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Download your FREE copy of the following White Papers that discuss the benefits of spraying with Air Assist Boom Sprayers.

Article Reprint from April, 2007 issue of Corn and Soybean Digest®
Download Corn and Soybean Digest magazine’s April, 2007 article about the Ohio State University Extension 2006 joint research with USDA-ARS that shows: “Air-Assisted delivery systems provide better overall penetration into the plant canopy than conventional spray boom equipment”.

Ohio State University 2006 Evaluation
Ohio State University 2006 research concludes: “Based on all measures of performance, air-assisted delivery provides better canopy penetration.”

Article Reprint from December 2005 issue of Corn and Soybean Digest®
Download Corn and Soybean Digest magazine’s December 2005 report about the Ohio study that predicts which spray tools work best for Asian soybean rust. Dr. Erdal Ozkan says: "It’s very clear that an air assisted sprayer is the best equipment option we have…”

Ohio State University 2005 Evaluation
Dr. Erdal Ozkan, Ohio State University research scientist says: “It’s very clear that an air-assisted sprayer is the best equipment option we have if our goal is to achieve the best coverage of soybeans with fungicide.” Jacto Air-Assist sprayer performs best of 10 application methods tested.

Technical Field Report of Advance Vortex 3000 in Vegetables
Technical Field Report of Advance Vortex 3000 at Goodyear Farms in Ontario, Canada Switching from a conventional boom sprayer to and air assist sprayer saves Ontario Vegetable Grower 70% in operating costs!

Air Assistance in Sleeve Boom Sprayers
Dr. Carlos G. Raetano of the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil explains the results of his research on using air assistance in Sleeve Boom Sprayers.

Columbia Vortex
This Jacto Training document provides 13 advantages obtained by using Air Assist Boom Sprayers. It is based on research done by Dr. M.J. May from the Morley Research Center in England.

For more comprehensive information about soybean rust identification and control, please click on the links below.

1. USDA Public Soybean Rust Web Site
2. USDA Soybean Rust Information Web Site
3. American Phytopathological Society, Plant Management Network, and other scientific organizations soybean rust Web Site.
4. Ohio State University Department of Plant Pathology Web Site