Pesticide application methods - Matthews, G. A. (Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, 2013)
Chemical control in integrated pest management -- Targets for pesticide deposition -- Formulation of pesticides -- Spray droplets -- Hydraulic nozzles -- Manually carried sprayers -- Large-scale farm hydraulic sprayers -- Air-assisted sprayers for orchards -- Controlled droplet application -- Electrostatically charged sprays -- Aerial application -- Spray drift -- Seed treatment and granule application -- Space treatment by fogging -- Specialist application techniques (injection, fumigation and other techniques) -- Application of bio-pesticides -- Maintenance of equipment -- Safety precautions -- Equipment for laboratory and field trials -- Selection of spraying equipment for chemical and biological pesticides.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Keywords: Pesticides -- Application; Spraying and dusting in agriculture; Spraying equipment; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Environmental -- General; Pesticides -- Application; Spraying and dusting in agriculture; Spraying equipment; Electronic books