An agricultural composition comprising: a) a silicone having the formula (I) which is: M1D1M2 wherein M1 =(R1)(R2)(R3)SiO1/2； M2 =(R4)(R5)(R6)SiO1/2； D1 = (R7)(Z) SiO2/21/2 where R1 is selected from the group of monovalent hydrocarbon radicals consisting of branched or linear hydrocarbon group consisting of 2 to 4 carbons, aryl, and an alkyl hydrocarbon group of 4 to 9 carbons containing aryl substituents of 6 to 20 carbon atoms； R2, R3 R4, R5 and R7 are each independently selected from the group consisting of 1 to 4 carbon monovalent hydrocarbon radicals, aryl, and a hydrocarbon group of 4 to 9 carbons containing an aryl group； Z is an alkyleneoxide group of the general formula: R8(C2H4O)a(C3H6O)b(C4H6O)cR9 , where R8 is a linear or branched divalent hydrocarbon radical of 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9 carbon atoms； R9 is selected from the group consisting of H, monovalent hydrocarbon radicals of from 1 to 6 carbon atoms and acetyl, and the subscripts a, b and c are zero or positive and satisfy the following relationships: 2 less than or equal to (a + b + c) and (a + b + c) is less than or equal to 20 with a greater than or equal to 2； and b) an agriculturally active component wherein said agricultural composition has an enhanced resistance to hydrolysis. Also disclosed is an aqueous or non-aqueous emulsion comprising the composition, a personal care/coating/home care/silicone composition comprising a compound of formula (I), and a method for preparing a composition comprising a compound of formula (I).
