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Nonlinear Porous Diffusion Modeling of Hydrophilic Ionic Agrochemicals in Astomatous Plant Cuticle Aqueous Pores: A Mechanistic Approach by Tredenick, Eloise C, Farrell, Troy W, Forster, W Alison, Psaltis, Steven T P

“…The agricultural industry requires improved efficacy of sprays being applied to crops and weeds in order to reduce their environmental impact and deliver…”
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Mathematical Modelling of Hydrophilic Ionic Fertiliser Diffusion in Plant Cuticles: Lipophilic Surfactant Effects by Tredenick, Eloise C, Farrell, Troy W, Forster, W Alison

“…The global agricultural industry requires improved efficacy of sprays being applied to weeds and crops to increase financial returns and reduce environmental…”
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Importance of adjuvant formulation properties in predicting wetting on leaf surfaces by Nairn, Justin J, Forster, W Alison

“…Leaf wettability can be a barrier to retention of agrichemical sprays. Adjuvants are used to modify leaf wetting by sprays to enhance retention. A previous…”
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Importance of leaf surface and formulation properties in predicting wetting outcomes by Nairn, Justin J, Forster, W Alison

“…Leaf wettability is a major hurdle for the retention of agrichemical sprays that is combated, in part, by using adjuvant modified formulations. Scientists must…”
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Simulating droplet motion on virtual leaf surfaces by Mayo, Lisa C., McCue, Scott W., Moroney, Timothy J., Forster, W. Alison, Kempthorne, Daryl M., Belward, John A., Turner, Ian W.

“…A curvilinear thin film model is used to simulate the motion of droplets on a virtual leaf surface, with a view to better understand the retention of…”
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Evaporating droplets on inclined plant leaves and synthetic surfaces: Experiments and mathematical models by Tredenick, Eloise C., Forster, W. Alison, Pethiyagoda, Ravindra, van Leeuwen, Rebecca M., McCue, Scott W.

“…[Display omitted] Evaporation of surfactant droplets on leaves is complicated due to the complex physical and chemical properties of the leaf surfaces…”
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Methods for evaluating leaf surface free energy and polarity having accounted for surface roughness by Nairn, Justin J, Forster, W Alison

“…BACKGROUND Leaf surfaces can have similar wettability, while their roughness and polarity may be very different. This may affect agrochemical bioefficacy,…”
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Impaction of spray droplets on leaves: influence of formulation and leaf character on shatter, bounce and adhesion by Dorr, Gary J., Wang, Shuangshuang, Mayo, Lisa C., McCue, Scott W., Forster, W. Alison, Hanan, Jim, He, Xiongkui

“…This paper combines experimental data with simple mathematical models to investigate the influence of spray formulation type and leaf character (wettability)…”
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Simulating spray droplet impaction outcomes: comparison with experimental data by Zabkiewicz, Jerzy A, Pethiyagoda, Ravindra, Forster, W Alison, Leeuwen, Rebecca, Moroney, Timothy J, McCue, Scott W

“…BACKGROUND A suite of plant retention spray models has been developed to simulate spray retention using virtual surfaces (either single leaves or whole plants)…”
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contribution of spray formulation component variables to foliar uptake of agrichemicals by Forster, W Alison, Kimberley, Mark O

“…BACKGROUND: The objective of the present study was to determine the contribution of the active ingredient (AI) and surfactant, and their concentrations, to the…”
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Image analysis of shatter and pinning events on hard‐to‐wet leaf surfaces by drops containing surfactant by Huet, Olivier DY, Massinon, Mathieu, De Cock, Nicolas, Forster, W Alison, Zabkiewicz, Jerzy A, Pethiyagoda, Ravindra, Moroney, Timothy J, Lebeau, Frederic, McCue, Scott W

“…BACKGROUND A key challenge for developing computer models of spray retention by plants is to accurately predict how spray drops behave when impacting leaf…”
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Effect of solution and leaf surface polarity on droplet spread area and contact angle by Nairn, Justin J, Forster, W Alison, van Leeuwen, Rebecca M

“…BACKGROUND: How much an agrochemical spray droplet spreads on a leaf surface can significantly influence efficacy. This study investigates the effect solution…”
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Quantification of physical (roughness) and chemical (dielectric constant) leaf surface properties relevant to wettability and adhesion by Nairn, Justin J, Forster, W Alison, van Leeuwen, Rebecca M

“…BACKGROUND: Spray droplet adhesion is dependent not only on formulation and droplet parameters but also on the surface properties (physical and chemical) of…”
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Cuticular uptake of xenobiotics into living plants. part 2: influence of the xenobiotic dose on the uptake of bentazone, epoxiconazole and pyraclostrobin, applied in the presence of various surfactants, into Chenopodium album, Sinapis alba and Triticum aestivum leaves by Forster, W Alison, Zabkiewicz, Jerzy A, Liu, Zhiqian

“…This study has determined the uptake of three pesticides, applied as commercial or model formulations in the presence of a wide range of surfactants, into the…”
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Mechanisms of cuticular uptake of xenobiotics into living plants. 1. Influence of xenobiotic dose on the uptake of three model compounds applied in the absence and presence of surfactants into Chenopodium album, Hedera helix and Stephanotis floribunda leaves by Forster, W.A, Zabkiewicz, J.A, Riederer, M

“…This study determined the uptake of three model compounds, applied in the presence and absence of surfactants, into the leaves of three plant species…”
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Mechanisms of Cuticular Uptake of Xenobiotics into Living Plants:  Evaluation of a Logistic−Kinetic Penetration Model by Forster, W. Alison, Zabkiewicz, Jerzy A, Riederer, Markus

“…The objective of this study was to determine whether a logistic−kinetic penetration model could be applied to whole plant uptake. Uptake over 24 h was…”
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Due diligence required to quantify and visualise agrichemical spray deposits using dye tracers by Nairn, Justin J., Forster, W. Alison

“…Dye tracers allow researchers to optimise spray application equipment and spray formulations by quantifying the amount of agrichemical spray retained and/or…”
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Spray droplet impaction outcomes for different plant species and spray formulations by Massinon, Mathieu, De Cock, Nicolas, Forster, W. Alison, Nairn, Justin J., McCue, Scott W., Zabkiewicz, Jerzy A., Lebeau, Frédéric

“…A track-sprayer combined with a high-speed camera were used to visualize and identify droplet impaction outcomes for three formulations (water, 0.1% LI 700®…”
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Spray retention on whole plants: modelling, simulations and experiments by Dorr, Gary J., Forster, W. Alison, Mayo, Lisa C., McCue, Scott W., Kempthorne, Daryl M., Hanan, Jim, Turner, Ian W., Belward, John A., Young, Joseph, Zabkiewicz, Jerzy A.

“…Retention of sprays on plants is a critical component influencing the effectiveness of agrichemical applications. Previous simulations of spray retention by…”
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Towards a model of spray–canopy interactions: Interception, shatter, bounce and retention of droplets on horizontal leaves by Dorr, Gary J., Kempthorne, Daryl M., Mayo, Lisa C., Forster, W. Alison, Zabkiewicz, Jerzy A., McCue, Scott W., Belward, John A., Turner, Ian W., Hanan, Jim

“…•Leaf surface models have been developed for chenopodium, wheat and cotton leaves.•Spray droplet trajectories and interception by virtual leaves are…”
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