Lead Researcher (PI): Hubert Landry

Institution: Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute

Total WGRF Funding: $30,693

Co-Funders: Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, Alberta Pulse Growers Commission, Manitoba Pulse & Soybean Growers, Manitoba Wheat and Barley Growers Association, Saskatchewan Pulse Growers

Start Date: 2018

Project Length: 5 Years

Objectives:

1) Develop multiphase computational fluid dynamics models to simulate spray drift. 2) Quantify pesticide drift from a high-clearance self-propelled sprayer as a function of (i) travel speed, (ii) spray quality, (iii) boom movement. 3.) Identify the physiological response of selected crops to simulated herbicide drift.