Air flow characteristics of an air-assisted sprayer through horizontal crop canopy
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Keywords: air assisted sprayer, simulated crop canopy, air velocity
DOI: 10.3965/j.ijabe.20120501.001
Citation: Pankaj Gupta, Sirohi N P S, Mishra I M. Air flow characteristics of an air-assisted sprayer through horizontal crop canopy. Int J Agric & Biol Eng, 2012; 5(1): 1
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