Dr. Masoud Salyani
Contact Information
Citrus Research and Education Center
Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Lake Alfred, Florida
Phone: 863.956.1151 ext. 1225
Email: msi@ufl.edu
Research
- Characterization of spray droplet atomization and transport in airblast applications
- Evaluation of changes in sprayer design and pesticide application techniques
- Assessment of spray deposition and drift from ground and aerial applications
- Development of GPS/GIS techniques for VRT application of pesticides
- Development of sensors and methodologies for spray technology research
- Efficient application of agrochemicals in citrus production systems
Refereed
Wei, J. and M. Salyani. 2005. Development of a laser scanner for measuring tree canopy characteristics, Phase 2: Foliage density measurement. Transactions of the ASAE 48 (4):1595-1601.
Salyani, M. and J. Wei. 2005. Effect of travel speed on characterizing citrus canopy structure with a laser scanner. In: Precision Agriculture ‘05, J. V. Stafford, ed., pp. 185-192.
Farooq, M., M. Salyani, and J. D. Whitney. 2005. Comparison of abscission spray application practices for mechanical harvesting of oranges. Journal of ASTM International 2(4):1-13.
Salyani, M. and W. M. Miller. 2005. Precision application technology for monitoring soil applied pesticides in Florida citrus production. FRUTIC 05, information and technology for sustainable fruit and vegetable production, Montpellier, France, pp. 633-642.
Wei, J. and M. Salyani. 2004. Development of a laser scanner for measuring tree canopy characteristics, Phase 1: Prototype development. Transactions of the ASAE 47 (6):2101-2107.
Stover, E., D. Scotto, C. Wilson, and M. Salyani. 2004. Pesticide spraying in Indian River grapefruit: III. Opportunities for improving efficiency while reducing off-target deposition. HortTechnology 14 (4):564-574.
Farooq, M. and M. Salyani. 2004. Modeling of spray penetration and deposition on citrus tree canopies. Transactions of the ASAE 47 (3):619-627.
Stover, E., J. Hebb, R. Sonoda, and M. Salyani. 2004. Airblast application of copper fungicide to grapefruit does not affect windscar. HortScience 39(3):516-519.
Zaman, Q. U. and M. Salyani. 2004. Effects of foliage density and ground speed on ultrasonic measurement of citrus tree volume. Applied Engineering in Agriculture 20(2):173-178.
Farooq, M. and M. Salyani. 2004. Flow rate errors of atomizers used on orchard tower sprayers. Applied Engineering in Agriculture 20(4):417-422.
Books
Salyani, M. and G. Lindner. 2006. Pesticide Formulations and Delivery Systems: 25th Volume, Advances in Crop Protection Technologies. STP 1470, American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) International, West Conshohocken, PA, 220 pp.
Goss, G. R., G. C. Volgas, and M. Salyani, eds. Pesticide Formulations and Delivery Systems: The Continued Evolution of Agrochemicals, 24th Volume. ASTM STP 1460, American Society for Testing and Materials, West Conshohocken, PA, 2005, 143 pp.
Conference papers
Miller, W. M. and M. Salyani. 2005. Precision agriculture program for Temik (aldicarb) applied to Florida citrus for stewardship monitoring and control. ASAE Paper No. 051041, 11 pp.
Wei, J. and M. Salyani. 2004. Evaluation of a laser scanner in measuring tree foliage density. ASAE Paper No. 041169, 12 pp.
Salyani M. and M. Farooq. 2004. Drift potential of citrus air-carrier sprayers. Proceedings of the Florida State Horticultural Society117:130-135.
Wei, J. and M. Salyani. 2004. Development of a laser scanner for measuring tree canopy characteristics. ASAE Paper No. 041168, 12 pp.
Trade Journals
Futch, S. H. and M. Salyani. 2005. Citrus herbicide sprayer calibration. Citrus Industry 86(1):18-19.
Extension Articles
Salyani, M. 2006. Pesticide Application Technology. In: 2006 Florida Citrus Pest Management Guide, M. E. Rogers and L. W. Timmer, eds. University of Florida, IFAS, Gainesville, Florida Coop. Ext. Ser. Publ. No. SP-43, pp. 15-23.
Salyani, M. 2005. Spray Application Technology. In: 2005 Florida Pest Management Guide, L. W. Timmer, M. E. Rogers, and R. S. Buker, eds. Univ. of Florida, Florida Coop. Ext. Ser., SP-43, pp.15-20 (Ag. Eng. Fact Sheet AE 356).
Futch, S. H. and M. Salyani. 2005. Citrus Herbicide Boom Sprayer Calibration. University of Florida, IFAS Extension, 5 pp. (http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/HS252 EDIS: HS-1012).
Salyani, M. 2004. Spray Application Technology-Foliar. In: 2004 Florida Pest Management Guide, L. W. Timmer, ed. Univ. of Florida, Florida Coop. Ext. Ser., SP-43, pp. 15-18 (Ag. Eng. Fact Sheet AE 259; EDIS Document CG024).
Abstracts
Salyani, M. and W. M. Miller. 2005. Precision application technology for monitoring soil applied pesticides in Florida citrus production. 7th Int Symp. on Fruit, Nut, and Vegetable Production Engineering-Information & Technology for Sustainable Fruit & Vegetable Production, Montpellier, France, pp. 125.
Salyani, M., M. Farooq, and R. D. Sweeb. 2005. Drift potential of sprayers commonly used in citrus pesticide applications. ASAE Paper No. 051006.
Salyani, M. and M. Farooq. 2005. Estimation of spray deposition and off-target losses in citrus applications. 8th Int. Workshop on Spray Application Technology for Fruit Growing, Barcelona, Spain, pp. 55-56.
Salyani, M. 2004. Spray drift potential in citrus applications. Int. Conf. on Pesticide Application for Drift Management, Waikoloa, Hawaii, p. 291.
