Subtopic: Functional requirements, principles of working, construction and operation of manual, animal, tractor and renewable energy operated equipment for tillage, sowing, planting, fertilizer application, inter-cultivation, spraying, mowing, chaff cutting, harvesting and threshing
Question Statement:
Flat fan spray nozzles are primarily recommended for:
Options:
(A) Broadcast herbicide spraying where overlapping patterns on a boom yield uniform coverage
(B) Dense tree canopy insecticide spraying
(C) Solid stream injection
(D) Subsoil fumigation
Answer Key:
A
Step-by-Step Solution & Explanation
Flat fan nozzles produce a tapered elliptical spray pattern designed to overlap $30-50\%$ with adjacent nozzles along a boom.