An Electronic Control System for Pesticide Application Proportional to the Canopy Width of Tree Crops

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 473-481

  Solanelles, F ^a   Escola A ^a,b   Planas, S ^c   Rosell, J R ^b   Camp, F ^b   Gracia F ^a  

^a GENERALITAT DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^c NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; PESTICIDES; SENSORS; ULTRASONICS;

APPLE ORCHARDS; LIQUID SPRAYERS; SPRAY DEPOSITION; TREE WIDTH PARAMETER;

CROPS;

BIOCIDES; DEPOSITION; FARM CROPS; SENSORS; ULTRASONIC FREQUENCIES;

MALUS X DOMESTICA; PYRUS COMMUNIS; SOLENOIDEA;

EID: 33751360803     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2006.08.004     Document Type: Article

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