Drift retardants. Do they do any good?
WilgerIndustries
Posted 6/19/2026 14:21 (#11678924 - in reply to #11676109)
Subject: RE: Drift retardants. Do they do any good?


Had a call in from one of the guys from the forums on this question more regarding the comment I made about certain tank mix partners having a negative effect on the driftable fines side of things by adding an adjuvant (primarily Dicamba + Roundup).


This is the link to the study that was looking at it. A good chart on page 7 shows the VMD, %<150 (driftable fines), and the change in droplet sizes for the Dv0.1 (10% point of the droplet size distribution), Dv0.5 (VMD or 50% droplet size in the distribution)

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7606580/pdf/41598_2020_Article_75996.pdf

Worth a read for sure if you have questions,



Another study by UofN similarly, but a bit denser of a read: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/11/7/1321/pdf?version=1626171330

Edited by WilgerIndustries 6/19/2026 14:22
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