Effects of adjuvants on deposition efficiency of fenhexamid sprays applied to Chardonnay grapevine foliage

Crop Protection

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 843-852

  van Zyl, Sybrand A ^a   Brink, Jan Cor ^a   Calitz, Frikkie J ^b   Fourie, Paul H ^a,c  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^c CITRUS RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Adjuvant; Concentration; Deposition; Fungicide; Run off; Volume

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL CONTROL; FUNGAL DISEASE; FUNGICIDE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RUNOFF; VINE; VOLUME;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 77954817928     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2010.04.017     Document Type: Article

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