Development of a desiccated cadaver delivery system to apply entomopathogenic nematodes for control of soil pests

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 317-324

  Zhu, Heping ^a   Grewal, Parwinder S ^b   Reding, Michael E ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological insecticide; Farm machinery; Ornamental nursery; Turf application

Indexed keywords

AIR PRESSURES; BIOLOGICAL INSECTICIDE; CONSTANT RATE; DELIVERY SYSTEMS; DISCHARGE TUBE; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC NEMATODE; FARM MACHINERY; FIELD TEST; MOIST SOIL; ORNAMENTAL NURSERY; SLOT DEPTH; SMALL-SCALE SYSTEMS; SPRING TENSION; TRAVEL SPEED; TURF APPLICATION; WHEEL CONTROL;

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; INSECTICIDES; PACKERS; PRESSES (MACHINE TOOLS); WHEELS;

SOILS;

NEMATODA;

EID: 79959370918     PISSN: 08838542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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