Abstract

Abstract: Traditional boom sprayers are designed for plant protection in cereal and similar crops. They are also used in field vegetables and other row crops, in many cases without providing an acceptable application. This study shows the possibility of improving and adapting machines to suit the sprayers to the characteristics of the plants in row crops, field vegetables and strawberries. A better directed spray to the target should result in a more uniform distribution and, adapted, a minimum of spray drift. An air assisted boom sprayer (Hardi Twin) resulted in a better and more uniform deposition. A band sprayer with mini tunnels (Agricultural department, Sockerbolaget) resulted in better uniformity and less contamination of the environment. With this equipment the quantity of the spray solution is halved on the field, because the spraying is focused only on the strawberry rows. The traditional boom sprayer gave a good coverage only in the upper part of the canopy.

Published in

Acta Horticulturae
1994, Volume: 372, pages: 103-110
Title: Symposium on Engineering as a Tool to Reduce Pesticide Consumption and Operator Hazards in Horticulture : August 10-12, 1993, Hjeltnes Horticultural College, Ulvik, Norway
ISBN: 978-90-66052-76-5
Publisher: International Society for Horticultural Science

Conference

Symposium on Engineering as a Tool to reduce Pesticide Consumption and Operator Hazards in Horticulture

SLU Authors

• Nordmark, Lotta

  • Department of Agricultural Engineering, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

UKÄ Subject classification

Horticulture
Applied Mechanics


Publication identifier

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.1994.372.12

Permanent link to this page (URI)

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