Sprayer Uses Blue Light To Target Weeds

Sprayer Uses Blue Light To Target Weeds SPRAYING New Techniques Weed-It Precision Spraying has developed a sprayer for fruit and orchard farmers that greatly reduces herbicide use compared to broadcasting The Weed-It Quadro manufactured by Dutch company Rometron uses specially designed sensors to emit blue light which is absorbed by chlorophyll in the weeds Booms spray only the designated weeds at speeds up to 16 mph The boom is divided into four Quadro detection zones of every Weed-It sensor each accounting for about 10 in of the entire boom width These small zones are extremely accurate due to the blue LED lighting which has proven to be more sensitive and efficient in identifying weeds than red LED lighting The detection sensors and processor deliver the right amount of spray at the right place day or night Its single integrated sensor and solenoid cable harness are easy to install and remove from almost every type and model of sprayer Weed-It has been working with Michigan State University assistant professor and weed scientist Sushila Chaudhari testing and evaluating the system’s settings and impact on weed control and herbicide volume in apple blueberry and grape stands Interested customers are encouraged to check out the Weed-It website for further information availability and pricing details Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Weed-It Quadro Rometron Hoge Wesselink 8 7221 CJ Steenderen The Netherlands ph +31 0 575 - 45 11 11; info@rometron nl; www weed-it com

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