Development of a target oriented weed control system

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 112-118

  Loghavi, M ^a   Behzadi Mackvandi, B ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Herbicide; Patch spraying; Solenoid activated spray nozzle; Weed control

Indexed keywords

DETECTORS; HERBICIDES; MAPS; NOZZLES; PEST CONTROL; PESTICIDES; PNEUMATIC CONTROL EQUIPMENT; SENSORS; SOLENOIDS; SPRAYING; TARGETS; WEED CONTROL;

APPLIED (CO); CONFIDENCE LEVEL (CL); CONSUMPTION RATES; CROP FIELDS; DIFFERENTIAL GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (DGPS); DISPLACEMENT SENSORS; ELECTRONIC MAPS; ELSEVIER (CO); FIELD PERFORMANCE; GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HERBICIDE APPLICATIONS; INFRA RED; MEAN VALUE (MV); MICRO-CONTROLLER; POSITION DATA; RANDOMIZED COMPLETE BLOCK (RCB); SPRAY NOZZLES; SPRAYER NOZZLE; SPRAYING APPLICATION; WEED INFESTATION; WEED-INFESTED;

AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING;

CHEMICAL CONTROL; GIS; GPS; HERBICIDE; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; WEED CONTROL;

SOLENOIDEA;

EID: 46849095142     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2008.01.020     Document Type: Article

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