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A Small-Plot Granular Herbicide Applicator That Requires No Calibration

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

Robert N. Andersen
Robert N. Andersen*
Affiliation:
Agr. Res. Serv., U.S. Dep. of Agr.; Dep. of Agron. and Plant Genetics, Univ. of Minn., St. Paul, MN 55101
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Abstract

An applicator is described that uses the principle of the cone seeder to obtain uniform distribution of granules along the length of the plot and conventional, commercially manufactured, granular spreaders for distribution across the width of the treated area. If plot size is held constant, no calibration or adjustment is necessary when rates of application are varied or when different formulations of granules are used.

Type
Research Article
Information
Weed Science , Volume 22 , Issue 3 , May 1974 , pp. 193 - 197
Copyright
Copyright © 1974 by the Weed Science Society of America 

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