Spray deposition in “tendone” vineyards when using a pneumatic electrostatic sprayer

• Published in: Crop protection Vol. 68; pp. 1 - 11
• Main Authors: Pascuzzi, Simone, Cerruto, Emanuele
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2015
• Subjects: Crop protection; Electrostatic sprayer; MaxCharge™ nozzle; “Tendone” trained vineyard; “Tendone” trained vineyard; MaxCharge™ nozzle; Crop protection; Electrostatic sprayer

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of electrostatic charge on foliar spray deposition in an Apulian “tendone” vineyard using an innovative pneumatic electrostatic sprayer. The sprayer was fitted with nozzles that linked the pneumatic atomization of the liquid, obtained using comp...