APSA 80 English

"Performance Maximizer"

Improve pesticide coverage for greater crop yield.

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What is APSA-80?

Note:

How does APSA-80 work?

How to Use APSA-80?With Insecticides, Fungicides, Foliar Fertilisers and Defoliators.

With Post-Emergent Herbicides:

For use as an Irrigation Aid or in Golf Courses:

APSA-80, a product of Amway is an All Purpose Spray Adjuvant which on mixing with insecticides, fungicides, herbicides and defoliators increases their efficacy. As a result of that, the crops, fruits and vegetable are better protected from diseases, pests and unwanted herbs, resulting in more productive yield. This adjuvant has 80% of active ingredients and this can be mixed in any solution to improve its performance many times.

APSA-80 is neither an insecticide nor a fertiliser. It is an adjuvant that enhances the performances of insecticides and fertilisers and also helps water or solution to penetrate deeper.

APSA-80 contains special elements - 'Non Ironic Surfactants' that break down the surface tension of the water. These surfactants work on the surface of the water droplet to reduce its tendency to bead up by pulling the water and the wax on the leaf surface together, reducing the water's surface tension and causing the water droplet to spread out. When the water used in pesticide sprays spreads out more evenly, the result is much better pesticide coverage. Adding APSA-80 helps insecticides, defoliators and foliar fertilisers to penetrate the surface of the leaf faster and more evenly.

* Prepare a solution of insecticides/fungicides/foliar fertilisers/defoliators and water. Follow the mixing instructions recommended by the pesticide manufacturer.* Mix 5ml of APSA-80 (1/4th capful) per 15 litres of pesticide or foliar fertiliser solution.* Spray normally on the crop.

* Make a solution of the post-emergent herbicide to be used with water in the spray tank. Follow the mixing instructions recommended by the herbicide manufacture.* Mix 20ml of APSA-80 (1 capful) per 15 litres of post emergent herbicide solution.* Spray normally on the crop.

* Mix 160ml of APSA-80 (8 capfuls) in at least 80 litres per acre. The dosage of APSA-80 will remain 160ml per acre of land even if the water required is more than 80 litres to cover an acre of land. * About 12 hours before irrigating, spray this mixture of APSA-80 and water directly on the entire land area which is to be irrigated. Spray directly on the soil.* Let the water flow into the land and see how it penetrates the soil better and also spreads better. * The above mentioned spray of APSA-80 will remain effective for about 4 weeks. Repeat the above steps for irrigation after a month.

Mangoes

This test was conducted on Mangoes by the Indian Institute of

Horticultural Research, Bangalore.

Carbaryl sprayed at recommended concentration alone and Carbaryl in combination with APSA-80 at recommended concentration of 5 ml in 15 litres against I. niveosparsus.

Carbaryl in combination with APSA-80 was found to be significantly superior to carbaryl alone. Percent hopper control reduced significantly to 14% after 28 days of spraying carbaryl alone, whereas carbaryl in combination with APSA-80 showed 84% hopper control even after 28 days.

Test :

Result

Indian Test Result

1 3 7 14 24 28

100

90

80

70

60

50

40

30

20

10

01 3 7 14 24 28

Applied at panicle emergence

Effect of APSA-80 on Mango HopperControl with Carbaryl in Mango

Indian Institute of Horticultural Research

Upto 84%

Damage C

ontrol

even afte

r 28 days

Carbaryl

Carbaryl + APSA -80 0.3ml/L

Percent Hopper Control

Days After Treatment

Institute of Pesticide Formulation Technology (IPFT) was established

in May 1991, as a Govt. of India Society registered under the Societies

Act under the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, Ministry of

Chemicals and Fertilizers, Govt. of India. IPFT caters to the needs of not

only the Indian pesticides industry but also of the Asia and Pacific region.

It is recognized by the Department of Science and Technology (DST),

Govt. of India and Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). IPFT is located at

Gurgaon, Haryana.

This study was carried out with sugarcane at the experimental

research farms of IPFT. The volume of spray used was 200 litres per acre.

