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Laboratory and field tests for evaluating the efficiency of wetting agents used in agriculture
Author(s) -
Ashworth R. de B.,
Lloyd G. A.
Publication year - 1961
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.2740120313
Subject(s) - wetting , volume (thermodynamics) , agriculture , chemistry , environmental science , horticulture , mathematics , materials science , composite material , biology , thermodynamics , physics , ecology
A modified Shapiro's cotton tape test is a satisfactory laboratory method for examining the wetting properties of anionic and non‐ionic wetters when used with agricultural sprays at high volume. It has been shown that the concentration of wetter which wets a standard length of cotton tape in 15 sec. is related to the degree of wetting of a cabbage leaf. The test may be standardised for leaves other than cabbage.