Abstract
This article is based on Chaper V of the UF/IFAS Private Applicator Agricultural Pest Control, by Fred Fishel, Department of Agronomy-3rd edition (SM53)
The chapter discusses Application Equipment. Topics discussed are:
· Main advantages and disadvantages associated with various types of pesticide application equipment
· Four types of sprayer pumps and indicate their main feature and suitabilities
· Explain the purpose of strainers in a spraying system
· Principal parts of a nozzle
· Basic nozzle patterns with examples
· Procedural steps to prepare a sprayer for storage
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