Avaliação qualitativa e quantitativa da deposição de calda de pulverização em commelina diffusa

Abstract

The objective of this study was to evaluate the quantity and quality of spray deposition in Commelina diffusa plants, considering application volume, spray nozzles and the angle of the bar of the spray nozzles. Five stems of plants/pot were planted. The experimental treatments were set up on a randomized design with twenty replications. The experiment was carried out under greenhouse conditions and the solution was applied after 40 days of stem transplanting, when the plants were between 30 to 40 cm long (in full development). Five spray nozzles (TX-VK 6 (100 L ha-1), TX-VK 8 (200 L ha-1), XR 11001 VS (100 L ha-1), XR 11002 VS (200 L ha-1) and TJ60 11002 VS (100 and 200 L ha-1), were evaluated, using different angles of application (0o and +30o), except for TJ60 11002 VS nozzle. Brilliant blue FDC - 1 was used as a tracer solution, with 500 ppm to determine spray deposition. Immediately after application, twenty weed stems were collected, and washed in 100 mL of distilled water for posterior tracer quantification in a spectrophotometer. The data were adjusted to a regression curve, according to the Gompertz model. Independent of the spray nozzle used, the volume of 200 L ha-1 provided the most deposits on the plants, with the TJ60 nozzle being the most outstanding. The XR 11001 VS nozzle (100 L ha-1) provided the best uniformity when an angle of +30o was used.