A generic method of pesticide dose expression: Application to broadcast spraying of apple trees

Annals of Applied Biology

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 11-23

  Walklate, P J ^a   Cross, J V ^b   Richardson, G M ^a   Baker, D E ^a   Murray, R A ^b  

^a SILSOE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b HORTICULTURE RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crop structure; LIDAR measurements; Modelling; Pesticide deposit; Spray volume deposit

Indexed keywords

LIDAR; MODELING; ORCHARD; PESTICIDE; PESTICIDE APPLICATION;

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 0041696928     PISSN: 00034746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7348.2003.tb00264.x     Document Type: Article

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