Agrochemical composition
A composition including: (A) an aqueous agrochemically active compound such as acetamiprid; (B) a polyhydric alcohol; (C) a formalin condensate of sodium alkylnaphthalenesulfonate, or a modified styrene-maleic anhydride copolymer; (D) a thickener such as xanthan gum; (E) at least one inorganic particle selected from the group consisting of silica, montmorillonite and attapulgite; and (F) water.
1. A composition comprising:
a water-soluble agrochemically active compound having a solubility in water at 20° C. of 100 to 100,000 mg/l (component (A));
a polyhydric alcohol having 2 to 30 carbon atoms selected from glycerol, ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, and polyglycerol (component (B));
a formalin condensate of sodium alkylnaphthalenesulfonate (component (C));
a thickener (component (D));
at least one inorganic particle selected from the group consisting of silica, montmorillonite and attapulgite (component (E)); and
water (component (F)).
2. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein a content of the component (A) is from 1 to 50% by mass with respect to the mass of the composition.
3. The composition according to claim 2 ,
wherein a content of the component (B) is from 6 to 40% by mass with respect to the mass of the composition,
a content of the component (C) is from 0.1 to 20% by mass with respect to the mass of the composition,
a content of the component (D) is from 0.01 to 2% by mass with respect to the mass of the composition,
a content of the component (E) is from 0.1 to 20% by mass with respect to the mass of the composition, and
a content of the component (F) is from 20 to 80% by mass with respect to the mass of the composition.
4. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the component (A) is acetamiprid.
5. A method of treating a seed comprising bringing the composition according to claim 1 into contact with a seed.
6. A method of allowing an agrochemically active compound to act on a plant, the method comprising spraying the composition according to claim 1 .