TY - BOOK AU - Matthews,G.A. TI - Pesticide application methods SN - 0582460549 : U1 - 632.94 21 PY - 1979/// CY - London, New York PB - Longman KW - Pesticides KW - Application KW - Spraying and dusting in agriculture KW - Spraying equipment N1 - Includes index; Bibliography: p. [307]-323; 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 N2 - Pesticide Application Methods is the standard work on the subject for all those involved in crop protection. This fully updated Fourth Edition takes account of the considerable changes in legislation, especially within the European Union, affecting some pesticides and how they can be applied ER -