As explained in previous posts (1 and 2), the application time of a pesticide might be described by using different events as a reference.This is a proposal to harmonize the data entry to convert the application time information in the labels into a digital (i.e. computer-readable) format. The following eight fields cover most of theSigue leyendo «How to digitize a pesticide’s application time? (part 3, a proposal for harmonization across countries)»
Archivo de categoría: Application Time
How to digitize a pesticide´s application time? (part 2: Europe)
The time of application of a crop protection product may depend on several factors such as the crop growth stage (a.k.a. cropstage), the pest life cycle stage (a.k.a. peststage), when the cultural practice take place (e.g. «apply after pruning»), the time of the year (e.g. «apply at spring»), the weather events (e.g. «prior to snowSigue leyendo «How to digitize a pesticide´s application time? (part 2: Europe)»
How to digitize a pesticide´s application time? (part 1: USA)
In recent years, efforts have been made to digitize pesticide´s labels. In January 2008 the U.S. agency EPA published the Specifications for Text PDF Product Labels whose core rule is «the label must be a text .PDF (not an image .PDF)». Since then, EPA has been making progress with the project ‘smartlabels’ which later becameSigue leyendo «How to digitize a pesticide´s application time? (part 1: USA)»
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