DEVELOPMENT OF A PUSH-TYPE LIQUID FERTILIZER AND PESTICIDE SPRAYER
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Date
2021-05
Authors
Akpenpuun, Timothy
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Nigerian Journal of Pure & Applied Sciences (NJPAS)
Abstract
Low yield, insect, pest and weeds competing with crops are challenges in crop production systems in Nigeria.
This research was carried out to design and developed a push-type wheel operated liquid fertilizer/pesticide
sprayer. The materials used for fabrication were selected based on the design assumptions, calculations and
sourced locally. The sprayer was mechanically operated through the rotating shaft of the cartwheels using a
slider-cranks mechanism. An accumulator was provided to create the required pressure of continuous spraying
action. The sprayer possesses two tanks of 16 L each, a wheel, a coup-able stand, eight nozzles and an adjustable
height depending on the crop height. The sprayer can cover 4.8 hectares per day, effective field capacity of 1.13
ha/h, theoretical field capacity of 1.24 ha/h. and field efficiency of 91%. The developed sprayer consumes less
time, cost effective, high efficiency and the users will just have to pull the cart and the whole mechanism will be
operated with ease.
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Slider-crank mechanism, Design, Nozzle, Field capacity, Efficiency