Determination of the samples required of water-sensitive paper in experiments related spray technology

Authors

  • Alexandre Ballarotti Nascimento Universidade Estadual de Londrina
  • Gustavo Migliorini de Oliveira Universidade Estadual de Londrina
  • Inês Cristina de Batista Fonseca Universidade Estadual de Londrina
  • Otavio Jorge Grigoli Abi Saab Universidade Estadual de Londrina
  • Marcelo Giovanetti Canteri Universidade Estadual de Londrina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2013v34n6p2687

Keywords:

Number of samples, Percentage of coverage, Spray nozzles, Application rates.

Abstract

The raise in the numbers of samples increase the confidence level of the results. However little is know about the minimum number of water-sensitive papers cards that must be used in studies of spray technology. Thus, the aim of this paper was to determine the minimum number of water-sensitive papers cards used in spray experiments, based on the variables: percentage of coverage, number of drops per cm2 and volume median diameter (VMD). It were realized an experiment in factorial design 2x2 with five replicates, each containing 36 cards. With the objective to have variability among the treatments, the factors involveed were nozzles (TR110-01 and ULD120-015) and operational pressures (138 and 276 kPa), because the size of droplets is modified even by the nozzle as by operational pressures. As estimative precision, the mean errors assumed was 20%, 15% and 10%, that generated numbers of samples as: 7, 12 and 26, respectively, for percentage of coverage; 5, 8 and 16, respectively, for number of drops per cm2; and 1.2 and 4 respectively, for volume median diameter (VMD). Analysis of variance complemented by Tukey test at 5% probability were realized for the average of 36 cards and the average of the minimum number of papers (samples) determined. Comparing statically the averages obtained in the experiment for each variable for n=36 samples and n= samples determined at 20% error, noted that the results are identical in both situations, demonstrating that spray rates and different droplet sizes influenced directly in the parameters evaluated. It is possible to conclude that the minimum number of water-sensitive papers cards per repetition (1 m2 for this experiment) is 7,5, and 1 for percentage of coverage, number of droplet per cm2 and volume median diameter (VMD), respectively.

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Author Biographies

Alexandre Ballarotti Nascimento, Universidade Estadual de Londrina

EngºAgrº, M.e em Agronomia, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, UEL, Londrina, PR.

Gustavo Migliorini de Oliveira, Universidade Estadual de Londrina

EngºAgrº, Discente de Doutorando em Agronomia, UEL, Londrina, PR.

Inês Cristina de Batista Fonseca, Universidade Estadual de Londrina

Engª Agrª, Profª Drª Adjunto, Deptº de Agronomia, UEL, Londrina, PR.

Otavio Jorge Grigoli Abi Saab, Universidade Estadual de Londrina

Engº Agrº, Prof. Dr. Adjunto, Deptº de Agronomia, UEL, Londrina, PR.

Marcelo Giovanetti Canteri, Universidade Estadual de Londrina

Engº Agrº, Prof. Dr. Adjunto, Deptº de Agronomia, UEL, Londrina, PR.

Published

2013-12-11

How to Cite

Nascimento, A. B., Oliveira, G. M. de, Fonseca, I. C. de B., Abi Saab, O. J. G., & Canteri, M. G. (2013). Determination of the samples required of water-sensitive paper in experiments related spray technology. Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 34(6), 2687–2696. https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2013v34n6p2687

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