Droplet size spectra classification categories in aerial application scenarios

Crop Protection

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1284-1288

  Hewitt, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aerial application; Drift; Droplet size classification

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; DROPLET; PESTICIDE; SIZE; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; SPRAY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 44649135148     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2008.03.010     Document Type: Article

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