Spray drift as influenced by meteorological and technical factors

Pest Management Science

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 586-598

  Arvidsson, Tommy ^a   Bergström, Lars ^a   Kreuger, Jenny ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Distribution of spray liquid fractions; Field experiments; Meteorological factors; Spray application techniques; Spray drift

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

AIR TEMPERATURE; CEREAL; FIELD METHOD; GRAZING; METEOROLOGY; PESTICIDE; SAMPLING; VAPOR PRESSURE; VOLUME; WIND VELOCITY;

AGRICULTURE; AIR; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; EVALUATION; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PEST CONTROL; POACEAE; WIND;

AGRICULTURE; AIR; PEST CONTROL; PESTICIDES; POACEAE; WIND;

EID: 79953740642     PISSN: 1526498X     EISSN: 15264998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ps.2114     Document Type: Article

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