Voltage MSO Spray adjuvant

Methylated Seed Oil.

As turf agronomists products that give better results and offer great value are always of interest. Voltage MSO (methylated seed oil) spray adjuvant is a quality surfactant made from methylated seed oil and emulsifiers.

You can use this with many pesticides as it allows rapid entry into plants with waxy cuticles such as Summer grass. In hot or dry conditions Voltage MSO increases the results you see from herbicides.

As the Summer approaches so to do high temperatures and dry conditions. This is ideal for Summer grass which is a warm-season annual that thrives in high temperatures of 27- 38 C.

Oil based spray adjuvants like Voltage MSO:

• Are excellent for use on mature weeds that have thick, waxy cuticles.
• Slow the speed at which herbicide droplets dry. The longer this drying time the greater the potential for chemical uptake.
• Improve chemical entry into the leaf. They break down waxes at the leaf surface.
• In some instances they can cause leaf burn. This occurs if you apply this product under less than ideal moisture conditions.

Voltage MSO:

• Increases the results of post emergent herbicides.
• Helps chemicals quickly spread and penetrate leaf surfaces.
• Decreases the surface tension of herbicide spray droplets.
• Increases the wetting ability on very waxy and hairy leaves.

Research into MSO’s

Some reports have shown that methylated seed oil improves the effectiveness of herbicides on some weed species. It does this by increasing herbicide uptake.

• Voltage MSO helps improves the control of difficult-to-control weeds like common Lambs quarters and giant foxtail.
• Methylated seed oil increases foliar uptake. You get better results from Rimsulfuron and Quinclorac.
• When you mix methylated seed oil with Foramsulfuron (Tribute Selective) you get the best control of Crowsfoot grass.
• If you have to spray early for ryegrass control, MSO’s can play a big role in getting better results.
• Early season removal of ryegrass can have limited success due to the temperatures being less than the ideal.
• In this case Methylated seed oils are worth giving serious thought too. 
• Tribute mixed with Voltage MSO at 1% v/v doubles clumpy ryegrass control in cool weather.

Benefits of Voltage MSO.

• Better results with most post-emergents.
• You can use this to replace non-ionic surfactants.
• Gives rapid chemical uptake, and entry into leaf tissue.
• Is less viscous than typical plant oils.
• Results in less evaporation.
• Helps retain spray mixtures on plant surfaces for longer. This increases the time available for entry into the plant.

• When you spray broadleaf weeds with waxy, water repellant foliage they are most likely to benefit from Voltage MSO.
• Grass weeds have a thinner, more permeable cuticle. This means these may not always require the penetrating effects of Methylated Seed Oil adjuvants.
• However, in some cases some grass weeds do develop a thick waxy leaf cuticle.

The general application rate for Voltage is 0.5-1.0% v/v

Application rate for Quinclorac: 500ml-1 L/Ha; Aim to use the lower rate in high temperatures.

Voltage MSO Label

Voltage MSO MSDS