Droplet evaporation and spread on waxy and hairy leaves associated with type and concentration of adjuvants

Pest Management Science

Volumn 67, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 842-851

  Xu, Linyun ^a   Zhu, Heping ^b   Ozkan, H Erdal ^a   Bagley, William E ^c   Krause, Charles R ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c Wilbur Ellis Company   (United States)

Author keywords

Deposition; Evaporation time; Formulation; Leaf surface; Pesticide; Spray coverage; Surfactant

Indexed keywords

PHARMACEUTICAL VEHICLES AND ADDITIVES; SURFACTANT; VEGETABLE OIL;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; DROPLET; ESSENTIAL OIL; EVAPORATION; FOLIAGE; LEAF; PEST CONTROL; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; SURFACTANT;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; PARTICLE SIZE; PELARGONIUM; PLANT LEAF; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ADJUVANTS, PHARMACEUTIC; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; PARTICLE SIZE; PELARGONIUM; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT OILS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 79958854625     PISSN: 1526498X     EISSN: 15264998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ps.2122     Document Type: Article

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