Adjuvantes agrícolas e sua atuação na aplicação de produtos fitossanitários : uma revisão narrativa da literatura

Abstract

Advances in world population growth seek a better form of food production, so that everyone can have access to food and energy, it is absolutely essential to control pests that can generate losses in agricultural production. This control occurs most often by spraying products with potential combating action for the pest, pesticides. For a better action, adjuvants are used, products that modify the physical-compound properties of the mixture and help from the stability of the active ingredient (a.i.) in mixture, its correct application to the target organism, its maintenance in the place of action and its efficiency. Thus, this work brings a narrative review of the literature for a better understanding of the physical-compound properties of adjuvants and how they improve as conditions for the phytosanitary mixture, as well as a renewable expectation with the use of these substances and their future perspectives.