Use of nozzle-induced air-entrainment to reduce active ingredient requirements for pest control

Crop Protection

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 323-330

  Chapple, A C ^a   Wolf, T M ^b   Downer, R A ^c   Taylor, R A J ^c   Hall, F R ^c  

^a Saskatoon Research Centre ^*  (Greece)

^b SASKATOON RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Drift; Drop spectra; Nozzles; Pesticide efficiency; Spray application

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CONTROL; NOZZLE DESIGN; SPRAYING;

EID: 0030847326     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-2194(97)00004-5     Document Type: Article

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