Differential response of herbicide drift reduction nozzles to drift control agents with glyphosate

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1405-1411

  Fietsam, J F W ^a   Young, B G ^a   Steffen, R W ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Drift control agents; Drift reduction nozzles; Droplet density; Glyphosate; Hydroxypropyl guar; Polyacrylamide; Spray coverage; Spray deposits; Spray drift; Wind tunnel

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING; HERBICIDES; ORIFICES; SPRAYING; WEED CONTROL; WIND TUNNELS;

DRIFT CONTROL AGENTS (DCA); DRIFT REDUCTION NOZZLES; HYDROXYPROPYL GUAR (HPG); POLYACRYLAMIDE (PA);

NOZZLES;

AEROSOL; PESTICIDE; SPRAY;

AGRICULTURE; HERBICIDES; HOLES; NOZZLES; SPRAYING; WEED CONTROL;

CYAMOPSIS TETRAGONOLOBA;

EID: 11144277379     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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