Spray drift assessment of different application techniques using a drift test bench and comparison with other assessment methods

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 154, Issue , 2017, Pages 14-24

  Nuyttens, David ^a   Zwertvaegher, Ingrid K A ^a   Dekeyser, Donald ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERIES RESEARCH ILVO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Field drift; PDPA laser measurement; Pesticide; Spray nozzle; Wind tunnel

Indexed keywords

CROPS; ECONOMICS; PESTICIDES; RISK ASSESSMENT; WIND TUNNELS;

DRIFT POTENTIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; FIELD CROP SPRAYERS; FIELD DRIFT; INDOOR CONDITIONS; LASER MEASUREMENTS; MEASURING POTENTIALS; SOURCES OF VARIATION;

SPRAY NOZZLES;

EID: 84992198045     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2016.09.013     Document Type: Article

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