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Plant Protection Equipment Developed and Used in Norway 1
Author(s) -
NORDBY A.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
eppo bulletin
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.327
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1365-2338
pISSN - 0250-8052
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2338.1983.tb01656.x
Subject(s) - sprayer , sowing , environmental science , tractor , agronomy , horticulture , engineering , biology , agroforestry , automotive engineering
The Norwegian Institute of Agricultural Engineering has developed spraying equipment for particular uses, based on the adaptation of ordinary crop sprayers. Tractor‐mounted sprayers are described for spraying brassicas and carrots against Delia spp., strawberries against mites and Botrytis cinerea , and for making regular applications on blackcurrant plantations. A special « boat‐shaped » sprayer has been developed for use in forest nurseries, both to apply insecticides against beetle attack and to apply herbicides. Nursery plants can alternatively be insecticide‐sprayed before planting in a specially‐designed spray chamber.