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Ganeshbhai Dodiya Bhavnagar Gujarat |
Bullet mounted sprayer This innovation uses a pump that is driven by a motorcycle engine. The pesticide filled tank is placed at a level higher than the pump which allows the mixture to come into the pump. The pump outlet is attached to the pipe with 5 openings. One opening is attached to the pump itself. Two openings are connected to the spraying valves (controllable). One opening is left open to allow air to enter. The air enters from the inlet once the water starts being pumped (Bernoulli’s principle). This serves the purpose of balancing of the air pressure. The last opening goes back into the tank. This has a regulator valve which controls the spraying pressure. The returning water also serves the function of stirring the mixture in the tank. The innovation can be attached to any (Enfield bullet) motorcycle which has a 5hp diesel engine. The spray is used eight times a month during the three month cotton season. 1acre (1.6 bighas) requires 300 litres of the mixture to be sprayed. motorcycle. |
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Ganeshbhai is a farmer, owning 60 bighas (24 acres) of land and cultivates cotton as his main crop. Ganeshbhai has developed a motorcycle (Enfield) mounted cotton sprayer, an innovation with which he can spray 1 bigha with pesticides in about 10 minutes. |
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