Affiliation:
1. USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Application Technology Research Unit, Wooster, OH 44691
Abstract
Abstract
An experimental cross-flow (CF) fan sprayer and a conventional, axial-fan (AF), orchard sprayer were used to treat multiple rows consisting of four year old, multi-stem, red maple trees, Acer rubrum L. and Turkish filbert trees, Corylus colurna L. The effects of sprayer type, fan orientation, application volume, and ground speed on canopy and ground spray deposits and canopy spray coverage across multiple target rows were evaluated. Variations in deposits and coverage across the canopies were generally smaller for the CF sprayer than the AF sprayer. The AF sprayer produced the highest overall deposits in the first row nearest the sprayer. Reducing fan speed kept more material in the tree row adjacent to the sprayer while decreasing spray volume did not affect the spray deposits in that row. Tower sprayer fan orientation did not affect canopy deposits but could be used to minimize spray drift. These results indicate that the most uniform spray distribution in a tree canopy is obtained by treating the canopy from each side. These findings also suggest growers should experiment with different spray volume and speed settings that can provide efficacious applications more efficiently.
Publisher
Horticultural Research Institute
Subject
Horticulture,Environmental Science (miscellaneous)
Cited by
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