Evaluation of a flow control system for site-specific herbicide applications

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 863-870

  Gopalapillai, S ^a   Tian, L ^a   Zheng, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Droplet size; Site specific; Spray deposition; Spraying; Valves; Variable flow nozzle

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; FLOW CONTROL; HERBICIDE; NOZZLE FLOW;

SOLENOIDEA;

EID: 0033169139     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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