Spray Drift

Accurate management of the application of agrichemicals is critically important to the horticultural sector.  One of the major issues with spray application is that it can drift.  The level of drift can potentially impact on neighbouring properties.

 

This research aims to address some of the issues surrounding multiple spray events from a number of sites in the local community.  The main aspects are:

  • Development of spatial information platforms – GIS mapping of all property and hazard information
  • Modelling of spray generation (chemical available for drift)
  • Development of models to predict drift and estimate off-site deposition
  • Use of new in-spray markers to track spray as a research tool

List of Projects:

 

- CART - Cumulative Agrichemical Residue Tracking
- Avocado Spray Drift Mapping

 

Publications:

 

Building a CART: Data Management for Spray Drift Hazard Assessment. In Proceedings: Sixteenth Annual Colloquium of the Spatial Information Research Centre. Dunedin, New Zealand. University of Otago, 29-30 November, 2004.

 

CART – Cumulative Agrichemical Residue Tracking.   International Conference on Environmental Friendly Spray Application Techniques, Warsaw, Poland, 2004.

 

Drift hazard assessment using CART – Cumulative Agrichemical Residue Tracking. International conference on pesticide application for drift management, Hawaii, 2004.