Recent Submissions

• 

  Pesticide dose based on canopy characteristics in apple trees: Reducing environmental risk by reducing the amount of pesticide while maintaining pest and disease control efficacy 

  Xun, Lu; García Ruiz, Francisco José; Fàbregas Bargalló, Xavier; Gil Moya, Emilio (Elsevier, 2022-06-20)
  Article
  Open Access

  Although many different designed air-assisted sprayers can be used for pesticide application in apple orchards, the lack of adequate adjustments according to specific crop characteristics leads to application inefficiencies ...
• 

  Relative efficiencies of experimental and conventional foliar sprayers and assessment of optimal LWA spray volumes in trellised wine grapes 

  Gil Moya, Emilio; Salcedo Cidoncha, Ramón; Ortega Rioja, Paula; Llop Casamada, Jordi; Campos Tobajas, Javier; Soler Serratosa, Agustí; Oliva, Jordi (2021-01-13)
  Article
  Open Access

  Leaf wall area (LWA) has been proposed as an appropriate dose expression for field testing of plant protection products (PPPs) applied via foliar spray in trellised grapes. However, its efficiency could change depending ...
• Analytical characterization of polyphenols from tara and caesalpinia decapetala as stabilizers of O/W Emulsions 

  Gallego Iradi, María Gabriela; Rodriguez Cabo, Tamara; Rodriguez Pereiro, Isaac; Almajano Pablos, María Pilar (2016-11-01)
  Article
  Restricted access - publisher's policy

  The extracts (0.5% [w/w]) from Caesalpinia spinosa or tara (CS) and Caesalpinia decapetala (CD) leaves were evaluated for their ability to inhibit lipid oxidation using oil-in-water (O/W) emulsions as the model system. ...
• Comparative study of CFD models of the air flow produced by an air-assisted sprayer adapted to the crop geometry 

  Badules, Jorge; Vidal, Mariano; Boné, Antonio; Llop Casamada, Jordi; Salcedo Cidoncha, Ramón; Gil Moya, Emilio; García Ramos, F. Javier (2017-01-01)
  Article
  Restricted access - publisher's policy

  A computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model for simulating the air flow produced by an air-assisted sprayer can be developed according to any one of several sets of criteria and for various specific applications. Thus far, ...
• Evaluating the effectiveness of low volume spray application using air-assisted knapsack sprayers in wine vineyards 

  Gil Moya, Emilio; Gallart González-Palacio, Montserrat; Costas, Michael; Kanetis, Loukas; Stavrinides, Menelaos C. (2020-08-20)
  Article
  Restricted access - publisher's policy

  We evaluated spray coverage on grape leaves and bunches by a high-volume sprayer (HVS), an air-assisted, low volume knapsack sprayer (LVS), and a motorized knapsack dust applicator modified to spray liquid formulations ...
• 

  Evaluation of the effects of spray technology and volume rate on the control of grape berry moth in mountain viticulture 

  Gil Moya, Emilio; Gallart González-Palacio, Montserrat; Stavrinides, Menelaos C.; Costas, Michael (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2021-02-22)
  Article
  Open Access

  The current work evaluated spray coverage and pest control effectiveness against the grape berry moth (Lobesia botrana) by two different spray technologies and volume rates: A spray gun (high-volume sprayer—HVS) calibrated ...
• 

  Varietal quality control in the nursery plant industry using computer vision and deep learning techniques 

  Borraz Martínez, Sergio; Tarrés Ruiz, Francisco; Boqué, Ricard; Mestre, Mariàngela; Simó Cruanyes, Joan; Gras Moreu, Anna Maria (2020-01-01)
  Article
  Open Access

  Computer vision coupled to deep learning is a promising technique withmultiple applications in the industry. In this work, the potential of thistechnique has been assessed in the classification of two varieties of almondtrees ...
• Assessment of canopy characteristics in vineyard from vigour maps obtained using UAV and satellite imagery 

  Campos Tobajas, Javier; García Ruiz, Francisco José; Gil Moya, Emilio (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2021-03-19)
  Article
  Open Access

  Canopy characterisation is a key factor for the success and efficiency of the pesticide application process in vineyards. Canopy measurements to determine the optimal volume rate are currently conducted manually, which is ...
• Proyecto H2020-INNOSETA: Una apuesta europea para acercar la ciencia al agricultor 

  Gil Moya, Emilio (2019-01-24)
  Article
  Open Access

  La ciencia y las nuevas tecnologías avanzan día a día a pasos agigantados, y no resulta extraño ver en cualquiera de los ámbitos en los que nos movemos herramientas, aplicaciones o diseños que hace bien poco eran simples ...
• Proyectos OPTIMA e INNOSETA-H2020: Investigación avanzada y transferencia en tecnología de aplicación de fitosanitarios 

  Gil Moya, Emilio (2019)
  Article
  Open Access

  Proyectos OPTIMA e INNOSETA-H2020: Investigación avanzada y transferencia en tecnología de aplicación de fitosanitarios
• 

  Uso de los drones como herramientas de gestión del viñedo 

  García Ruiz, Francisco José; Campos Tobajas, Javier; Gil Moya, Emilio (2020-12-22)
  Article
  Open Access

  El ecosistema que rodea la producción de uva y vino a nivel español se ve inmerso en un importante cambio de paradigma productivo con crecientes retos a los que hacer frente si se quiere asegurar su sostenibilidad durante ...
• Evaluation of horizontal patternators according to international standard requirements for boom sprayers 

  Gil Moya, Emilio; Bueno, Mariana Rodriguez; Campos Tobajas, Javier; Gallart, Montserrat; Da Cunha, Joao Pablo (2021)
  Article
  Restricted access - publisher's policy

  Uniformity of spray volumetric distribution is one of the officially established measurements for the evaluation of horizontal boom sprayers according to ISO 16119 and requirements established in ISO 16122.

View more