ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Air-assistance in spray booms which have different spray volumes and nozzle types for chemically controlling Spodoptera frugiperda on corn
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São Paulo State University – Plant Protection Department
P.O. Box 237, 18610-307 Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
Corresponding author
Marcelo Junior Gimenes
São Paulo State University – Plant Protection Department P.O. Box 237, 18610-307 Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
São Paulo State University – Plant Protection Department P.O. Box 237, 18610-307 Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
Journal of Plant Protection Research 2012;52(2):247-253
TOPICS
ABSTRACT
The study aimed to evaluate the performance of air assistance in spray booms using different types of nozzles and spray
volumes. We took into account spray deposits, fall armyworm control and crop corn performance in a narrow row cropping system.
The experiment was carried out at the experimental area of Sao Paulo State University, Botucatu/SP, Brazil, during the 2008/2009 agricultural season, in randomized blocks with a factorial scheme (2x2+1) and four replications. Two spray nozzles (flat fan nozzle and
hollow cone nozzle) were tested, combined with two air assistance levels in the spray boom (with and without air assistance) and
a treatment control. In the experimental spraying, Spinosad insecticide was sprayed in amounts of 48 g active substance (a.s.)/ha. The
air assistance in the spray boom increased the spray deposits in the V
4
growth stage of the corn plants. Moreover, the application of
this technology showed higher efficiency on fall armyworm control, reaching a 100% level 15 days after spraying, in the V
10
growth
stage of the plants. The hollow cone nozzle increased the spray deposit level on the corn plants compared with the flat fan nozzle, at
growth stage V
4
. However, the flat fan nozzle, combined with air assistance technology, was more effective for controlling fall armyworm in the same growth stage (V
4
), although the hollow cone nozzle increased the deposit levels on the plants. All the technologies
tested in the study promoted a reduction of plant damage from fall armyworm attack. Corn productivity is directly related to the
control efficiency of fall armyworm.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The authors have declared that no conflict of interests exist.
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