Improving spray retention to enhance the efficacy of foliar-applied disease- and pest-management products in field and row crops

Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 505-516

  Gossen, Bruce D ^a   Peng, Gary ^a   Wolf, Thomas M ^a   McDonald, Mary Ruth ^b  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diseases; Fungicides; Insect pests; Insecticides; Nozzle design; Nozzle performance; Quality; Spray application; Spray coverage; Spray retention; Yield

Indexed keywords

APIUM GRAVEOLENS VAR. DULCE; FUSARIUM; HEXAPODA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 70350584063     PISSN: 07060661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07060660809507550     Document Type: Article

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