Compounds of many chemical families make up herbicide safeners. To safeguard crops from harm, they are used in conjunction with herbicides. A practical, effective, and easy way to increase herbicide selectivity is by using chemical safeners.
Per a recent report from Markets And Markets, herbicide safeners are anticipated to have a market worth USD 1.1 billion in 2022 and increase at a CAGR of 7.5% to reach USD 1.6 billion by 2027. A significant aspect that is anticipated to have an impact on the growth of the herbicides and herbicide safeners market globally over the course of the forecast period is the impact of crops treated with herbicides on human health and the environment. To limit the use of herbicides, many nations, particularly those in the European Union and North America, are adopting strict regulatory regimes. In order to solve the problem of herbicide toxicity, there is an increasing need to create sustainable herbicide and safener combinations. This could present new potential for product development in the herbicide safeners market.
A Safer Market Dynamics for Herbicides
While without lowering the activity of herbicides on undesired and pervasive weed species, herbicide safeners can selectively protect crop plants from herbicide damage. Commercially, certain safeners are employed to increase herbicide selectivity between crop and weed species. These safeners can either be mixed with the herbicide or given to the crop seed as a seed treatment.
Herbicide safeners are mostly used to treat crops prior to and after emergence in order to improve yield and quality.
Formulated bioherbicides typically consist of the living biotic agent as the active ingredient, a carrier, and adjuvants, which may contain nutrients and other materials to nurture the agent, act as a protectant during exposure to unfavorable environmental conditions, support host infection, and support optimum weed control efficacy. Chemical herbicides lack excellent selectivity and little adverse effects on non-target organisms that natural herbicides possess. They typically don’t leave any traces behind and only present a small percentage of cases that exhibit resistance.
