Patch spraying of weeds in spring cereals: Simulated influences of threshold level and spraying resolution on spraying errors and potential herbicide reduction

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B: Soil and Plant Science

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 212-221

  Berge, Therese With ^a,b   Fykse, Haldor ^b   Aastveit, Are H ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Herbicide reduction; Precision farming; Site specific weed management

Indexed keywords

EID: 34748867305     PISSN: 09064710     EISSN: 16511913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09064710600914202     Document Type: Article

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