Franklin R. Hall

Heads up pesticide application technology (LPCAT) with a 5 department (18 member) interdisciplinary team with principal iactivities in: identification of spray quality factors, droplet size and formulations needed to optimize dose transfer of toxins, including biorationals; modeling the acquisition process; and studies on pesticide-induced behavior of various pests and impact on pest resistance, pesticide drift, non-target organism exposure and worker exposure assessments and pesticide waste management.

Computer decision support system to develop a series of on-farm economic decision models for crop protection strategies. National and international collaborative activity centered around our Pesticide Benefits Assessments (PBA) system of models with emphasis on improving cost/benefit analyses of crop protection strategies for decision-makers in agriculture.

Key Citations:

Hall, F.R., A.C. Chapple, R.A.J. Taylor and R.A. Downer. 1994. Dose transfer of Bacillus thuringiensis from cabbage to the diamondback moth: A graphical simulator. Environ. Sci. Health B29(4):661-678.

Hall, F.R., A.C. Chapple, R.A. Downer, L.M. Kirchner and J.R.M. Thacker. 1993. Pesticide application as affected by spray modifiers. Pestic. Sci. 38:12-133.

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