Sprayer
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- For other uses, see pesticide application, spray, spraying, and spray bottle.
A sprayer is a device used to spray a liquid.
In agriculture, a sprayer is a piece of equipment that spray nozzles to apply herbicides, pesticides, and fertilizers to agricultural crops. Sprayers range in size from man-portable units (typically backpacks with spray guns) to self-propelled units similar to tractors, with boom mounts of 60–151 feet in length.
[edit] Types
- Backpack/knapsack
- Foot
- Garden
- Hand compression
- Power
- Stirrup
In Chile (South America) one of the best known brands is
- REDIRECT Rautop
[edit] See also
- Airbrush
- Agricultural aircraft
- Aerial application
- Atomization
- Flit gun, a hand-held insecticide sprayer
- Pesticide application
- Parts washer
- Pressure washer
- Spray bottle
- Spray nozzle
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