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Crop protection and agrochemical analysis

Pesticides are an essential component in modern agriculture and enable growers to fully realize the yield potential of their seeds and improve crop selection. From compound discovery to active ingredient development to pesticide, herbicide, & fungicide analysis, our chemical and analytical capabilities support you across your entire crop protection workflow. With that, you can focus on the discovery of new, effective, and safe actives.

Our crop improvement expertise:

  • Plant cell culture
  • Small molecule library design
  • Reagents and building blocks for chemical synthesis
  • Analytical chemistry
  • Greener alternative products
  • Field analysis & testing
  • Innovative lab efficiency & safety solutions
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Workflow

Compound Discovery

Discovery phase of crop improvement
High throughput screening for new compounds with biological activity

Active Ingredients Development

Validation phase of crop improvement
Synthesis of potential actives, scale-up, and process optimization

Pesticides, Herbicides, Fungicides Analysis

Deployment phase of crop improvement
Determination of pesticide residues in different matrices

Resources

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Modern Plant Breeding

Modern plant breeding uses techniques of molecular biology to select, or in the case of genetic modification, to insert, desirable traits into plants. Discover our full suite of tools for plant-CRISPR, PCR and genotyping as well as our reagents and media for plant tissue culture

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Industrial Chemical Manufacturing

Modern plant breeding uses techniques of molecular biology to select, or in the case of genetic modification, to insert, desirable traits into plants. Discovers our full suite of tools for Plant-CRISPR, PCR and Genotyping as well as our Reagents and Media for Plant Tissue Culture

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Lab Safety

We combine innovative products and packaging with individual support to minimize your hazardous chemical exposure, keep you safe, simplify your work, and help you save resources.

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Sustainable Chemistry

Join us in the mission to ensure a more sustainable future for everyone. Explore our growing portfolio of greener products, programs, and services.

Find out more about topics of interest for crop protection and improvement.
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Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)
NMR spectroscopy is an analytic technique to determine molecular structure, chemical composition and purity. NMR detects the energy absorbed due to nuclear spin states in the presence of a strong magnetic field.
Thin Layer Chromatography
Thin layer chromatography (TLC) is a separation technique based on differential partitioning of compounds between a solid surface, coated with a thin layer of adsorbent, and a liquid solvent that moves over the solid surface by capillary action.
Liquid Chromatography
Protocols and technical articles relating to high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) for large molecules and small molecules, and to low-pressure liquid chromatography (LPLC)
Gas Chromatography (GC)
Gas chromatography is a common analytic technique used to separate and analyze volatile compounds in the gas phase. GC is applied in many industries for quality control, and to identify and/or quantify compounds in a mixture.
Photometry & Reflectometry
Photometry measures the amount of an analyte in a sample solution based on the light absorbed. Reflectometry measures reflected light of a surface determining characteristics such as color to draw conclusions on e.g. analyte concentrations.
Synthetic Methods
Explore our building blocks for cross-coupling, fluorination, metathesis, C-H functionalization, and photocatalysis for a complete organic reaction toolbox for small molecule synthesis methods.
Photocatalysis
Photoredox catalysis utilizes photocatalysts in the presence of visible light to form an array of synthetic transformations including, but not limited to, cross-coupling, C-H functionalization, alkene and arene functionalization, and trifluoromethylation.
Organic Reaction Toolbox
An organic reaction toolbox provides structure-activity relationships for unique chemical reactions to optimally design and control small molecule synthesis.
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Test Strips, Papers & Readers
Our selection of MQuant® and Reflectoquant® test strips includes a variety of test strips for fast, precise, and low-cost analysis in-the-field or on-site.
Labware
Browse our selection of essential lab equipment, including glassware, multiwell plates, cell culture supplies, laboratory sampling and labelling supplies, laboratory stirring, and liquid handling and dispensing.
Lab Water Purification Systems
Explore our broad range of pure and ultra pure water purification systems to produce high-quality water in the lab.
Greener Alternative Products
Life Science has a growing portfolio of Greener Alternative Products based on the 12 Principles of Green Chemistry and Design for Sustainability program, thus helping customers to reduce their environmental footprint.
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Get experienced support for your lab water system and discover digital services that simplify system care. Our experts install, troubleshoot, validate and qualify systems, optimizing performance and lifetime.
Custom Products
Need an extra pair of hands in the lab? Count on us to be your extra help, providing guidance, ideas, green chemistry options, and custom consultations. Accelerate your lab performance with our laboratory support—plus custom products and services—so you can pave the way to new discoveries.
Small Molecule Library Design (Aldrich Market Select)
Streamline the management of your screening compounds with our Aldrich Market Select online order center for small molecule libraries, comprising over 14 million chemistry building blocks and other useful services.
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Our custom cell culture product design experts can offer advice and support as you scale your bioprocess from clinical to commercial supply, assisting with liquid products, dry powder products, selection of raw materials, quality testing, flexible product packaging, and product documentation.

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