Knapsack sprayers: effort required for pumping lever operation

ABSTRACT: Various equipment, mainly manual knapsack sprayers, are used to apply agrochemicals by smallholder farmers. They are highlighted by their versatility of use and mainly by their low cost for farmers. Few operator-related studies were reported in the literature regarding the effort required...

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Main Author: Lambrecht,Edson (author)
Other Authors: Rosa,Douglas Silva da (author), Machado,Roberto Lilles Tavares (author), Machado,Antônio Lilles Tavares (author), Reis,Ângelo Vieira dos (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2019
Subjects:
family farming
ergonomics
upper limb effort
effort in sprayers
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782019000800351
Country:Brazil
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