Abstract
The charged and partially discharged Electrodyn was evaluated at various swath rows of cotton. The results of field trials suggest that under a low pest pressure, a wider swath up to two or even more rows is possible, with the current version of Electrodyn sprayer, without any significant effect on the yield of seed cotton. Similar yields of seed cotton were also obtained with both charged and partially discharged Electrodyn.
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L’Electrodyn chargé et partiellement déchargé était évalué à de différents largeurs d’application pour le coton. Les résultats de champs d’essais sugèrent qu’une largeur d’application augmentée jusqu’a deux ou même plus de rangées est possible sous une pression de pestes moyenne et avec la version actuelle d’Electrodyn sans influance significative sur la récolte de graines de coton. Des récoltes comparables étaient obtenus pour le coton avec l’“Electrodyn” chargé aussi bien que partiellement déchargé.
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Javaid, I. Application of Insecticides on Cotton in Zambia: Electrodyn Swath Rows. Int J Trop Insect Sci 12, 127–137 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1017/S1742758400020609
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1742758400020609