shikimate pathway, blocking aromatic amino acid synthesis in all plants. Glyphosate IPA salt is used for non-selective pre-plant burndown, post-emergent broadleaf and grass weed control in glyphosate-tolerant (GT) crops, and industrial vegetation management.