Fluorescent tracer technique for measuring the quantity of pesticide deposited to soil following spray applications

Crop Protection

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 15-21

  Barber, J A S ^a,c   Parkin, C S ^b  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SILSOE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Deposit; Fluorescence; Pesticide application; Sampling; Soil; Spray; Tracer

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENCE; PESTICIDE; SOIL SURFACE; TRACER;

EID: 0037290678     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-2194(02)00061-3     Document Type: Article

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