Quality control of standardized reference spray nozzles

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 47-56

  Womac, A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Applicators; Atomizers; Drift; Droplets; Quality control; Spray; Sprayers

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034121471     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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