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Discover the impact of different sprayers on mature sweet corn plants through water-sensitive paper clipping. Compare coverage between a Jacto Cannon sprayer and a Durand-Wayland air blast sprayer on 18-row and 16-row blocks. Analyze the effectiveness of each sprayer's application technique.
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George Hamilton – UNH, 2013 “I used water sensitive water to compare coverage when spraying mature sweet corn plants. I sprayed an 18 row, and a 16 row bock using a Jacto cannon sprayer and a 12 row block using a Durand-Wayland air blast sprayer.”
Water Sensitive Paper clipped to corn silks
Jacto Cannon Sprayer Top series: sprayer passed on both sides of 18 row block Bottom series: sprayer passed on one side of 18 row block
Durand-Wayland Airblast Sprayer
Durand-Wayland Airblast Sprayer Top series: sprayer passed one side of 12 row block Bottom series: sprayer passed on both sides of 12 row block
Durand-Wayland Airblast Sprayer Sprayer passed both sides of 12 row block