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Influence of Droplet Size on Effectiveness of Low-Volume Herbicidal Sprays

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

W. B. Ennis Jr.  and
Ralph E. Williamson
W. B. Ennis Jr.
Affiliation:
U. S. Army Biological Laboratories, Frederick, Maryland Crops Protection Research Branch, Crops Research Division, Agricultural Research Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, Maryland
Ralph E. Williamson
Affiliation:
Soil and Water Conservation Research Division, Agricultural Research Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Raleigh, North Carolina
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Abstract

Foliar applications using volumes of 100 to 500 ml per acre were used to determine the effect of droplet size on herbicide toxicity to five plant species. Several types of plant response were used to indicate effectiveness. Herbicide toxicity increased as the particle diameter decreased from 0.3 mm to 0.1 mm.

Type
Research Article
Information
Weeds , Volume 11 , Issue 1 , January 1963 , pp. 67 - 72
Copyright
Copyright © 1963 Weed Science Society of America 

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