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Drift of sprays, dusts, spores: Radioactive tracers used in determining distribution pattern of small airborne particles
Author
R. N. ColwellAuthor Affiliations
R. N. Colwell is Assistant Professor of Forestry and Assistant Silviculturist in the Experiment Station, Berkeley.Publication Information
Hilgardia 3(8):5-12. DOI:10.3733/ca.v003n08p5. August 1949.
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Abstract
Spraying and dusting of agricultural crops with insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, hormones or fertilizers can be made more effective through accurate information as to the distribution pattern obtainable under various sets of conditions.
Colwell R. 1949. Drift of sprays, dusts, spores: Radioactive tracers used in determining distribution pattern of small airborne particles. Hilgardia 3(8):5-12. DOI:10.3733/ca.v003n08p5
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