Landoil by SO-IL Service is a food grade soybean oil carefully blended with emulsifiers and stabilizers that offer superior features and benefits when used in the application of pesticides.

Benefits of Using Landoil

1. Reduced Alkaline Hydrolysis-Landoil slows the effect that hard water has on the performance of pesticides. The effects of alkaline hydrolysis on many crop protection chemicals is well documented. Because most chemicals are acid and most water is alkaline, decomposition begins when the two are mixed.
   
   
2. Environmentally Friendly-Landoil is completely biodegradable. Unlike some crop oil concentrates or other petroleum adjuvants, Landoil leaves no residues in your soil profile. Leaching of soluble pesticides is minimized, which helps keep chemicals out of water supplies.
   
   
3. Reduced Volatility-Landoil significantly reduces the volatility associated with some pesticides. Potential herbicide off-target injury is reduced and improved product performance occurs. Landoil lengthens insecticide spray intervals for some insecticides when volatility is a concern.
   
   
4. Reduced Particle Drift-Landoil can help maintain larger droplet sizes and reduce drift from applications through conventional sprayers. Sprayers produce a wide range of droplet sizes-from very small to very large. Those drops smaller than 100 microns move much further than large droplets (350 to 500 microns), especially in windy conditions or temperature inversions. Herbicide drift can injure plants that are sensitive to herbicides; drift from insecticides may cause contamination to unregistered crops. The use of drift reducing nozzles, proper spray pressures and Landoil all help to keep drift from being a concern.
   
   
5. Reduced Degradation-The addition of Landoil reduces oxidation and photo de­composition (degradation by sunlight). All chemicals vary in their sensitivity to sunlight and in their rate of oxidation. When chemicals are premixed in Landoil, the effect of these factors is greatly reduced.
   
   
6. Wash off Protection-Pesticides premixed in Landoil are rain-fast on leaf surfaces in 20 minutes. Tests show that after Landoil has dried, a rain will not wash it off. Pesticides should always be sprayed on dry leaf surfaces.
   
   
7. Crop Tolerance-Crops have shown a remarkable tolerance for Landoil. No significant burn from post emergence applications has been reported.
   
   
8. Spreader-Landoil has a "spread factor" that is three to four times that of water. When used in a post-emergence application, Landoil's spread factor increases tenfold on leaf surfaces which greatly improves insect, weed and disease control.
   
   
9. Improved Penetration-Landoil is a nonionic surfactant (NIS) and improves the penetration of herbicide into the waxy covering on broadleaf and grass weeds. Improved activity of insecticides with Landoil is also shown to help penetrate the protective coverings of insects.
   
   
10. No Additives Needed-Landoil does not need additional surfactants, stickers, spreaders or penetrants. One to two quarts of ammonium sulfate (AMS) solution per acre (1 to 2 pounds of dry product per acre) may be helpful when spraying hard to control broadleaf weeds, such as velvetleaf. Hard water and/or high pH water should be buffered with SO-IL Boost pH Equalizer.
    
    

This information was used with permission of and provided by SO-IL Service, INC., Carthage, IL 62321 www.so-ilservice.com