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Six steps to calibrate and optimize airblast sprayers for orchards and vineyards
PNW (Series), 749, Washington State University Extension
01/2021
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/18323
Abstract
The goal for all pesticide applications should be to get every drop to\n the crop. Calibration ensures that the appropriate product rate is applied by the\n sprayer, while optimization ensures that the product is delivered onto the intended\n target. Calibrating and optimizing the sprayer are essential to sustainability, as they\n affect the environment, farm workers, and economic impact through fruit quality and\n pesticide costs. In six steps, this publication explains how to measure ground speed and\n nozzle output, check and adjust airflow and nozzle alignment, and verify coverage for an\n airblast sprayer. Methods are outlined for manual completion of the steps, and\n simplified formulas and suggestions for tools that can make the process faster are\n included.
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- Title
- Six steps to calibrate and optimize airblast sprayers for orchards and vineyards
- Creators
- Gwen-Alyn Hoheisel (Author)Lav R. Khot (Author)Michelle M. Moyer (Author)S. Castagnoli (Author)
- Academic Unit
- Publications, WSU Extension
- Series
- PNW (Series); 749
- Publisher
- Washington State University Extension; Pullman, Washington
- Format
- pdf
- Identifiers
- 99900542240901842
- Copyright
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Report