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Improving the efficacy of plant protection applications to ornamental crops via hand-held sprayers
This factsheet aims to help growers improve the efficacy of plant protection applications via hand-held sprayers by providing a range of practical and best practice suggestions covering:
- Pressure gauges, nozzles and general maintenance
- Sprayer calibration
- Water volume optimisation
- Operating pressures
The information was updated in 2015.
Useful links
For more information on spray application best practice download the factsheet
The Spray Check guidance notes provide further information on spray application