Effect of air-jet configuration on spray coverage in vineyards

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 173-184

  Panneton, B ^a   Lacasse, B ^a   Piche M ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR; IMAGE ANALYSIS; ORCHARDS; SPRAYING; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; WATER ANALYSIS;

AIR SLEEVES; AIR-JET CONFIGURATION; SPRAY COVERAGE; VINEYARDS;

JETS;

AIR JETS; DROPS; FOREST CANOPY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; SLEEVES; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 13744262833     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2004.11.001     Document Type: Article

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