Development of two portable patternators to improve drift control and operator training in the operation of vineyard sprayers

Spray drift can be defined as the quantity of plant protection product that is carried out of the sprayed area by the action of air currents during the application process. Efficacy of pesticide applications in orchards and vineyards is highly dependent on matching the canopy characteristics with th...

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Autores: Gil Moya, Emilio|||0000-0002-3929-5649, Landers, Andrew, Gallart González-Palacio, Montserrat|||0000-0002-9347-2984, Llorens Calveras, Jordi|||0000-0003-4625-1860
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
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https://dx.doi.org/10.5424/sjar/2013113-3638
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Palabra clave:Vineyards
Agricultura -- Tecnologia
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spelling Development of two portable patternators to improve drift control and operator training in the operation of vineyard sprayersGil Moya, Emilio|||0000-0002-3929-5649Landers, AndrewGallart González-Palacio, Montserrat|||0000-0002-9347-2984Llorens Calveras, Jordi|||0000-0003-4625-1860VineyardsAgricultura -- TecnologiaVinyaÀrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria agroalimentària::Agricultura::FructiculturaSpray drift can be defined as the quantity of plant protection product that is carried out of the sprayed area by the action of air currents during the application process. Efficacy of pesticide applications in orchards and vineyards is highly dependent on matching the canopy characteristics with the liquid distribution on a vertical plane, this being influenced by the type of sprayer, the nozzle orientation and air outlet adjustment. Two simple vertical patternators were designed and developed with the express purpose to be used in field conditions for the adjustment of vineyard canopy sprayers. Three different orchard sprayers were selected for comparative field trials of two new patternators with an already commercially available portable vertical patternator designed at University of Turin (Italy). The objective was to evaluate their efficiency in terms of spray recovery, symmetry and repeatability. Results show the ability of the two prototypes to measure the vertical distribution of liquid, as well as the important similarities between the liquid distribution profiles obtained with both patternators in comparison to the reference one. Trials conducted with the three different orchard sprayers show the suitability of this kind of tool, not only for research purposes but also for training activities and as part of the sprayer calibration process. Important benefits from both an economic and a sustainable point of view can be obtained regarding adequate liquid distribution according to the crop characteristics, this being especially interesting in field conditions.Peer Reviewed20132013-01-0120142014-09-18journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2117/24105https://dx.doi.org/10.5424/sjar/2013113-3638reponame:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPCinstname:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/241052026-05-27T15:37:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Development of two portable patternators to improve drift control and operator training in the operation of vineyard sprayers
title Development of two portable patternators to improve drift control and operator training in the operation of vineyard sprayers
spellingShingle Development of two portable patternators to improve drift control and operator training in the operation of vineyard sprayers
Gil Moya, Emilio|||0000-0002-3929-5649
Vineyards
Agricultura -- Tecnologia
Vinya
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria agroalimentària::Agricultura::Fructicultura
title_short Development of two portable patternators to improve drift control and operator training in the operation of vineyard sprayers
title_full Development of two portable patternators to improve drift control and operator training in the operation of vineyard sprayers
title_fullStr Development of two portable patternators to improve drift control and operator training in the operation of vineyard sprayers
title_full_unstemmed Development of two portable patternators to improve drift control and operator training in the operation of vineyard sprayers
title_sort Development of two portable patternators to improve drift control and operator training in the operation of vineyard sprayers
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Gil Moya, Emilio|||0000-0002-3929-5649
Landers, Andrew
Gallart González-Palacio, Montserrat|||0000-0002-9347-2984
Llorens Calveras, Jordi|||0000-0003-4625-1860
author Gil Moya, Emilio|||0000-0002-3929-5649
author_facet Gil Moya, Emilio|||0000-0002-3929-5649
Landers, Andrew
Gallart González-Palacio, Montserrat|||0000-0002-9347-2984
Llorens Calveras, Jordi|||0000-0003-4625-1860
author_role author
author2 Landers, Andrew
Gallart González-Palacio, Montserrat|||0000-0002-9347-2984
Llorens Calveras, Jordi|||0000-0003-4625-1860
author2_role author
author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Vineyards
Agricultura -- Tecnologia
Vinya
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria agroalimentària::Agricultura::Fructicultura
topic Vineyards
Agricultura -- Tecnologia
Vinya
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria agroalimentària::Agricultura::Fructicultura
description Spray drift can be defined as the quantity of plant protection product that is carried out of the sprayed area by the action of air currents during the application process. Efficacy of pesticide applications in orchards and vineyards is highly dependent on matching the canopy characteristics with the liquid distribution on a vertical plane, this being influenced by the type of sprayer, the nozzle orientation and air outlet adjustment. Two simple vertical patternators were designed and developed with the express purpose to be used in field conditions for the adjustment of vineyard canopy sprayers. Three different orchard sprayers were selected for comparative field trials of two new patternators with an already commercially available portable vertical patternator designed at University of Turin (Italy). The objective was to evaluate their efficiency in terms of spray recovery, symmetry and repeatability. Results show the ability of the two prototypes to measure the vertical distribution of liquid, as well as the important similarities between the liquid distribution profiles obtained with both patternators in comparison to the reference one. Trials conducted with the three different orchard sprayers show the suitability of this kind of tool, not only for research purposes but also for training activities and as part of the sprayer calibration process. Important benefits from both an economic and a sustainable point of view can be obtained regarding adequate liquid distribution according to the crop characteristics, this being especially interesting in field conditions.
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