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Last week Cornell faculty member, Dr. Andrew Landers came to Long Island to give a presentation on effective vineyard spraying at Duck Walk
Vineyards. Many members of the industry came, which gave me another great opportunity to meet more vineyard managers and ask more
questions!
Dr. Landers presentation included loading different sprayers (four types were brought for the demo) with water and Keystone Pyranine 10G, a
pyrene dye that glows under a black light. He then had each of the operators spray the canopy with their machines as if they were spraying for
pest management. Afterwards, Dr, Landers took the group up and down the rows, shining the black light on the canopy to illustrate the
deposition and penetration of the spray. It was really cool to see how well the different sprayers worked, how many rows they penetrated and
how big the water droplets dispersed were.
While Chemas and Lipcos are the most popular models in Long Island, the point of the presentation was not to demonstrate one being more
effective than another. Rather, Dr. Landers was trying to address the importance of calibration and continuous testing to determine optimal
application rate for a given canopy. Throughout the demonstration, there were a few take home messages: first, there are many factors that
affect spray efficiency. These include (but are not limited to): sprayer type, nozzle type, pressure used, fan/air use, speed of application, trellis
type, row width, grape variety, and droplet size. To optimize these factors, Landers distributed packs of the pyrene dye for vineyard managers to
use during a trial-and-error period to recalibrate their machines. Some fun facts and suggestions that were made throughout the night included:
avoid spraying until the material drips off the leaves because it is wasteful and with runoff comes reduced deposition; utilizing lower volumes of
material (around 80-100 gallons per acre appeared to be the normal rate for the region) but apply at a higher pressure; strive for droplets smaller
than 300 microns because anything larger with result in runoff; and finally, trying to spray at faster speeds because there is a strong relationship
between forward speed and penetration.
At the demonstration the group made a few observations:
Lipco deposition improved with air fan (compared to without)
Severe drift can occur in traditional systems due to powerful fans (one of the systems heavily penetrated 6 rows and beyond)
Without air assistance, you may need a greater volume of material
All in all, I learned that effective vineyard spraying is extremely dependent on the specifics of calibration. There are multiple variables that can
be adjusted to help optimize deposition and penetration, and management of these parameters is best maintained by detailed records and careful
observation.

One of the recyclable sprayers used for

demonstration.

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Lipco sprayer used for demonstration.

Dr. Andrew Landers presenting his research.

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