Getting the best from your Spray(ers) - Arable/Potato

Getting The Best Out Of your Sprays and Sprayer in Arable Crops and Potatoes. Including In-furrow Treatments, and The Application of Insecticide Granules.


Content:
Background to Modern Labels
Development of UK spraying and what happens in other countries
Spraying Practice and The Law including LERAPS and Reduced Volumes
Water Volumes
Adjuvants
Sprayer Components and Plumbing (Practical Indoor)
Sprayer Filling
Features of a good sprayer
Getting the best out of GPS
Nozzle Physics (Practical Indoor)
Characteristics of Different Nozzles
Spray Drift, causes and prevention
Targets, and how to hit them
Setting the sprayer to optimise performance
Design and Development of Improved Nozzles
Recommendations.

Additional Content for Potatoes - including Trials and Field Experience.

Setting up and checking a granule applicator for best control of pests
Setting up a planter and applicator for In-Furrow Treatment.
Best Nozzles and practice for Blight Sprays
Best Nozzles and Practice for Dessication

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