Root absorbed pesticides

Coconut trees can now be protected from defoliation by an annual treatment using a recently developed root absorption technique. A root about one metre from the trunk is incised, a systemic pesticide is injected, and the opening is then closed. The...

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
Format: News Item
Language:Inglés
Published: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation 1987
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/44675
Description
Summary:Coconut trees can now be protected from defoliation by an annual treatment using a recently developed root absorption technique. A root about one metre from the trunk is incised, a systemic pesticide is injected, and the opening is then closed. The...