APSA-80 was mixed in the recommended concentration (0.03%) with the

following pesticides

at manufacturers

dosage i.e Malathion

50EC (150ml/acre),

Endosulfan 35EC

(350ml/acre),

Chlorpyriphos 20EC

(350ml/acre) and

compared against the

use of all these

pesticides alone.

Test :

Result:

Also no phytotoxic effect was observed on sugarcane crop when

APSA-80 was mixed with the above mentioned pesticides.

Increase in yield (%)with APSA-80 (0.03%)

Malathion Endosulfan Chlorpyriphos

8.7% 5.3% 8%

SugarcaneIndian Test Result

900

800

700

600

500

400

300

592

644

709

747

823

889

Effect of APSA-80 on Yield of Sugarcane Treated with Insecticides for Shoot Borer Control - IPFT - India 2001

Su

garc

an

e Y

ield

- Q

uin

tals

/Hecta

re

Malathion Endosulfan Chlorpyriphos

Insecticide Alone + APSA-80 0.03%

CottonIndian Test Result

Test 1: The studies were carried out with cotton at the experimental research farms of

IPFT. The volume of spray used was 100 litres per acre. APSA-80 was mixed in the

recommended concentration (0.03%)

with the following pesticides at

manufacturers' recommended

dosage i.e. Alphamethrin 10EC

(100ml/acre), Cypermethrin 25EC

(80ml/acre), Profenophos 50EC

(500ml/acre), Endosulfan 35EC

(1000ml/acre), Acephate 75WP

(800g/acre), Carbaryl 50WP

(1000g/acre), Chlorpyriphos 20EC

(2000ml/acre) and compared against

the use of the above pesticides alone.

Result:

Result:


Alphamethrin

19.1%

Cypermethrin

3.7%

Profenophos

11.1%

Endosulfan

19.2%

Acephate

5.1%

Carbaryl

8.2%

Chlorpyrifos

17%

Test 2: APSA-80 was mixed

in the recommended

concentration (0.03%)

with the following pesticides

at manufacturers' recommended

dosage i.e. Monocrotophos

36SL (500ml/acre) and

Imidacloprid 200SL(100ml/acre)

and compared against the use of

all these pesticides alone.


Monocrotophos Imidacloprid

18.4%7.1%

Also no phytotoxic effect was observed on cotton crop when APSA-80 was mixed with the above mentioned pesticides.

3.5

3.3

3.1

2.9

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.5

Insecticide Alone

+ APSA-80 0.03%

3.10

2.90

2.50

2.70

2.30

2.10

1.90

1.50

1.70

2.84

2.52

2.96

2.50

2.71

2.53

Effect of APSA-80 on Cotton Crop Yield when Used with Insecticides for Sucking Insect Control - IPFT - India 2001

Co

tto

n Y

ield

- m

t/h

a

Insecticide Alone + APSA-80 0.03%

Monocrotophos Imidacloprid Average

Effect of APSA-80 on Yield of Cotton Treated with Insecticides for Bollworm Control - IPFT - India 2001

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tto

n Y

ield

- m

t lin

/ha

Alpha

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hrin

Cyp

erm

ethr

in

Profe

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s

Endos

ulfa

n

Acepha

te

Car

baryl

Chl

orpyr

ifos

Avera

ge

This test was conducted on Grapes by the

Indian Institute of Horticultural Research,

Bangalore.

Grapes

Test:

Result

27.1% increase in damage control

Acephate sprayed at recommended concentration alone and Acephate

in combination with APSA-80 at recommended concentration of 5 ml in

15 litres against S. dorsalis.

Acephate sprayed in combination with APSA-80 at recommended

concentration of 5 ml in 15 litres against S. dorsalis was significantly

superior to Acephate at full rate without APSA-80. The graph shows

when APSA-80 was mixed with

Acephate as compared to using Acephate alone.

Indian Test Result

90

80

70

60

50

40

30

20

10

0

Effect of APSA-80 on Grape Thrip Damage with Acephate in Grapes

Indian Institute of Horticultural Research

Applied at earlyfruit set

27.1% Incr

ease in

Damage C

ontrol

Acephate + APSA-80 - 0.3 ml/litre

Acephate

Percent Grape Thrip

Damage C

ontrol

Pomegranate

This test was conducted on Pomegranate by the

Indian Institute of Horticultural Research,

Bangalore.

