Pesticide Application Methods is the standard work for all
those involved in crop protection. This fully revised 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.
Detailed information is provided on the role of chemical control
in crop protection: targets, formulations and droplets, spray
quality and the choice of nozzles are discussed, as are
improvements in the design of new equipment, safety precautions and
maintenance issues. Two new chapters highlight the application of
biological pesticides and equipment used in the evaluation of
pesticides.
This important new edition is a commercially important reference
tool and will be of great use and interest to all those working in
crop protection, including agricultural entomologists and plant
pathologists, pesticide scientists, advisors and consultants,
large-scale growers, agricultural and horticultural scientists,
agrochemical industry personnel including those involved in
equipment supply and product formulation. Libraries in government
and commercial research establishments, universities and
agricultural colleges and anywhere the subject is taught or studied
should have multiple copies of this definitive book on their
shelves.
Table des matières
Preface to Third Edition.
Acknowledgements.
Conversion Tables.
Pesticide Calculations.
Units, Abbreviations and Symbols.
1. Chemical Control in integrated Pest Management.
2. Targets for Pesticide Deposition.
3. Formulation of Pesticides.
4. Spray Droplets.
5. Hydraulic Nozzles.
6. Manually-Operated Hydraulic Sprayers.
7. Power-Operated Hydraulic Sprayers.
8. Controlled Droplet Application.
9. Electrostatically Charged Sprays.
10. Air Assisted Sprayers.
11. Space Treatment by Fogging.
12. Seed Treatment, Dust and Granule Application.
13. Aerial Application.
14. Injection, Fumigation and Other Techniques.
15. Maintenance of Equipment.
16. Safety Precautions.
17. Application of Biopesticides.
18. Equipment for Laboratory and Field Trials.
19. Selection of Application Equipment for Chemical and
Biological Pesticides.
References.
Appendix I. International Standards Relating to Pesticide
Application.
Index.
A propos de l’auteur
Graham Matthews is Emeritus Professor at the Department of Biosciences, Imperial College, London, and is one of the world’s foremost authorities on pesticides.
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