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  • Open Access
12 Citations
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Spatial Distribution of Spray from a Solid Set Canopy Delivery System in a High-Density Apple Orchard Retrofitted with Modified Emitters

  • Rakesh Ranjan,
  • Rajeev Sinha,
  • Lav R. Khot,
  • Gwen-Alyn Hoheisel and ,
  • Matthew Grieshop and
  • Mark Ledebuhr
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

13 January 2021

Solid Set Canopy Delivery Systems (SSCDS) are fixed agrochemical delivery systems composed of a network of micro-sprayers/nozzles distributed in perennial crop canopies. A previous SSCDS design composed of a 3-tier configuration using hollow cone spr...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Pesticide Applications in Agricultural Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
3,913 Views
14 Pages

Evaluation of a Fixed Spraying System for Phytosanitary Treatments in Heroic Viticulture in North-Eastern Italy

  • Gaetano Imperatore,
  • Aurora Ghirardelli,
  • Luca Strinna,
  • Cristiano Baldoin and ,
  • Alberto Pozzebon,
  • Giuseppe Zanin and
  • Stefan Otto
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

Modern viticulture cannot be practiced without the use of plant protection products to control diseases like downy mildew, powdery mildew, and pests. In severely sloping vineyards, where mechanization is not possible, pesticide application is realize...

(This article belongs to the Section Crop Protection, Diseases, Pests and Weeds)
  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
3,474 Views
15 Pages

Reservoir Units Optimization in Pneumatic Spray Delivery-Based Fixed Spray System for Large-Scale Commercial Adaptation

  • Ramesh K. Sahni,
  • Rakesh Ranjan,
  • Lav R. Khot,
  • Gwen-Alyn Hoheisel and
  • Matthew J. Grieshop

31 August 2022

A pneumatic spray delivery (PSD)-based solid set canopy delivery system (SSCDS) consists of in-line reservoirs and micro-emitter assemblies distributed throughout perennial crop canopies. The existing PSD-based SSCDS uses a large number of reservoirs...