Pesticide application methods /

Matthews, G. A.

Pesticide application methods / G.A. Matthews, P.C.H. Miller, Roy Bateman. - Chichester : Wiley-Blackwell, 2014. - xviii, 517 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Previous edition: Oxford: Blackwell Science, 2000

Chemical control in integrated pest management -- Targets for pesticide deposition -- Formulation of pesticides -- Spray droplets -- Hydraulic nozzles -- Manually carried hydraulic sprayers -- Power-operated hydraulic sprayers -- Air-assisted sprayers -- Controlled droplet application -- Electrostatically charged sprays -- Aerial application -- Spray drift -- Seed treatment, dust and granule application -- Space treatment by fogging -- Specialist application techniques (injection, fumigation and other techniques) -- Application of biopesticides -- Maintenance of equipment -- Safety precautions -- Equipment for laboratory and field trials -- Selection of application equipment for chemical and biological pesticides -- App. Standards relating to pesticides application

“Pesticide Application Methods is the standard work for all those involved in crop protection. This fully revised and expanded edition provides up-to-date information on the different types of application techniques and how they should be used to ensure efficient and effective pest control.”--Cover

9781118351307 (hbk.)


Pesticides--Application

SB953 / M43 2014
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