Improving Tank Mix Performance with Nuvano™ Pure

Water is the one ingredient every spray application depends on, yet it’s often the most overlooked part of a crop protection or fertility program.

Most growers spend time selecting the right herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, and foliar nutrients. But if the water used in the spray tank isn’t conditioned properly, those products may never perform the way they were designed to.

Simply put — poor water quality can limit performance before the application even leaves the sprayer.

Water Quality Matters More Than Many Realize

Many common water sources contain hardness minerals like calcium, magnesium, iron, and bicarbonates. These minerals can tie up active ingredients in spray solutions, reducing effectiveness and limiting plant uptake.

At the same time, most crop protection products and foliar nutrients perform best in a slightly acidic pH range — typically around 4–6. Many water sources naturally sit between 6.5 and 8.5, which can reduce stability and performance of certain products.

This means even a well-planned spray pass can lose efficiency if the water itself is working against you.

Improving water quality isn’t about adding more products — it’s about making sure the products you already invested in can perform the way they should.

Your Chemistry Is Only As Good As Your Water

Some of the most common herbicides in your tank are highly sensitive to water quality — and when conditions aren’t right, you’re leaving performance behind.

Glyphosate (Roundup) performs best when water is properly conditioned and free of hardness, allowing the active ingredient to remain available for uptake.
Glufosinate (Liberty) is more consistent in an acidic environment, where weed control is more reliable.
2,4-D is also more effective in properly conditioned, acidic spray water, with hard water minerals known to interfere with performance at lower rates.

Across the board, better water = better chemistry performance.

Most spray chemistries perform best in an acidic environment, with an ideal target often around pH 4.0. When water sits above that range, stability and performance can begin to drop off.

Where Nuvano™ Pure Fits

Nuvano™ Pure is an advanced water conditioner and spray adjuvant designed to help growers get more performance from their tank mixes by improving water chemistry and spray efficiency.

Rather than replacing products, Nuvano™ Pure helps protect the investment you already have in your spray program.

Key Benefits Include:

pH Optimization

Nuvano™ Pure helps move spray water into a more optimal pH range for many crop inputs. At typical use rates of 1–2 pints per 100 gallons, Nuvano™ Pure can lower spray solution pH by several points, helping stabilize products and support performance.

Hard Water Conditioning

Hard water minerals can interfere with active ingredients. Nuvano™ Pure helps tie up these antagonistic minerals so they cannot reduce product effectiveness.

Improved Coverage and Uptake

Nuvano™ Pure also improves how spray droplets interact with the plant surface. Better spreading and sticking can help active ingredients move into the plant more efficiently.