Denmark has legislated for reduced pesticide use so research is focused on dose rate rather than drift reduction. Importance is on droplet deposition and effectiveness measured by lethal dose curves to determine the best rate.
Research projects
1. Intelligence sprayer project-using cameras to detect weeds and spray in real time
2. Improving grass weed control by angeling nozzles
3. Air blast spraying to improve spray deposition.
4. laser weed control- applying a laser beam (size and intensity) onto small weeds (it works but not real practical)
5. Single Drop Applicator - applying a single drop to target the individual weed. Lots of benefits but for high value crops
6. Rainfall simulator to predict rainfastness of various active ingredients
7. Climate change rooms - look at the effect of weather (temp, Humidity) on herbicide efficacy.
8. Auto water table - used to influence soil water on herbicide efficacy.
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