L-Cyhalothrin sprayed at recommended concentration alone and

L-Cyhalothrin in combination with APSA-80 at recommended concentration

of 5 ml in 15 litres against A. punicae (Aphid).

L-Cyhalothrin sprayed in

combination with APSA-80

at recommended concentration

of 5 ml in 15 litres against

A. punicae was significantly

superior in bringing down the

Aphid population. Percent

Aphid control declined after

3 days when - L-Cyhalothrin was used alone, whereas % Aphid control

enhanced after 24 hrs when - L-Cyhalothrin was sprayed in combination

with APSA-80 and this trend was evident even at 3 days, 7 days and 14 days

after spraying.

Test:

Result

Indian Test Result

100

99

98

97

96

95

94

931 3 7 14

100

99

98

97

96

95

94

931 3 7 14

Applied at new flushing

Effect of APSA-80 on Pomegranate Aphid Control with L-Cyhalothrin in PomegranateIndian Institute of Horticultural Research

L- Cyhalothrin

L-Cyhalothrin + APSA 80 - 0.3ml/L


Upto 100%

Control

even afte

r 14 days

Percent Aphid C

ontrol

Black Pepper

Indian Test Result

PotatoIndian Test Results on

The below mentioned tests were conducted by the Central Tobacco Research

Institute (Indian Council of Agricultural Research), Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh.

Test 1:

Result

Imidacloprid was

sprayed at full rate & after

mixing with APSA-80 at

recommended concentration

of 5 ml in 15 litres.

The graph shows increase

in yield of green leaf by

206 kgs/ha, of cured leaf by 79 kgs/ha and of bright leaf by 21 kgs/ha, when

APSA-80 was mixed with Imidacloprid as compared to using Imidacloprid alone.

Test 2 : Acephate was sprayed at full rate and ½ rate alone and after mixing with

APSA-80 at recommended concentration of 5 ml in 15 litres.

Result

Half rate acephate significantly worse than other treatments.

Half rate acephate + APSA-80 gave comparable performance to full rate of acephate for 8-12 days.

Full rate acephate + APSA-80 gave same control at 16 days after treatment as full rate acephate at 8 days.

Test 3: Oxydemeton was sprayed at full rate and ½ rate alone and after

mixing with APSA-80 at recommended concentration of 5ml in 15 litres.

Result

Half rate oxydemeton significantly

worse than other treatments.

Half rate oxydemeton + APSA-80

gave comparable performance to

full rate of oxydemeton for 8-16 days.

Full rate oxydemeton + APSA-80

gave same control at 16 days after

treatment as full rate oxydemeton

at 8 days.

This test was conducted

on Black Pepper

by Kerala Agricultural

University, Kerala.Test:

Result

Quinalphos 25EC sprayed at recommended concentration alone & Quinalphos 25EC in combination with APSA-80 at recommended concentration of 5ml in 15 litres for control of Marginal thrips.

Application of Quinalphos 25 EC with APSA-80 showed 19.25% reduction in marginal gall thrips damage over the application of insecticide alone. As the result of which, there is an increase of 40.8% in the yield of black pepper.

Test: Different Fungicides, such as Copper Oxycholoride, Chlorothalonil and

Mancozeb were sprayed alone and in combination

with APSA-80 @2.3 ml/10 litre of water

against some major foliage diseases of potato.

Result

As compare to fungicides alone, all the fungicides

in combination with APSA-80 have been found to

be quite effective in controlling foliage diseases resulting in increase in yields -

18.8 qt/ha respectively. As compare to fungicides alone, combination of fungicide

& APSA-80 gave an average yield increase of 19.5 qt/ha.

