Development of a sensor-controlled sprayer for applying low-volume bait treatments

Crop Protection

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1373-1379

  Chueca, P ^a   Garcera, C ^a   Molto, E ^a   Gutierrez, A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO VALENCIANO DE INVESTIGACIONES AGRARIAS IVIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Air inclusion nozzle; Automation; Citrus; Coarse spray application; Machinery; Medfly; Precise application; Target detection; Ultrasonic sensor; Water savings

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; BAIT; EVERGREEN TREE; FLY; INSECTICIDE; MACHINERY; SENSOR; SPRAY; TESTING METHOD;

CITRUS;

EID: 48649094765     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2008.05.004     Document Type: Article

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