The Journal "Agriculture and Forestry"
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Year 2013, Volume 59 Issue 2
| Year : | 2013 |
| Volume : | 59 |
| Issue : | 2 |
| Authors : | Zoran MALIČEVIĆ, Branislav RAILIĆ, Siniša MITRIĆ, Dijana MIHAJLOVIĆ, Mladen BABIĆ |
| Title : | THE IMPORTANCE OF CALIBRATION OF ATOMIZER AND MEASURES OF INCREASING EFFICIENCY ON APPLICATION IN YOUNG PLANTATIONS |
| Abstract : | The biggest problems (losses) in sprinkling orchards appear because of drift, especially with young plantations. Presence of drift decreases efficiency of protection measures, indirectly increases using expensive pesticides and causes illegal environmental pollution. The study presents the results of exploitation research of calibrated and precisely adjusted atomiser on application of pesticides of young apple plantation. The application analysed shows data of land and air drift and cover of face and backside of leaf in certain zones of crowns. The researches aim to determine possibilities to save pesticides on the one side and to protect the environment from the aspect of decreasing land that is air drift on the other side. The aim of those researches was to develop appropriate methods for adjusting atomisers with classical axial ventilator in order to make their application good to follow the orchard's needs. The researches have to indicate on possibility of application of small norms in our conditions, what is not the case in accordance to the available data. In addition, the task of the research is to make the application of pesticides in the area of The Srpska Republic closer to completing conditions given by European standards and regulations. By appropriate equipment in accordance with the abovementioned standards, we approached examining the following: pumps, sprinkler, and manometer, the speed of cardan shaft, ventilator capacity and visual control. The results obtained show that only well adjusted; calibrated device can fulfil the conditions of controlled application, application of small norms and so satisfies valid norms and standards. That is also confirmed by the research results which record in many cases irregularity of sets (manometer, sprinklers, pumps, misalignment of ventilator) and from which in great part depend the efficiency of treatment. |
| For citation : | Zoran MALIČEVIĆ, Branislav RAILIĆ, Siniša MITRIĆ, Dijana MIHAJLOVIĆ, Mladen BABIĆ (2013): THE IMPORTANCE OF CALIBRATION OF ATOMIZER AND MEASURES OF INCREASING EFFICIENCY ON APPLICATION IN YOUNG PLANTATIONS. Agriculture & Forestry, Vol. 59. Issue 2: 117-125, 2013, Podgorica. ISSN 0554-5579 (Printed), ISSN 1800-9492 (Online). |
| Keywords : | efficiency, small norms, atomiser, calibration, pesticide, controlled application |
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