Semi-Automatic Boom Sprayer Development for Corn Crop Protection

Abstract

A semi-automatic boom sprayer was developed to make it easier for farmers to spray pesticides on corn plants. The study was conducted with two treatments at the corn age of 15 days and 30 days. A test was carried out by comparing the performance of the semi-automatic boom sprayer and the performance of the generally used knapsack sprayer. This research also involved evaluation in the laboratory, evaluation in the field, and economic analysis. From the results of technical tests on corn plants aged 15 days and 30 days, it can be concluded that the capacity of the semi-automatic boom sprayer was 0.318 ha/hour with an operator speed of 0.316 m/s. The tank capacity of the semi-automatic boom sprayer was larger than that of the knapsack sprayer. The spraying efficiency of the semi-automatic boom sprayer was greater than that of the knapsack sprayer, namely 86.033% vs. 85.269%, respectively.