This test was conducted on Potato (Solanum

tuberosum L.) at Bidhan Chandra Krishi

Viswavidyalaya, West Bengal

TobaccoIndian Test Result

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0

20

30

40

50

60

2 4 8 12 16

2.5

1.5

0.5

2

1

0

1.56

1.69

2.38

12000

12100

12200

12300

12400

12500

12600

12700

12430

12636

920

930

940

950

960

970

980

990

946

967

1800

1820

1840

1860

1880

1900

1920

1940

1842

1921

Effect of APSA-80 onTobacco Crop Yield - CTRI, India

Imidacloprid

Imidacloprid + APSA-80

APSA-80 - 5 ml/15L

Green Leaf Bright LeafCured Leaf

To

bacco

Yie

ld -

Kg

s/h

a

10

0

20

30

40

50

60

2 4 8 12 16

Effect of APSA-80 onTobacco Aphid Control with Acephatein Tobacco - Central Tobacco Research Institute

Ap

hid

s p

er

Pla

nt

APSA-80 - 5 ml/15L

Initial Aphid Counts661/plant


Acephate - FullRate + APSA-80

Acephate - Full Rate

Acephate - HalfRate + Apsa-80

Acephate - HalfRate

Effect of APSA-80 onTobacco Aphid Control with Oxydemetonin Tobacco - Central Tobacco Research Institute

Oxydemeton - FullRate + APSA-80

Oxydemeton - Full Rate

Oxydemeton - HalfRate + Apsa-80

Oxydemeton - HalfRate

APSA-80 - 5 ml/15L

Initial Aphid Counts661/plant


Ap

hid

s p

er

Pla

nt

Efficacy of APSA-80 (5ml/15L) with Quinalphos 25EC on the Yield of Black Pepper

Upto 40.8%

increase in

black pepper

yield

Yield (Kg/p

lant)

WithoutInsecticide &

APSA-80

Insecticide alone

Insecticide + APSA-80

240235230225220215210205200195

218.4

209.8

219.8

237.2

230.5

238.7

19.5 Qt/ha

on an average

Effect of different treatments on yield of potato

Tu

ber

Yie

ld (q

/h)

Copper Oxycholoride

Chlorothalonil Mancozeb

Fungicide Fungicide + [email protected] ml/10 L water

GuavaIndian Test Result

This test was conducted on Guava by

Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya,

West Bengal.

Test :

Result 1

Blitox-50, Captan,

Chlorothalonil were sprayed at


alone separately & these

fungicides were sprayed in

combination with APSA-80 at


of 5 ml in 15 litres for control

of Anthracnose, Fruit Rot,

Grey Blight.

Application of Blitox-50, Captan, Chlorothalonil individually in combination

with APSA-80 showed better disease control on all three types of diseases

which resulted in 1 kg, 1½ kg and 2 kg increase per plant respectively.

Result 2

Application of Blitox-50,

Captan, Chlorothalonil

individually in combination

with APSA-80 showed

better disease control on all

three types of diseases which

resulted in to 10%, 8.8%

and 6.4% increase in

Chlorophyll content in leaf

respectively.

Chloro

phyll C

ontent

(mg/g

of tiss

ue)

0.450.4

0.350.3

0.250.2

0.150.1

0.050

0.40.44

0.330.310.34

0.37

25

20

15

10

5

0

18.5

2224

17.5

21.520.5

Effect of fungicides along with APSA-80 on yield of guava

Fungicide alone Fungicide + APSA 80

Upto 9%

increase in

guava yield

Yield (Kg/p

lant/se

aso

n)

Blitox-50 Captan Chlorothalonil

Upto 10%

increase in

chlorophyll content

giving healthier

plants

Chlorophyll content in leaf of guava plantunder different treatment

Blitox-50 Captan Chlorothalonil

Fungicide alone Fungicide + APSA 80

These tests were

conducted on Coffee

by Kerala Agricultural

University, Kerala.

Coffee

Test 1:

Result

Carbaryl 50 WP sprayed at recommended concentration alone & Carbaryl 50 WP in combination with APSA-80 at recommended concentration of 5 ml in 15 litres for control of shoot mealy bug and coffee berry borer.

Application of carbaryl in combination with APSA-80 showed 52.4% and 43.6% reduction of mealy bug & coffee borer infestation respectively over the application of insecticide alone. As the result of which, there is an increase of 46.4% in the yield of coffee.

