Comparison between indirect and direct spray drift assessment methods

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 2-12

  Nuyttens, D ^a   De Schampheleire, M ^b   Verboven, P ^c   Sonck, B ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERIES RESEARCH ILVO   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROPS; DROPS; ISO STANDARDS; RISK ASSESSMENT; WIND TUNNELS;

COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT; DIRECT MEASUREMENT; DRIFT PREDICTIONS; DROPLET CHARACTERISTICS; FIELD CROP SPRAYERS; LASER MEASUREMENTS; WIND TUNNEL EXPERIMENT; WIND TUNNEL MEASUREMENTS;

SPRAY NOZZLES;

EID: 74249087514     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2009.08.004     Document Type: Article

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