Spray optimization through application and liquid physical property variables-I

Environmentalist

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 25-30

  Hewitt, Andrew J ^a  

^a Stewart Agric Res Services Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Deposition; Droplet size; Pesticide; Physical properties; Spray drift

Indexed keywords

DROPLET; OPTIMIZATION; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; SPRAY;

EID: 37749010663     PISSN: 02511088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10669-007-9044-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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