REDUCTION OF PESTICIDE INPUTS TO FRUIT AND VINEYARD CROP PRODUCTION BY IMPROVING THE CONTROL, OPERATION AND DESIGN OF SPRAY APPLICATION EQUIPMENT

Project Information

Grant agreement ID: AIR21304

Project closed

Start date 1 January 1994

End date 30 June 1997

Funded under

• Specific research and technological development and demonstration programme (EEC) in the field of agriculture and agro-industry, including fisheries, 1990-1994

Total cost € 1 398 282,00

EU contribution € 906 541,00

Coordinated by

GENERALITAT DE C ATALUNYA
Spain

Objective

The objective is to reduce current pesticide pollution levels by reducing off-target contamination without prejudicing biological efficacy.

Specific objectives are:

- to establish an experimental and theoretical framework for optimising the parameters of design, control and operation of pesticide application equipment for fruit and vineyard crops in Europe;
- to provide the basis for construction of prototypes of marketable sprayers and their subsequent commercial development;
- to minimize drift effect in orchard & vineyard spray applications.

Fields of science

• agricultural sciences › agriculture, forestry, and fisheries › agriculture › horticulture › viticulture
• agricultural sciences › agriculture, forestry, and fisheries › agriculture › horticulture › fruit growing
• natural sciences › earth and related environmental sciences › environmental sciences › pollution

Programme(s)

• FP3-AIR - Specific research and technological development and demonstration programme (EEC) in the field of agriculture and agro-industry, including fisheries, 1990-1994

Topic(s)

• 240 - Equipment and monitoring systems

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

GENERALITAT DE C ATALUNYA

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: ROVIRA ROURE, 177 ; 25006 LLEIDA ; Spain
• Total cost: No data

Participants (5)

Centre National du Machinisme Agricole, du Génie Rural, des Eaux et des Forêts (CEMAGREF)

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Parc de Tourvoie ; 92160 Antony
• Total cost: No data

HARDI INTERNATIONAL A/S

Denmark

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: HELGESHOEJ ALLE 38 ; 2630 TAASTRUP
• Total cost: No data

SILSOE RESEARCH INSTITUTE

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Wrest Park, Silsoe ; MK454HS SILSOE,BEDFORD
• Total cost: No data

Universidad Politecnica de Valencia

Spain

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Camino De Vera 14 ; 46022 Valencia
• Total cost: No data

Università degli Studi di Bologna

Italy

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Via Gandolfi 19 ; 40057 Cadriano di Granarolo Bologna
• Total cost: No data