The influence of operator-controlled variables on spray drift from field crop sprayers

Transactions of the ASABE

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1129-1140

  Nuyttens, David ^a   De Schampheleire, Mieke ^b   Baetens, Katrijn ^c   Sonck, Bart ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERIES RESEARCH ILVO   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Boom height; Driving speed; Field experiments; Meteorological conditions; Nozzle type and size; Reference spray; Spray application technique; Spray drift; Spray pressure

Indexed keywords

BOOM HEIGHT; DRIVING SPEED; METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS; REFERENCE SPRAY; SPRAY APPLICATION; SPRAY DRIFT; SPRAY PRESSURE;

METEOROLOGY; NOZZLES; PESTICIDES; PLANTS (BOTANY); PRESSURE EFFECTS; SPRAYING;

CROPS;

AGROMETEOROLOGY; CROP; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; RESEARCH WORK;

EID: 34548808149     PISSN: 21510032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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