Research of available solutions to reduce the spray drift of plant protection products Project leader Viktorija Zagorska Team of project Viktorija Zagorska Maksims Fiļipovičs Regīna Rancāne Duration 2022 - 2024 Research focus 4. Development and adaptation of technologies for obtaining high-value agricultural and forest products, as well as in veterinary medicine Source of funding Ministry of Agriculture projects Description of project The aim of research To study a literature on practical and theoretical studies carried out in Europe and around the world on non-spraying of plant protection products using various plant protection equipment, various nozzles and other non-application plants under different agro-technical conditions (different crops, selected spray height, time conditions) The tasks of project: To evaluate the available solutions for reducing the potential spray drift of plant protection products and compiling the results in the form of recommendationsTo analyze characteristics of certified equipment and market research on application equipment, nozzles and other spraying abatement plants Results As a result of the research, a collection of literature was made on the research conducted in the world regarding the spraying of cereals with a boom-type sprayer, the main influencing factors of spray drift, technical and work safety solutions for reducing spray drift, the range of available information about the research conducted on the health of people living in rural areas and their exposure to the risk of PPP effects. A methodology has been developed for the demonstration of different sprayers and their working parameters with the aim of comparing different types of nozzles and sprayers in relation to the potential of reducing the amount of PPP carried to the ground.
