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Developments in spray technologies for precision agriculture

Code: 9781835455357
Publication date: 21-11-2025
Extent: 24 pages

Contributions by: Paul Miller, Silsoe Spray Applications Unit Ltd, UK

Chapter synopsis:

This chapter reviews recent developments in crop sprayer technology. It adds to the content in a previous chapter in Precision agriculture for sustainability edited by John Stafford and published in 2019. This chapter particularly considers nozzle control on a boom, spray drift control, methods of maintaining nozzle height, and sprayer loading systems.



DOI: 10.19103/AS.2025.152.11
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Table of contents
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Strategies and platforms for addressing spatial variability
  • 3 Spray boom configurations
  • 4 Spray drift control
  • 5 Boom stability and nozzle height control
  • 6 Sprayer loading systems
  • 7 Future trends
  • 8 Conclusion
  • 9 Where to look for further information
  • 10 References

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