Spray drift reduction management in agriculture: A review

Khan, Fraz Ahmad and Khorsandi, Farzaneh and Ali, Muddassir and Ghafoor, Abdul and Raza Khan, Rana Ahsan and Umair, Muhammad and Shahzaib, and Rehman, Abdul and Hussain, Zahid (2024) Spray drift reduction management in agriculture: A review. PROGRESS IN AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING SCIENCES, 20 (1). pp. 1-36. ISSN 1786-335X

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Abstract

The spray is the primary method to apply pesticides to the crops. To provide enough coverage and deposition on target surfaces, the drop size produced during spray application must be precisely calibrated; nevertheless, it must not be too tiny to cause the undesirable phenomena known as “spray drift”. Spray drift is the movement of droplets in the atmosphere during or after spraying. The negative effect of spray drift can harm human health, livestock, and adjacent crops or can cause environmental pollution. To address this problem, a lot of work has been done. Previous studies on spray drift reduction approaches including factors promoting drift, drift measuring technologies, drift prediction models, and drift reduction technologies, were reviewed in this paper. Based on the literature review, future research and developments are projected. This review may provide guidance and reference to researchers for further development and improvement in drift reduction technologies.

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