Glossary

°dH

Degrees German hardness, a unit for water hardness.

Crop protection product

Mixture of spray agent and water. The crop protection product contains spray agents that are diluted with water in a ready-to-spray concentration.

CTS

Closed transfer system, device for directly suctioning spray agent from a container into the spray liquid tank.

Machine

In this operating manual, the trailed field sprayer is consistently referred to as the machine.

mmol/L

Millimoles per litre, a unit of measurement for water hardness.

Operating materials

Operating materials serve to ensure operational readiness. Operating materials include e.g. cleaning agents and lubricants such as lubricating oil, greases or cleaners.

ppm

Parts per million, a unit of measurement for water hardness.

Spray agent

Concentrated crop protection product.

Spray liquid

Liquid that is carried in the spray liquid tank and is sprayed out through the spraying nozzles. The spray liquid can be either a crop protection product or a liquid fertiliser.

UAN

Urea ammonium nitrate solution, a mixture of ammonium nitrate, urea and water as liquid fertiliser for providing nitrogen to the plants.