A Study on Inspection of Sprayers in Use in Izmir and Manisa (Turkey)*

Year 2017, Volume: 13 Issue: 3, 171 - 175, 26.12.2017

Erkan Urkan , Huseyin Guler , Goksel Fatih Pekıtkan Mujdat Tozan

Abstract

Pesticides should be applied as accurately as possible
for environmental concern. For this aim, not only the quality of plant
protection products, but also the application equipment is very important. The
technical condition of the sprayer is one of the important elements of
successful application. By the time, some parts of the sprayers get worn out.
These parts are nozzles, filters, pipes, connections, etc. Unless sprayers are
checked periodically, these defects cannot be corrected.

In the European Union (EU) there are already valid
standards for testing sprayers in use. In September 2015, EN ISO 13790 was
replaced with new standards. These are; EN ISO 16122-1:2015-Agricultural and forestry
machinery - Inspection of sprayers in use, Part 2: Horizontal Boom Sprayers and
Part 3: Sprayers for Bush and Tree Crops. According to
these standards the sprayers in use are tested periodically in the EU. These
controls are fulfilled by the registered test centers which can be mobile or
stationary all around Europe. In Turkey there are more than 300.000 pieces PTO
driven sprayers in use. These sprayers are not inspected by any authority. Izmir
and its region play an important role in Turkish Agriculture. In the study, a total of 30 used sprayers were
investigated which were produced by 8 different manufacturers and located in
Izmir and Manisa. Sprayers in use around Izmir had many problems which
threatened the environment and public health and should be inspected
immediately with the force of legal authorities.

In
this study, according to standards EN ISO
13790-Parts 1-2 and EN ISO 16122-Parts 1-2-3, mounted or trailed orchard and
field sprayers were inspected and the defects of these sprayers were evaluated.
As a result of this study all inspected sprayers should be banned according to
current evaluation criteria. For this reason, further studies should be done on
different areas for determining the conditions of the sprayers and accordingly
proper steps should be taken.

Keywords

Periodic test, used sprayers, application technique, EN ISO 13790

References

• Bayat A., Soysal A., Sen A., S., 2008. A Survey Study on Inspection of Field and Air-Assisted Orchard Sprayers in Use. Tarim Makinalari Bilimi Dergisi (Journal of Agricultural Machinery Science), 4 (2), 209-214.
• Celen I., H., Demir C., 2005. Tekirdag Ilindeki Tarimsal Isletmelerdeki Pulverizatorlerin Durumu ve Sorunlari Uzerine Bir Arastirma. Tarim Bilimleri Dergisi 2006, 12 (1) 23-28, Ankara Universitesi Ziraat Fakultesi
• Ozpinar S., Ozpinar A., Cay A., 2003. Canakkale Ili Tarim Isletmelerinde Kullanilan Pulverizatorlerin Teknik Ozelliklerinin Belirlenmesi. Tarimsal Mekanizasyon 21. Kongresi, 3-5 Eylül 2003, Konya. pp. 223-229.
• Ganzelmeier H. and Wehmann H. J., 2004. First European Workshop on Standardised Procedure for the Inspection of Sprayers in Europe – SPISE – 1, Braunschweig, Germany, April 27-29, 2004. ISBN 3-930037-13-0
• Wehmann H. J, 2009. Third European Workshop on Standardised Procedure for the Inspection of Sprayers in Europe - SPISE - 3, 22 to 24 September 2009 – Brno, Czech Republic.
• EN 13790-1: Agricultural machinery. Sprayers. Inspection of sprayers in use. Field crop sprayers
• EN 13790-2: Agricultural machinery. Sprayers. Inspection of sprayers in use. Air-assisted sprayers for bush and tree crops
• EN ISO 16122-1: Agricultural and forestry machinery - Inspection of sprayers in use.
• EN ISO 16122-2: Agricultural and forestry machinery, Horizontal Boom Sprayers.
• EN ISO 16122-3: Agricultural and forestry machinery, Sprayers for Bush and Tree Crops.