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Research Project: Improved Pest Control Application Technologies for Sustainable Crop Protection

Location: Application Technology Research

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon Reprint Icon will take you to the publication reprint.)

Spray characteristics of rotary micro sprinkler nozzles used in orchard pesticide delivery Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Guler, H., Zhang, Z., Zhu, H., Grieshop, M., Ledebuhr, M. 2020. Spray characteristics of rotary micro sprinkler nozzles used in orchard pesticide delivery. Transactions of the ASABE. 63(6):1845-1853. https://doi.org/10.13031/trans.13445.

Impact and adhesion of surfactant-amended water droplets on leaf surfaces related to roughness Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Abbott, J.R., Zhu, H., Ambrose, A.E. 2020. Impact and adhesion of surfactant-amended water droplets on leaf surfaces related to roughness. Transactions of the ASABE. 63(6):1855-1868. https://doi.org/10.13031/trans.14027.

Effects of leaf surface roughness and five adjuvants types on impacting droplet adhesion and spread Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Abbott, J.R., Ambrose, A.E., Zhu, H. 2020. Effects of leaf surface roughness and five adjuvants types on impacting droplet adhesion and spread. Journal of ASTM International, Pesticide Formulation and Delivery Systems. 40:128-139. https://doi.org/10.1520/stp162720190145.

Assessment of premixing in-line injection system attached on variable-rate orchard sprayer Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Zhang, Z., Zhu, H., Salcedo, R., Wei, Z. 2020. Assessment of premixing in-line injection system attached on variable-rate orchard sprayer. Journal of ASTM International, Pesticide Formulation and Delivery Systems. 4:11-24. https://doi.org/10.1520/stp162720190120.

Hardware and software design for premixing in-line injection system attached to variable-rate orchard sprayer Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Zhang, Z., Zhu, H., Hu, C. 2020. Hardware and software design for premixing in-line injection system attached to variable-rate orchard sprayer. Transactions of the ASABE. 63(4): 823-831. https://doi.org/10.13031/trans.13730.

Techno-economic impacts of using a laser-guided variable-rate spraying system to retrofit conventional constant-rate sprayers Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Manandhar, A., Zhu, H., Oskan, E., Shah, A. 2020. Techno-economic impacts of using a laser-guided variable-rate spraying system to retrofit conventional constant-rate sprayers. Precision Agriculture. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11119-020-09712-8.

Evaluation of laser-guided intelligent sprayer to control insects and diseases in ornamental nurseries and fruit farms Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Chen, L., Zhu, H. 2020. Evaluation of laser-guided intelligent sprayer to control insects and diseases in ornamental nurseries and fruit farms. Journal of ASTM International, Pesticide Formulation and Delivery Systems. 40:1-10. https://doi.org/10.1520/stp162720190151.

Control of insect pests and diseases in an Ohio fruit farm with a laser-guided intelligent sprayer Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Chen, L., Wallhead, M., Reding, M.E., Horst, L., Zhu, H. 2020. Control of insect pests and diseases in an Ohio fruit farm with a laser-guided intelligent sprayer. HortTechnology. 30(2):168-175. https://doi.org/10.21273/horttech04497-19.

3D optical surface profiler for quantifying leaf surface roughness Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Abbott, J.R., Zhu, H. 2019. 3D optical surface profiler for quantifying leaf surface roughness. Surface Topography: Metrology and Properties. 7(4):045016. https://doi.org/10.1088/2051-672X/ab4cc6.

Amendment of herbicide spray solutions with adjuvants to modify droplet spreading and fading characteristics on weeds Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Lin, J., Zhu, H., Ling, P. 2019. Amendment of herbicide spray solutions with adjuvants to modify droplet spreading and fading characteristics on weeds. Applied Engineering in Agriculture. 35(5):713-721. https://doi.org/10.13031/aea.13339.

Control of insects and diseases with intelligent variable-rate sprayers in ornamental nurseries - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Chen, L., Wallhead, M., Zhu, H., Fulcher, A. 2020. Control of insects and diseases with intelligent variable-rate sprayers in ornamental nurseries. Journal of Environmental Horticulture. 37(3):90-100.

Development of fast E-nose system for early-stage diagnosis of aphid-stressed tomato plants Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Cui, S., Inocente, E.A., Acosta, N., Keener, H.M., Zhu, H., Ling, P.P. 2019. Development of fast E-nose system for early-stage diagnosis of aphid-stressed tomato plants. Sensors. 19(16):3480. https://doi.org/10.3390/s19163480.

Investigation of an experimental laser sensor-guided spray control system for greenhouse variable-rate applications Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Yan, T., Zhu, H., Sun, L., Wang, X., Ling, P. 2019. Investigation of an experimental laser sensor-guided spray control system for greenhouse variable-rate applications. Transactions of the ASABE. 62(4):899-911. https://doi.org/10.13031/trans.13366.

Improved premixing in-line injection system for variable-rate orchard sprayers with Arduino Platform Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Zhang, Z., Zhu, H., Guler, H., Shen, Y. 2019. Improved premixing in-line injection system for variable-rate orchard sprayers with Arduino Platform. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. 162:389-396. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2019.04.023.

Evaluation of object surface edge profiles detected with a 2-D laser scanning sensor Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Yan, T., Wang, X., Zhu, H., Ling, P. 2019. Evaluation of object surface edge profiles detected with a 2-D laser scanning sensor. Sensors. 18(11):1-17. https://doi.org/10.3390/s18114060.