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Development of low cost tri-cycle garden boom sprayer for fruit trees in Bangladesh
Md. Israil Hossain, Nusrat Jahan and M. A. Ggulandaz
Farm machinery & Postharvest Process Engineering Division, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), Gazipur-1701, Bangladesh
Article info.
Received: 16.08.17, Revised: 26.09.17, Available online: 14 October 2017.
J. Bios. Agric. Res. | Volume 15, Issue 01, pp. 1255-1259
Crossref: https://doi.org/10.18801/jbar.150117.154
Development of low cost tri-cycle garden boom sprayer for fruit trees in Bangladesh
Md. Israil Hossain, Nusrat Jahan and M. A. Ggulandaz
Farm machinery & Postharvest Process Engineering Division, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), Gazipur-1701, Bangladesh
Article info.
Received: 16.08.17, Revised: 26.09.17, Available online: 14 October 2017.
J. Bios. Agric. Res. | Volume 15, Issue 01, pp. 1255-1259
Crossref: https://doi.org/10.18801/jbar.150117.154
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Title: Development of low cost tri-cycle garden boom sprayer for fruit trees in Bangladesh
Abstract: A low cost robust tri-cycle garden boom sprayer has been developed in Farm Machinery & Postharvest Process Engineering Division of BARI Gazipur and all set up installed on a tri-cycle rickshaw van. It has been further improved with flexible boom which allow spraying in tall fruit trees and evaluated for mango and litchi trees. Crop yields are reduced mainly due to attack of pests, diseases and weeds. The developed boom sprayer consists of small diesel engine, high pressure pump, pesticide tank, boom with nozzle, and tri-cycle. The chemicals are sprayed as the most effective and efficient techniques for applying small volume of spray liquid to protect horticultural crops. The boom sprayer was tested for spraying pesticide in fruit trees to produce uniform effective spray pattern using minimum amount of spray materials. The spray boom has hollow nozzle and can spray in tall tree. The effective field capacity of the sprayer was 0.3 ha/hr under 3 bars pump pressure. The average spray capacity 2.85 lit/min at 3 bar pressure. The power requirement is 4 kW for operating the pump. Operating cost of garden boom sprayer was Tk. 595/day and foot sprayer was Tk.1029/day, respectively (1US$=Tk. 80.0). The entire boom assembly fixed on a rickshaw van behind the operator seat. It is safe in adverse wind condition. To facilitate convenience operation for the operator, the design of the entire controls provided near the operator hand. A transparent plastic tank was provided for clear view of pesticide status in the tank.
Key Words: Tri-cycle garden boom sprayer, horticultural crops, uniform spray, hollow nozzle and spray capacity
Abstract: A low cost robust tri-cycle garden boom sprayer has been developed in Farm Machinery & Postharvest Process Engineering Division of BARI Gazipur and all set up installed on a tri-cycle rickshaw van. It has been further improved with flexible boom which allow spraying in tall fruit trees and evaluated for mango and litchi trees. Crop yields are reduced mainly due to attack of pests, diseases and weeds. The developed boom sprayer consists of small diesel engine, high pressure pump, pesticide tank, boom with nozzle, and tri-cycle. The chemicals are sprayed as the most effective and efficient techniques for applying small volume of spray liquid to protect horticultural crops. The boom sprayer was tested for spraying pesticide in fruit trees to produce uniform effective spray pattern using minimum amount of spray materials. The spray boom has hollow nozzle and can spray in tall tree. The effective field capacity of the sprayer was 0.3 ha/hr under 3 bars pump pressure. The average spray capacity 2.85 lit/min at 3 bar pressure. The power requirement is 4 kW for operating the pump. Operating cost of garden boom sprayer was Tk. 595/day and foot sprayer was Tk.1029/day, respectively (1US$=Tk. 80.0). The entire boom assembly fixed on a rickshaw van behind the operator seat. It is safe in adverse wind condition. To facilitate convenience operation for the operator, the design of the entire controls provided near the operator hand. A transparent plastic tank was provided for clear view of pesticide status in the tank.
Key Words: Tri-cycle garden boom sprayer, horticultural crops, uniform spray, hollow nozzle and spray capacity
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APA (American Psychological Association)
Hossain, M. I., Jahan, N. and Ggulandaz, M. A. (2017). Development of low cost tri-cycle garden boom sprayer for fruit trees in Bangladesh. Journal of Bioscience and Agriculture Research,15(01), 1255-1259.
MLA (Modern Language Association)
Hossain, M. I., Jahan, N. and Ggulandaz, M. A. “Development of low cost tri-cycle garden boom sprayer for fruit trees in Bangladesh”. Journal of Bioscience and Agriculture Research, 15.01(2017), 1255-1259.
Chicago and orTurabian
Hossain, M. I., Jahan, N. and Ggulandaz, M. A. “Development of low cost tri-cycle garden boom sprayer for fruit trees in Bangladesh”. Journal of Bioscience and Agriculture Research, 15. no. 01(2017), 1255-1259.
APA (American Psychological Association)
Hossain, M. I., Jahan, N. and Ggulandaz, M. A. (2017). Development of low cost tri-cycle garden boom sprayer for fruit trees in Bangladesh. Journal of Bioscience and Agriculture Research,15(01), 1255-1259.
MLA (Modern Language Association)
Hossain, M. I., Jahan, N. and Ggulandaz, M. A. “Development of low cost tri-cycle garden boom sprayer for fruit trees in Bangladesh”. Journal of Bioscience and Agriculture Research, 15.01(2017), 1255-1259.
Chicago and orTurabian
Hossain, M. I., Jahan, N. and Ggulandaz, M. A. “Development of low cost tri-cycle garden boom sprayer for fruit trees in Bangladesh”. Journal of Bioscience and Agriculture Research, 15. no. 01(2017), 1255-1259.
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