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Matthews, G. A.

Pesticide application methods / G.A. Matthews ; in collaboration with Roy Bateman and Paul Miller. - Fourth edition. - 1 online resource.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

ISBN: 9781118351260 1118351266 9781118351284 1118351282

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Pesticides--Application.
Spraying and dusting in agriculture.
Spraying equipment.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING--Environmental--General.
Pesticides--Application.
Spraying and dusting in agriculture.
Spraying equipment.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: SB953 / .M37 2013eb

Dewey Class. No.: 628.1/6842

National Agricultural Library Call No.: SB953 / .M37 2013