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  • Stewardship in Practice
    • Challenges of modern agriculture
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        • Which crops to plant?
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      • Providing sustainable growth for small-scale growers
    • Safe and effective use
      • Easy-peasey Calibrator Challenge
      • Knapsack sprayer testing
        • How knapsack sprayers are tested
        • Why test knapsack sprayers?
      • Safer Compression Sprayer Loading
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  • Best Spraying Practices
    • Knapsack spraying
      • Knapsack spraying: best practice
        • Complete BKSP
        • Buying a knapsack sprayer
        • Check List and Records
        • Acknowledgements
      • Five golden rules
        • Flash Movie: Five Golden Rules of Spraying
      • Efficient knapsack sprayer use
        • Efficient Knapsack Sprayer Use
      • Good spraying practice (flash movie)
      • Easy calibrator
    • Purchase and transport of pesticides
    • Safe storage of pesticides
    • Personal protective equipment
      • Personal protective equipment 16 -28
    • Mixing and preparing pesticides for use
    • Disposal of empty pesticide containers
    • Portable spraying equipment
      • Portable spraying equipment: slides 22 to end
    • Nozzle selection and their optimised use
      • nozzle selection slides 21 - end
    • Calibration of hand held sprayer equipment
    • Record keeping
    • Spray distribution
      • Where to use water-sensitive paper
      • How to evaluate spray deposits
      • Droplet sizing
      • Handling and storage
      • Limitations
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    • Spray management valve
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