Test 2: Copper Oxychloride sprayed at recommended concentration alone & Copper Oxychloride in combination with APSA-80 at recommended concentration of 5 ml in 15 litres for control of Leaf Rust.

ResultCopper Oxychloride sprayed in combination with APSA-80 decreased severity of rust disease in coffee by 23.9% over the use of insecticide alone. As the result of which, there is an increase of 13.33% in the yield of coffee.

5

3

1

4

2

0

2.1

2.8

4.1

Efficacy of APSA-80 (5ml/15L) with Carbaryl on the Yield of Coffee

Yield (Kg/p

lant)


Insecticide alone


APSA-80

Upto 46.4%

increase in

coffee yield

3

1

4

2

0

2.0

3.03.4

Efficacy of APSA-80 (5ml/15L) with CopperOxychloride on the Yield of Coffee

Yield (Kg/p

lant)


Insecticide alone


APSA-80

Upto 13.33%

increase in

coffee yield

Indian Test Result

According to Indian researches, one rupee spent on APSA-80 can fetch a return of Rs. 12 to Rs. 58.

When IPFT used only Malathion on sugarcane crop, the yield was 592 Quintal/Hectare. But with the use of Malathion along with APSA-80, the yield came out to be 644 Quintal/Hectare. It means an increase of 52 Quintal/Hectare. According to Govt. procurement price it is approximately Rs. 4134 whereas for gaining such increase in this crop field, the total spending on APSA-80 comes out to be just Rs. 192 per hectare (296 ml APSA-80 is needed to be sprayed twice on one hectare. The cost of which is nearly Rs. 192). If we calculate, we get a return of Rs. 21.50 on every rupee spent on APSA-80.

For Example :

* Based on 2004 minimum procurement prices ** Rs. / kg in case of tobacco** kg / ha in case of tobacco

Note: The above yield increases are with individual insecticides. The yield increase when used with all the above insecticides is not the sum of individual yield increases.

Great Returns,

Any crop, Any size farm !!

15

21

27

12

14

19

24

30

43

47

49

58

23

29

34

2,995

4,134

5,299

2,277

2,633

3,703

4,633

5,782

8,316

9,068

9,365

11,088

4,448

5,536

6,592

37.67

52.00

66.66

1.15

1.33

1.87

2.34

2.92

4.20

4.58

4.73

5.60

139.00

173.00

206.00

192

192

192

192

192

192

192

192

192

192

192

192

192

192

192

296

296

296

296

296

296

296

296

296

296

296

296

296

296

296

Sugarcane

(Rs. 79.5/-

per

Quintal)*

Endosulphan

Malathion

Chlorpyrifos

Tobacco

(Rs.32/-

per Kg)*

Acephate

Oxydemeton methyl

Imidacloprid

Cotton

(Rs.1980/-

per

Quintal)*

Cypernethrin

Acephate

Monocrotophos

Imidacloprid 70WS

Profenofos

Chlorpyrifos

Imidacloprid 200SL

Endosulfan

Alfa methrin

Return in Rs. per one Re. spent on APSA (at MRP)

Incremental

returns/

hectare

Incremental

Yield

(Quintal

/hectare)**

Cost of

APSA-80/

hectare at

MRP (Rs.)

Amount of

APSA-80/

hectare

(ml)

InsecticideCrop

BananaIndian Test Result

These tests were conducted on Banana

by Kerala Agricultural University, Kerala

Test 1 :

Result

Carbenzadim sprayed

at recommended concentration

alone and Carbenzadim in

combination with APSA-80 at

recommended concentration of

5 ml in 15 litres for control of

leaf spot infection in Banana.

Application of Carbenzadim in

combination with APSA-80 showed 6.5% reduction of leaf spot infection over

the application of insecticide alone which resulted in 9% increase in yield

(in bunch weight).

Test 2 :

Result

Chlorpyriphos sprayed at

recommended concentration alone

and Chlorpyriphos in combination

with APSA-80 at recommended

concentration of 5 ml in 15 litres

for control of Pseudo Stem borer

attack in Banana.

