Calibrating Turfgrass Chemical Application Equipment

Bulletin 817-00

Factors That Influence Application Accuracy With All Equipment

Certain factors influence application accuracy with all equipment, including:

• Speed of travel – walking pace or tractor speed.
• Shape and size of nozzle orifice.
• Operating pressure.
• Application height.
• Effective swath width or the pattern in which the material is deposited.
• Uniform distribution of active ingredi-ents in the applied material.

Each of these topics is discussed under "Calibrating Liquid Application Equipment," Page 8.