Support system for efficient dosage of orchard and vineyard spraying products

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 355-362

  Walklate, P J ^a   Cross, J V ^b   Pergher, G ^c  

^a PJWRC   (United Kingdom)

^b EAST MALLING RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dose adjustment model; Efficacy; Environmental fate; Pesticide registration; Target structure

Indexed keywords

DOSE ADJUSTMENTS; EFFICACY; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; PESTICIDE REGISTRATION; TARGET STRUCTURE;

AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS; DEPOSITS; ORCHARDS; STANDARDS;

PESTICIDES;

AGROCHEMICAL; DATABASE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; OPTIMIZATION; ORCHARD; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; VINEYARD; VOLUME;

EUROPE;

EID: 79551686683     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2010.12.015     Document Type: Article

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