Spray Application Basics

Crop protection products play an important role in vegetable production and are regularly used to control insect pests, diseases and weeds.

When applying these products, aim to maximise the amount reaching the target and minimise the amount reaching off-target areas.

The attached 8 page fact sheet (pdf 244 kb) provides information on getting the best from Crop protection products in vegetable crops including different types of spray equipment, how to calibrate equipment, best times to spray, droplet size and density, and water quality.

Key Points :

Agricultural chemicals play an important role in vegetable production. For best results:

• Regularly scout crops to accurately identify insect, disease and weed pests

• Select a suitable droplet size and water volume for each spraying job

• Regularly calibrate and maintain spraying equipment using only clean water

See Also :

Spray Application - VegeNote

Spray Operators Training Course

Farm Chemical Users Course