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This chapter considers the challenges associated with the use of biocontrol agents in foliar spray applications, including the equipment, spray parameters, formulation and their impact on treatment efficacy. It discusses the various factors that affect effective foliar treatment and provides examples of how they can be optimised. These factors include the persistence of biocontrol agents, the impact of spray systems on surface coverage, the potential of equipment and adjuvants to develop more targeted foliar spray applications, and finally the rainfastness of biocontrol agent.
Price: $32.50
Publisher: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing
Imprint: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing
Series: Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
Publication Date:
03 April 2025
ISBN: 9781835453711
Format: eBook
BISACs:
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Pest Control, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Sustainable Agriculture, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Agronomy / Crop Science
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Issues in spraying biocontrol agents: predator insects
- 3 Issues in spraying biocontrol agents: enthomopathogenic nematodes
- 4 Issues in spraying biocontrol agents: microorganisms
- 5 Issues in spraying biocontrol agents: RNA interference/double-stranded RNA interference
- 6 Issues in spraying biocontrol agents: botanicals
- 7 Challenges in foliar spraying: persistence of spray on plants and insects
- 8 Challenges in foliar spraying: spraying systems and their capabilities
- 9 Challenges in foliar spraying: more targeted foliar application
- 10 Challenges in foliar spraying: rainfastness
- 11 Future trends
- 12 Where to look for further information
- 13 References