DuPont™ SmoothTrade™ Solutions is a service which provides growers and agronomists with all necessary information around crop production using DuPont crop protection products: the best crop protection product solution for a given crop and environment, quality assets of protected yield, fit in IPM (Integrated Pest Management) programs, stewardship guidance regarding the applicator and the environment, and MRL and residue information to support technical decisions. DuPont™ SmoothTrade™ Solutions provides technical expertise, in-depth information and data to growers and agronomists by directing questions and requests to the qualified experts in DuPont.

Two examples of what SmoothTrade™ can offer are given here:

• An educational program which addresses operator safety by describing the correct personal protective equipment (PPE) for the handling, mixing and application of agrochemicals.
• While determining the appropriate GAP for the use of the insecticide Lannate^® (a.i. methomyl) in tobacco, a protocol for a residue study is proposed giving details of the procedures from the field application up to pyrolysis testing. Residue analyses were performed on fresh leaves, after flue curing, and during pyrolysis testing using the standard CORESTA procedure to analyse the smoke fraction.

Questions or requests to DuPont™ SmoothTrade™ Solutions should be sent to the following e-mail address: smoothtrade@fra.dupont.com. This e-mail, or contact to your local DuPont sales or field development representative, will be your interface with the experts available to help you in your technical decisions regarding the use of DuPont agrochemicals.