Treatment system for treating banana trees against cercosporiose, has motor vehicle to pass between rows of banana trees, and pneumatic jet guns arranged at upper end of mast, where each gun includes nozzle for spraying pesticide

摘要

The system has a motor vehicle (1) intended to pass between rows of banana trees, without touching the bunches of bananas, and to move on land with slopes exceeding 45 percent and a slope less than or equal to 15 percent. A spraying device includes an extendable mast (2) articulated on the vehicle, and a fan arranged at a lower end of the mast. Pneumatic jet guns (3) are arranged at an upper end of the mast, where air blown by the fan is conveyed to the guns through the mast. Each gun includes a nozzle for spraying treatment mixture such as pesticide. An independent claim is also included for a method for treatment of banana trees.