Abstract
The majority of the sprayer pumps available in the current market are back-mounted, hand pumps that are used to spray pesticides. Although tractor-mounted sprayers are presently available on market are seen to use 10 sets of nozzles to spray the pesticide is very demanding on pesticide consumption leading to pesticide wastage, and subsequent soil and water pollution. This paper focused on the development of an agriculture sprayer with an appropriate pesticide application mechanism that would apply the pesticide directly to the plant foliage, and fruits with minimal wastage thereby making effective pest control and so also reducing pesticide consumption which will aid to reduce spraying cost per acre and more importantly reduce the probability of soil and water pollution. Oscillating Nozzle Agriculture Sprayer is an innovative solution to the above-mentioned problem where four nozzles with oscillating action cover maximum plant foliage area, with effect reach, application of Italian nozzles adds to proper atomization of spray and effective application is attained through the combination of the nozzle and oscillating arm action. The system has been designed, manufactured, and tested in actual conditions. Field test results showed that the cost of spray saved annually is around 25–30% of the pesticide cost for existing tractor-mount spraying mechanisms.
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