A detailed understanding of how an insecticide, fungicide or herbicide is most effective is related to the mode of action of the compound, the product's specificity, the crop stage to be protected, and many other important factors that must be considered in a commercial product development program. How the product is applied is also critically important. The dilution, timing, formulation and harvest interval are all crop specific and need to be considered throughout the R&D process.

Pacific Ag scientists design and write research protocols every day to maximize a new product's strengths and position in comparison with potential market competitors. This is accomplished by applying detailed information of each crop and pest system from a thorough knowledge of conventional farming and pest control practices. These protocols set the guidelines for experimentation to reveal how a product functions under field conditions in comparison to industry standards and untreated controls. Pacific Ag's research protocols give the product the best biological and marketing advantage possible. The product's ultimate recommended usage pattern by the manufacturer takes all of these factors into consideration.