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Boom Sprayer Calibration
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/fabe-520
application rate in gallons per acre, or GPA. For example: If you catch an average of 15 ounces from a set of ... nozzles, the actual application rate of the sprayer is equal to 15 GPA. With this method, make sure that ... output rate, check for clogs and clean the tip, or replace the nozzle. Repeat steps 5 and 6 until the ...
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Calibrating Boom Sprayers for Forestry Herbicide Application
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/fabe-529
proper rate is essential to achieving satisfactory weed control. The directions on the container label ... tell a user which application rates give the best results. However, proper application rates will be ... application at prescribed rates requires calibration of the sprayer. If the sprayer is not accurately ...
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2022 SAEA Conference Registration is Open
https://ati.osu.edu/june-8-2022/2022-saea-conference-registration-is-open
Scholarships are available for a limited number of reduced-rate registrations for practitioners whose ...
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Best Management Practices for Boom Spraying
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/fabe-527
the label. 1.b. Spray application rates (gpa) This information helps determine nozzle flow rates to ... solution evaporation rate, to reduce drift, and to improve deposit and retention on the target. 1.f. ... variations in the travel speed, which will directly affect the application rate. If the sprayer is equipped ...
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Selecting the Best Nozzle for the Job
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/fabe-528
application rate, as well as variability of spray over the width of the sprayer boom. Nozzles also influence ... allow compliance with label requirements such as application rate (gallons per acre) and spray droplet ... • Sprayer operation parameters —Application rate, spray pressure, travel speed • Type of chemical sprayed ...
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Proper Spinner-Disc Spreader Operation, Terms and Definitions
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/fabe-563
deceleration since it can take a few seconds for the rate controller to adjust and maintain the target ... application rate. Operators should review the operator’s manual to become familiar with the applicator and ... a different material is spread or the rate of application is changed, assess the new spread pattern and make ...
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Spinner-Disc Spreader Set Up and Calibration
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/fabe-561
application rate such as with variable-rate application (VRA). Figure 1 shows that set-up, maintenance, and ... feed gate height by product categories (e.g. fertilizer or lime) based on the desired application rate ... (lb/ac). Rate controllers required calibration of the metering mechanism to insure accurate application. ...
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Collecting and Submitting a Turfgrass Sample to the Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/HYG-3087
area irrigated, is the problem worse in the sun or shade, chemicals applied (rate and formulation), ...
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Soil Acidification: How to Lower Soil pH
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/agf-507
(agronomic and horticultural) with rates necessary to adjust soil pH. Sulfur reaction in the soil is slow, ... recommended rates from pounds per acre to pounds per 1000 ft 2 divide the values in Table 1 by 43.56. To ... adjust the pH of a soil with a measurable volume, use Equation 2 to determine the rate of sulfur needed: ...
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Crop Tree Management: A Tool to Help You Achieve Your Woodland Goals
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/f-50
management activities on improving the health, vigor, and growth rate of trees that directly satisfy ... a mixed species stand, increasing the growth rate of the economically more valuable trees through ... species, diameter, height, and free-to-grow rating (described in the next paragraph) of the potential crop ...