Comparative performance of recycling tunnel and conventional sprayers using standard and drift-mitigating nozzles in dwarf apple orchards

Crop Protection

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 561-566

  Jamar, L ^a   Mostade, O ^a   Huyghebaert, B ^a   Pigeon, O ^a   Lateur, M ^a  

^a WALLOON AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Air induction nozzle; Droplet size; Sedimentation drift; Spray cover; Spray deposition

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DROPLET; INTEGRATED APPROACH; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; ORCHARD; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PESTICIDE APPLICATION;

EID: 77954815237     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2009.12.018     Document Type: Article

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