Matthews / Bateman / Miller Pesticide Application Methods

4. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-118-35124-6
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 536 Seiten, E-Book

Pesticide Application Methods is the standard work on thesubject for all those involved in crop protection. This fullyupdated Fourth Edition takes account of the considerable changes inlegislation, especially within the European Union, affecting somepesticides and how they can be applied. With greater emphasisnow on protecting the environment, an additional chapter in thisedition describes the importance of managing treatments to minimisespray drift, and the chapter on applying biopesticides has beenupdated, with the assistance of Paul Miller and Roy Batemanrespectively.
Basic information on the role of pesticides in integrated pestmanagement is given with a discussion on the importance of definingthe target and choice of spray spectrum to optimise delivery. The range of droplets and types of equipment for different methodsof application, including seed treatment, are described withinformation on safe use and maintenance.
Pesticide Application Methods, 4th Edition,provides an essential reference for all those involved in cropprotection, including entomologists, plant pathologists, weedscientists and agricultural engineers, whether researchers,consultants or those training in international, government oracademic organisations, or the plant science industry. Libraries inall universities and research establishments where agricultural andbiological sciences are studied or taught should have copies ofthis excellent new edition on their shelves.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Matthews, Graham

Matthews, G. A.

Bateman, Roy

Miller, Paul

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface to fourth edition vii
Acknowledgements xi
Conversion tables xiii
Pesticide calculation xv
Units, abbreviations and symbols xvi
1 Chemical control in integrated pest management 1
2 Targets for pesticide deposition 23
3 Formulation of pesticides 63
4 Spray droplets 91
5 Hydraulic nozzles 125
6 Manually carried hydraulic sprayers 159
7 Power-operated hydraulic sprayers 181
8 Air-assisted sprayers 215
9 Controlled droplet application 245
10 Electrostatically charged sprays 275
11 Aerial application 299
12 Spray drift 337
13 Seed treatment, dust and granule application 363
14 Space treatment by fogging 381
15 Specialist application techniques (injection, fumigation and other techniques) 399
16 Application of biopesticides 411
17 Maintenance of equipment 429
18 Safety precautions 443
19 Equipment for laboratory and field trials 471
20 Selection of application equipment for chemical and biological pesticides 487
Appendix: standards relating to pesticide application 499
Index 503
Colour plate section 1 falls between pages 174 and 175
Colour plate section 2 falls between pages 254 and 255

Über Autor(innen)

Graham A. Matthews is Emeritus Professor of PestManagement at Imperial College, UK. After his experience indeveloping integrated pest management of cotton pests in Africa, heled the International Pesticides Application Research Centre atSilwood Park, UK, and has travelled extensively as a consultant forinternational organisations and industry and to participate intraining programmes. He has also been an advisor onapplication equipment for the World Health Organisation.
Paul Miller is currently a Specialist Adviser with the SilsoeSpray Applications Unit, part of NIAB TAG and secretary to TheDouglas Bomford Trust. He has been involved with cropspraying research and development since the early 1980's whenhe led the Chemical Applications Group at Silsoe Research Instituteprior to becoming Director of Technology at the Institute. Hehas worked on a wide range of crop spraying projects bothnationally and internationally and particularly those concernedwith sprayer controls and managing the risk of spray drift.
Roy Bateman is a visiting Senior Lecturer at ImperialCollege and Harper Adams University (UK), and Nong Lam University(Viet Nam). With 35 years of experience in crop protectionworld-wide, he is currently a consultant on biopesticides and alsospecialises in pest management for cocoa industry and theInternational Cocoa Organisation. Previous work has includedextension and research in tropical agriculture, with 12 yearsdeveloping 'Green Muscle': a locustmycoinsecticide.