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Spray Technology

These ongoing projects relate to the work that HGCA has commissioned in relation to spray technology.

Click on the titles for an upshot of the problem to be addressed, the aims, the approach and the benefits to the industry. Also will be attached the latest information in the form of Annual Project Reports (APRs) or Interim Reports.

RD-2007-3273 Optimising pesticide use in arable agriculture by improving nozzle selection based on product efficacy to give optimised use and improved spray drift control.
This project aims to establish a nozzle/spray classification scheme that will encompass the range of known application systems, particularly air induction, twin fluid and spinning discs, to enable users to minimise the risk of drift while maintaining high levels of product efficacy.

RD-2008-3562 Application factors that influence the distribution of pesticide within a cereal crop canopy
The project aims to determine application techniques that can improve the distribution of pesticide sprays within a cereal crop canopy.