"Smart" sprayer technology provides environmental and economic benefits in California Orchards

California Agriculture

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 85-89

  Giles, Durham K ^a   Klassen, Parry ^b   Niederholzer, Franz J A ^c   Downey, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Coalition for Urban/Rural Environmental Stewardship ^*  (United States)

^c UC Cooperative Extension   (United States)

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EID: 84861374982     PISSN: 00080845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3733/ca.v065n02p85     Document Type: Article

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