Variable-rate Spray Technology Optimizes Pesticide Application by Adjusting for Seasonal Shifts in Deciduous Perennial Crops

Variable-rate Spray Technology Optimizes Pesticide Application by Adjusting for Seasonal Shifts in Deciduous Perennial Crops

To optimize pesticide applications to the canopies of deciduous perennial crops, spray volume should be adjusted throughout the year to match the changes in canopy volume and density. Machine-vision, computer-controlled, variable-rate sprayers are now commercially available and claim to provide adeq...

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Main Authors: Lloyd L. Nackley, Brent Warneke, Lauren Fessler, Jay W. Pscheidt, David Lockwood, Wesley C. Wright, Xiaocun Sun, Amy Fulcher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS) 2021-06-01
Series:HortTechnology
Subjects:
intelligent sprayer
orchard
pesticide drift
phenology
precision agriculture
vineyard
Online Access:https://journals.ashs.org/horttech/view/journals/horttech/31/4/article-p479.xml

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