Field sprayer for inter- and intra-row weed control: Performance and labor savings

Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 642-651

  Carballido, J ^a   Rodriguez Lizana A ^b   Aguera J ^a   Perez Ruiz M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Herbicide application; Hooded sprayer; Precision farming; Site specific management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883421243     PISSN: 1695971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5424/sjar/2013113-3812     Document Type: Article

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