Croptilter improves spraying
| cg.contributor.affiliation | Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation | |
| cg.howPublished | Formally Published | |
| cg.identifier.url | http://collections.infocollections.org/ukedu/en/d/Jcta24e/ | |
| cg.issn | 1011-0054 | |
| cg.journal | Spore | |
| cg.number | 24 | |
| cg.place | Wageningen, The Netherlands | |
| dc.contributor.author | Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-10-08T13:16:04Z | en |
| dc.date.available | 2014-10-08T13:16:04Z | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/45189 | |
| dc.title | Croptilter improves spraying | en |
| dcterms.abstract | If a cereal crop is slightly pushed over just before it is sprayed, then twice as much chemical will land and remain on the leaves. Consequently less chemical is blown away. This simple technique has just been confirmed as being effective by the... | en |
| dcterms.accessRights | Open Access | |
| dcterms.bibliographicCitation | CTA. 1989. Croptilter improves spraying. Spore 24. CTA, Wageningen, The Netherlands. | en |
| dcterms.description | If a cereal crop is slightly pushed over just before it is sprayed, then twice as much chemical will land and remain on the leaves. Consequently less chemical is blown away. This simple technique has just been confirmed as being effective by the Arable Crops Research Institute at Long Ashton, UK. A flexible bards fitted just below the spray boom and, as the tractor moves forward, the bar gently pushes the top of the crop forward. As the plants springback they cause a draught of air which attracts falling chemical spray. Studies by the Institute have shown also that the spray is deposited much more evenly on the upper parts of the plant. Using the Croptilter, the flag leaves and ears of wheat, for example, received twice as much spray as a control plot sprayed conventionally. It was also evident that far less spray blew away as drift or reached the soil. The Arable Crops Research Institute Long Ashton - Bristol BS 18 9AF - UK | en |
| dcterms.isPartOf | Spore | en |
| dcterms.issued | 1989 | |
| dcterms.language | en | |
| dcterms.publisher | Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation | |
| dcterms.type | News Item |