Application of Chlorpyriphos in

combination with APSA-80 showed 100% & 50% reduction of Pseudo

Stem Borer attack after six months and during harvest respectively over the

application of insecticides only. This resulted in 23% increase in yield

(in Bunch weight).

Yie

ld (B

un

ch

Weig

ht

- K

g)

10.1

6.7

8.2

12

10

8

6

4

2

0

Effect of APSA-80 and Chlopyriphos on Banana Bunch Weight-Kerala Agricultural University

Upto

23% increase

in yield

WithoutInsecticide

InsecticideAlone @ 2.5g/L

Insecticide2.5g/L + APSA-80

@ 0.033%

@

10.89.9

8.2

12

10

8

6

4

2

0Without

InsecticideInsecticide

only @ 1 g/L

Insecticide @1g/L + APSA-80

@ 0.033%

Effect of APSA-80 and Carbenzadim on Banana Bunch Weight-Kerala Agricultural University

Upto

9% increase

in yield

Yie

ld (B

un

ch

Weig

ht

- K

g)

Advantages of

1. Offers farmers an excellent opportunity to increase their crop yields.

2. Spreader - provides more uniform spray deposit on plants; improves coverage of insecticide, herbicide, fungicide and foliar fertiliser sprays.

3. Activator - thorough wetting action helps improve performance of post-emergent herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides.

4. For use on growing and harvested crops.

5. Helps in dispersing powders and oil-base liquids.

6. The International and Indian test results on variety of crops prove TM the effectiveness of APSA-80 for improving pesticide coverage

and performance.

7. Increases water penetration- gets more water into the soil. Also aids irrigation by reducing run-off; saves water.

8. Aids irrigation by increasing rate at which water soaks into soil; promotes more efficient water usage.

9. Helps keep spray equipment clean and prevents clogged nozzles-reduces down time.

10. Non-corrosive to equipment.

11. Biodegradable.

12. According to Indian researches, APSA-80 fetches a return of 12 to 58 times of the amount spent on it.

* For more information, attend Amway conducted training on APSA-80.

ENSURES BESTUTILIZATION OF SCARCE WATER RESOURCES.

APSA-80 is the 'Performance Maximizer' from Amway which improves

pesticide and water 'Coverage & Penetration' for greater crop yields.

Go ahead, use APSA-80 as an irrigation aid this monsoon.

WATER IS PRECIOUSWATER IS PRECIOUS

APSA-80 AS AN IRRIGATION AID

RECOMMENDED USE:

BENEFITS:

* Mix 160 ml of APSA-80 in at least 80 litres of water for every acre of land

you want to irrigate. The dosage of APSA-80 will remain 160 ml per acre of

land even if the water required is more than 80 litres to cover an acre of land.

* Spray this mix on the land you want to irrigate at least 12 hours in advance

before irrigating it.

* Now the land is ready to be irrigated.

* This spray would remain effective for 4 weeks.

* After 4 weeks, for irrigation, repeat the above mentioned process.

* Increases water penetration- gets MORE WATER into the soil.

* Reduces evaporative water losses.

* Aids irrigation by increasing rate at which water soaks into soil; promotes

MORE EFFICIENT water usage.

* Also aids irrigation by reducing run-off; saves water.

A pack of 5 such bro

chures are ava

ilable for sa

le. MRP: Rs.: 25/- SKU N

o.: 220078-IDG

APSA-80 is approved for

usage as a wetting agent in

tea plantations by The Tea

Research Station, United

Planters Association of

South India (UPASI),

Valparai (Nilgiris),

based on the testing

carried out by them.

Their recommended

dosage is 2ml of

APSA-80 in every 10 litres

of spray fluid.

TEAIndian Test Results

Based on a test conducted

on tea plants, Tea Research

Association, Tocklai

Experimental Station,

Jorhat (Assam) has

approved APSA-80 to be

used as spreader and

sticker with various

Fungicide, Weedicide &

Insecticide. Their

recommended dosage

is 5 ml of APSA-80 in

every 10 litres of

spray fluid.

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