Aerial application equipment for herbicidal drift reduction.

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Aerial application equipment for herbicidal drift reduction.

Informally Refereed

Year:

1976

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Pacific Northwest Research Station

Source:

Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-054. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 21 p

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Abstract

This publication provides silviculturists and managers of utility rights-of-way with a description and evaluation of available helicopter spray application equipment. Modified conventional equipment will reduce drift of sprays in normal carriers and apply various high-viscosity sprays. Specialized spray systems have found limited use in forestry; they are more commonly used on utility rights-of-way. Most of the available spray systems or spray adjuvants reduce but do not completely eliminate drift. Maximum drift reduction with present equipment and adjuvants is obtained with the Microfoil Boom.

Keywords

Herbicide applications, spraying (brush control), application equipment, helicopters, silviculture

Citation

null 1976. Aerial application equipment for herbicidal drift reduction. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-054. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 21 p