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PRINT THIS PAGEVine Torque - Coming to grips with vineyard sprayers. (2004, July/August). Australian Viticulture, pp. 66-70.
Briefly defines the principles involved in obtaining maximum efficiency in spray application.
The information on the 7 major types of sprayers commonly used - hydraulic boom, conventional airblast, ducted airblast, tangential blowers, rotary atomisers and multihead airblast - is presented in a chart where the best and worst features of each type of sprayer are discussed along with information aimed at maximising performance for each type.