Experimental study on anti-drift shield curtain device for soybean (Glycine max)-maize (Zeal mays) strip intercropping weed sprayers.

ABSTRACT: Soybean-maize strip intercropping is an important method to increase soybean oil self-sufficiency and promote sustainable agricultural development, which has rapidly developed in China in recent years. However, the herbicides used in the post-emergence weeding stage of soybean and maize can inhibit each other's growth, and herbicide drift can easily lead to crop yield reduction or even death. To reduce the drift risk of soybean-maize strip intercropping sprayers during the post-emergence weed control stage, we explored the efficacy of shield curtain device in reducing drift through wind tunnel and field trials. The study found that when only two sides of shield curtains were used to cover the spray area in the wind tunnel test, the maximum drift rate was 2.18% under the influence of latera

SUBMITTER: Jiao Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11957298 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature