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Sprayer

Meaning in agriculture, with examples

nounCommon term

In agriculture, sprayer means: A machine with a tank, pump and nozzles that applies liquids such as pesticides or foliar fertilizers onto crops in fine drops.

In Turkish: pülverizatör, ilaçlama makinesi, atomizör

How it is used

Field crops are sprayed with boom sprayers; orchards and vineyards with airblast sprayers. Operators calibrate the sprayer, choose nozzles and check the spray volume in liters per hectare.

Example sentences

  1. Calibrate the sprayer before the season, or you will over-apply the herbicide.

  2. The new sprayer has a 24-meter boom and GPS section control.

Common collocations

  • boom sprayer
  • airblast sprayer
  • calibrate a sprayer
  • sprayer nozzle
  • knapsack sprayer
  • sprayTo apply a liquid such as a pesticide or foliar fertilizer onto crops in small drops, using a sprayer.
  • pesticideA chemical or biological product used to kill or control pests, weeds or plant diseases; the general name for insecticides, herbicides, fungicides and similar products.
  • herbicideA chemical product used to kill weeds or stop them from growing, either before or after they come up through the soil.
  • tractorA powerful farm vehicle with large rear wheels, used to pull or drive machines such as plows, seed drills, sprayers and trailers.
  • precision agricultureFarming that uses GPS, sensors, satellite images and data to manage each part of a field according to its needs, applying inputs only where they are required.

More terms: Farm Machinery

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