Dropleg® Beluga
Dropleg® Beluga
Technical Specification
Technology Readiness Level
TRL 9
Farm Scale Types
Big scale, Small scale
Production Systems
Open field
Technique Types
Application techniques, Sprayers (Application techniques)
Application Ranges
Fungi, Insects, Mites
Company Name
agrotop GmbH . Köferinger Straße 5 . D-93083 Obertraubling . Tel.: +49 (0) 94 53/99 38 0 . Fax: +49 (0) 94 53/99 38 45 . E-Mail: info@agrotop.com
Country Origin
Germany
Contact Person
Lukas Wachter: l.wachter@agrotop.com - Joachim Herfort: j.herfort@agrotop.com
Special Requirement
Need for a special agricultural landscape
Need Special Training

Description

The Dropleg® Beluga system is a flexible towing pipe for row spraying in crops using field sprayers. Completely equipped with attachment and nozzle, Dropleg® Beluga is slim in stock, variable and safe, and therefore effective. Nozzles can be installed in any number and height using additional attachments as accessories. Underleaf spraying system for broadcast and row applications. The system is gentle on the bees.

 

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Crops Used
  • Cabbage
  • Carrots
  • Corn
  • French beans
  • Leek
  • Onion
  • Potato
  • Rape seed
  • Soybean
  • Sweet corn
  • Zucchini
Countries Used
  • Switzerland
Tech Requirement Comment

Tractor Droplegs can not be used on spray booms that fold vertically. Tractor can not drive backwards in crop. pressure range is 1-6 bar; simple, tool-free installation

Landscape Comment

No special requirements

Training Comment

No special training

Cost Detail

About 75€/Pipe and sprayer

Example Cases/Additional information

Potato crop in Switzerland: https://youtu.be/Jd83t-sN2vA

Working speed

max. 10 km/h, average 7 km/h

Acreage covered

200 l/ha (speed: 10 km/h), 600 l/ha (speed: 3 km/h)

Support

paid central support

Mode of operation

person needed, tractor needed

Accuracy

Droplegs hang into the crop, the spray is from below slightly upwards, drift is strongly reduced and efficacy for instance in brussels sprouts against whiteflies that are lokated on the underside of leafs is increased; and against Sclerotinia spp. on French bean.

Media Files
Youtube Videos