Pesticide Application Methods

• Autore: Matthews G. A
• Pubblicazione: Newark : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , 2025; ©2025
• Edizione: 5th ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (269 pages)
• Disciplina: 628.1/6842
• Altri autori: BatemanRoy
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface to fifth edition -- Acknowledgements -- Conversion tables -- Pesticide calculation -- Units, abbreviations and symbols -- Chapter 1 Biological and chemical control in integrated pest management -- The increase in the use of pesticides -- Climate change -- Integrated pest management -- Resistant varieties -- Crop rotations -- Cover crops, catch crops and green manures -- Intercropping -- Push-pull -- Timing of application -- Resistance to pesticides -- Resistance to fungicides -- Resistance to herbicides -- Economic thresholds -- Traps can be used to assess the presence of pests -- Application sites and placement -- Biotech crops -- References -- Chapter 2 Targets for pesticide deposition and their detection using drones and robotic equipment -- What volume of spray is required? -- References -- Chapter 3 Formulation of pesticides and bio-pesticides -- Ultra-low volume formulations -- Wettable powders -- Emulsifiable concentrates -- Invert emulsions -- Fog formulations -- Pressure packs/aerosol cans -- Adjuvants -- References -- Chapter 4 Spray droplets -- Importance of droplet size in pest management -- Determination of spray droplet size -- References -- Chapter 5 Nozzles - hydraulic and pulse-width modulation -- Hydraulic nozzles -- Nozzles -- Deflector nozzle -- Even spray fan nozzle -- Standard fan nozzle -- Cone nozzle -- Plain jet or solid stream nozzle -- Foam or air-aspirating nozzle -- Pulse-width modulation -- Checking the performance of hydraulic nozzles -- Calibration of flow rate -- Spray pattern -- Nozzle erosion -- References -- Chapter 6 Portable carried hydraulic sprayers -- Knapsack compression sprayers -- References -- Chapter 7 Power-operated hydraulic sprayers (electric power) -- Swath matching -- Filling the sprayer -- Portable line sprayers. ; Precision (patch) spraying -- The future for tractor sprayers? -- References -- Chapter 8 Air-assisted sprayers -- Fans -- Motorised knapsack mistblowers -- Arable crop sprayers with downwardly directed air assistance on boom sprayers can be used to treat relatively small plants, in contrast to orchards -- Orchard sprayers -- References -- Chapter 9 Controlled droplet application -- Centrifugal-energynozzles (spinning discs and cages) -- Practical definitions of controlled droplet application -- Hand-carried, battery-operated spinning-disc sprayers and their power sources -- Disc design -- Portable electric power for sprayers -- Disc speeds: objectives and control -- Control of flow rate -- Formulations for ultra-low-volume and very low-volume spraying -- Packaging of formulations -- Spraying procedures -- Swath width and track spacing -- Incremental drift spraying -- Placement spraying -- Portable air-assisted spinning-disc sprayers -- Vehicle-mounted sprayers with centrifugal-energy nozzles -- Vehicle-mounted 'drift-spraying' -- Boom sprayers -- Shrouded rotary atomisers -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 10 Electrostatic chargedsprays -- Induction charging -- Ionised field charging -- Direct contact charging -- Hydraulic nozzles -- Spinning disc atomisers -- Air-shear nozzles -- Ionised field charging nozzles -- Electrodynamic nozzles -- Tractor mounted electrostatic sprayer -- References -- Chapter 11 Using drones to spray crops -- Power supply -- Drone controller when spraying crops -- Precision spraying -- Bird's-eye view -- Aerial sprays -- Reduced blind spots -- Retention of spray deposition -- Improved efficiency -- Safety and adaptability -- References -- Chapter 12 Aerial spraying using manned aircraft and helicopters -- Aircraft flying height -- Global positioning system (GPS) -- Swath width -- References -- Chapter 13 Spray drift. ; Strategies for spray drift management -- The use of buffer zones -- Methods of measuring spray drift -- Reducing spray drift -- References -- Chapter 14 Seed treatment, dust and granule application -- Granular pesticide formulations -- Granular application -- References -- Chapter 15 Space treatment by fogging -- Cold foggers -- References -- Chapter 16 Specialist application techniques using robots -- References -- Chapter 17 Application of bio-pesticides -- Microbial Control Agents: their Formulation and Spray Tank mixtures -- Formulation: part of the 'delivery system' -- Application equipment and MCA delivery: the importance of numbers -- Control of migratory pests: application of Metarhizium acridum to Locusts -- Bio-pesticide application to forests -- Crop disease management -- Other application techniques -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 18 Equipment for laboratory and field trials -- Field trials -- References -- Chapter 19 Training spray operators -- Legal requirement - the safe use of pesticides -- Codes of practice -- Purpose of the manual and how to use it -- Information flow -- References -- Chapter 20 Regulations related to toxicity of pesticides and labelling -- Classification and labelling legislation -- Active substances -- Safeners and synergists -- Co-formulants -- Adjuvants -- Biocides -- Pesticide labelling and regulations -- Plant protection -- Chapter 21 Safety precautions when applying pesticides -- Protective clothing -- Symptoms of poisoning -- First aid -- Combination of chemicals -- Pesticide packaging and labelling -- Container and washing disposal -- Noise -- Code of conduct -- References -- Chapter 22 Standards for application equipment -- Assisted by Tom Bals -- Chapter 23 Maintenance of equipment -- Problems with the spray system -- Problems with motorised equipment -- Maintenance in the field. ; Storage of equipment -- Index -- EULA.
• Titolo autorizzato: Pesticide Application Methods
• ISBN: 1-394-26221-3; 1-394-26223-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9911020161203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II