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Mechanical/Electrical/Chemical Systemsitem
                            Review: The risks of spray adjuvants to honey bees
                                        (Dec 2023)item
                            Stereo vision controlled variable rate sprayer for specialty crops: Part III. Effects of travel speeds on spray deposition and ground loss
                                        (Dec 2023)item
                            Wind tunnels and their uses to study variables affecting precision applications of agricultural sprays
                                        (Oct 2023)item
                            Intelligent, variable-rate spray technology to reduce total pesticide output while controlling foliar disease of Shumard oak
                                        (Oct 2023)item
                            Advanced spraying systems to improve pesticide saving and reduce spray drift for apple orchards
                                        (Sep 2023)item
                            Probiotics impact resistance to Streptococcus iniae in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) reared in biofloc systems
                                        (Sep 2023)item
                            Stereo vision controlled variable rate sprayer for specialty crops: Part II. Sprayer development and performance evaluation
                                        (Sep 2023)item
                            Validation of a laser-guided intelligent sprayer for disease and insect management on grapes
                                        (Aug 2023)item
                            Development of a QPCR detection approach for pathogenic burkholderia cenocenpacia from fresh vegetables
                                        (Jul 2023)item
                            Evaluation of an electrostatic spray charge system implemented in three conventional orchard sprayers used on a commercial apple trees plantation
                                        (May 2023)item
                            Development of an automatic airflow control system for precision sprayers based on tree canopy density
                                        (Apr 2023)item
                            Development and optimisation of full-scale prototype electrostatic precipitators in a laboratory for particulate matter mitigation in poultry facilities
                                        (Apr 2023)item
                            Field evaluation of electrostatic precipitators for particulate matter mitigation in a manure-belt layer facility
                                        (Apr 2023)item
                            Assessment of PWM solenoid valves to manipulate hollow-cone nozzles with different modulation frequencies
                                        (Apr 2023)item
                            Detection and infected area segmentation of apple fire blight using image processing and deep transfer learning for site-specific management
                                        (Apr 2023)item
                            A turbidity module to measure spray mixture concentration for premixing in-line injection system
                                        (Mar 2023)item
                            Unmanned aerial vehicle based tree canopy characteristics measurement for precision spray applications
                                        (Jan 2023)item
                            Effects of electrode materials and dimensions of an electrostatic spray scrubber on water droplet charging for dust removal
                                        (Dec 2022)item
                            Protect horticultural crops and ecosystems with sustainable intelligent variable-rate sprayers
                                        (Dec 2022)item
                            Comprehension of PWM solenoid valves to control hollow-cone nozzles for precision variable-rate orchard sprayers
                                        (Dec 2022)item
                            Stereo vision controlled variable rate sprayer for specialty crops: part I. Controller development
                                        (Nov 2022)item
                            Evaluation of a stereo vision as a canopy detection sensor for variable rate specialty crop sprayers
                                        (Nov 2022)item
                            Intelligent sprayer spray rates optimization to efficiently apply chemicals in modern apple orchards
                                        (Oct 2022)item
                            Status of spray penetration and deposition in dense field crop canopies
                                        (Sep 2022)item
                            Optimization of induction charging of water droplets to develop an electrostatic spray scrubber intended for poultry particulate matter mitigation
                                        (Aug 2022)item
                            Droplet size distributions from hollow-cone nozzles coupled with PWM valves
                                        (Aug 2022)item
                            Droplet size classifications for hollow-cone nozzles manipulated with two different PWM valves
                                        (Aug 2022)item
                            Evaluation of of PWM solenoid valves to manipulate hollow cone nozzles operated at high pressures and frequencies
                                        (Aug 2022)item
                            Characterisation of activation pressure, flowrate and spray angle for hollow-cone nozzles controlled by pulse width modulation
                                        (Apr 2022)item
                            Foliar deposition and off-target loss in young apple orchard with PWM-controlled spray systems
                                        (Apr 2022)item
                            Low-cost microcontroller-based device to measure kaolin clay concentrations for iso sprayer cleanout tests
                                        (Jan 2022)item
                            Chemical concentration and spatial uniformity of a premixing in-line injection system attached to a variable-rate orchard sprayer
                                        (Dec 2021)item
                            Improved canopy characterization with laser scanning sensor for greenhouse spray applications
                                        (Dec 2021)item
                            Retention and spread capability of impacted droplets with surfactant and hydrocolloid based adjuvants
                                        (Dec 2021)item
                            Reducing the nursery pesticide footprint with laser-guided, variable-rate spray application technology
                                        (Dec 2021)item
                            LiDAR-sensed tree canopy correction in uneven terrain conditions using a sensor fusion approach for precision sprayers
                                        (Nov 2021)item
                            Modelling and optimisation of a wire-plate ESP for mitigation of poultry PM emission using COMSOL
                                        (Nov 2021)item
                            Development of portable E-nose system for fast diagnosis of whitefly infestation on tomato plant in greenhouse
                                        (Oct 2021)item
                            Reducing ground and airborne drift losses in young apple orchards with PWM-controlled spray systems
                                        (Aug 2021)item
                            Fluid dynamic approaches for prediction of spray drift from ground pesticide applications: a review
                                        (Jun 2021)item
                            Development of a LiDAR-guided section-based tree canopy density measurement system for precision spray applications
                                        (Feb 2021)item
                            Droplet size spectrum, activation pressure and flow rate discharged from PWM flat-fan nozzles
                                        (Jan 2021)item
                            Management of pest insects and plant diseases in fruit and nursery production with laser-guided variable-rate sprayers
                                        (Dec 2020)item
                            Evaluation of the Intelligent Sprayer System in peach production
                                        (Nov 2020)item
                            Canopy spray application technology in specialty crops: A slowly evolving landscape
                                        (Nov 2020)item
                            Assessment of chemical concentration accuracy and mixture uniformity of premixing in-line injection system
                                        (Oct 2020)item
                            Foliar deposition and coverage on young apple trees with PWM controlled spray systems
                                        (Oct 2020)item
                            Graphical user interface design for premixing in-line injection system attached to a variable-rate orchard sprayer
                                        (Jul 2020)item
                            Evaluation of PWM technologies for pesticide spray applications in a two-year old apple orchard
                                        (Jul 2020)item
                            Effect of pressure fluctuation on droplet size distribution from pulse width modulated nozzles
                                        (Jul 2020)item
                            Quantitative analysis and correction of temperature effects on fluorescent tracer concentration measurement
                                        (Jun 2020)


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