Application of Surfactants in Commercial Crop Production for Water and Nutrient Management in Sandy Soil

Abstract

Water-repellent soils are unable to effectively adsorb or retain water. On these soils, water may simply pool on the surface or may move down preferred pathways, leaving large amounts of soil dry even when a large volume of water is applied. Thus, managing water and nutrients in sandy soils is often challenging. This 6-page fact sheet provides an overview of surfactants and how they may be used to better manage water and nutrients in sandy soils for vegetable and fruit production. Written by Guodong Liu, Monica Ozores-Hampton, Gene McAvoy, Ben Hogue, and Crystal A. Snodgrass, and published by the UF Department of Horticultural Sciences, December 2013. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/hs1230

Surfactants in plant disease management: A brief review and case studies

“…Anionic surfactants are one of the earliest types of surfactants and typically carry hydrophilic functional groups such as carboxylates, phosphates, and sulphates (including the well‐known sodium dodecyl sulphate, SDS; Schmitt, 2001). The negative charge is carried on the hydrophilic head (Liu et al, 2019a; Yuan et al, 2014). One of the most successful commercial surfactants, sodium stearate, is an anionic surfactant obtained through saponification of animal fats and is the main ingredient in soaps (Rapp, 2017).…”

“…For soil‐applied surfactants used in management of soilborne pathogens, soil water repellency is often an important factor, especially in sandy soils. In such a circumstance, surfactants that minimize soil water repellency would be more appropriate because they improve absorption of the applied chemical (Liu et al, 2019a). It is often more economical to consider surfactants that have multiple actions, such as Stocksorb and biosurfactants, which both act as surfactants while improving water and nutrient retention in the root zone (Liu et al, 2019a; Singh et al, 2018).…”

“…In such a circumstance, surfactants that minimize soil water repellency would be more appropriate because they improve absorption of the applied chemical (Liu et al, 2019a). It is often more economical to consider surfactants that have multiple actions, such as Stocksorb and biosurfactants, which both act as surfactants while improving water and nutrient retention in the root zone (Liu et al, 2019a; Singh et al, 2018). The degradability of surfactants has also raised concerns in recent years, particularly in the cleaning industry, and similar questions may arise from the continual use of surfactants in agriculture.…”

Farklı Yüzey Aktif Maddelerin Buğday Kuru Ağırlığına Etkileri

“…Natural resources are polluted by surfactants of human activities and industrial waste [1]. These resources are used for solubility and stability effect on biphasic systems in addition to usage as wetting agent, dispersant, emulsifier, foaming agent, bactericide and corrosion inhibitor [2,3], reducing generally surface tension of liquids at low concentration and helping water utilization of tissues [4]. Surfactant is used to improve the utilization of leaves from liquid fertilizers in herbicide and pesticide [5], and they takes part in the production process of commercial fertilizers [6].…”

“…girdilerin (herbisit, pestisit, sıvı/katı gübreler) yapısında bulunan YAM'ler yoğun kullanımları ile çevresel kirliliği yaratan bileşikler (Matthew and Jones, 2000) olarak doğada bulunmaktadırlar. YAM'ler, nem arttırıcı, seyreltici, emulsifiyer, köpürtücü, bakteri engelleyici ve korozyon belirteci amacıyla katkı maddesi olarak kullanılmaktadır (Salager, 2002;Liu, 2014). Tarımsal girdilerden herbisit ve pestisitlerin terkibinde, yaprak yüzey alanında daha fazla sıvı tutmada sıvı gübrede kullanılmaktadırlar (McFarland, 2005).…”