Glossary

°dH

Degrees German hardness, a unit of measurement 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 out of a container and 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 liter, a unit of measurement for water hardness.

Operating material

Operating materials are used for operational readiness. Operating materials include cleaning agents and lubricants, such as lubricating oil, greases or cleaning products.

ppm

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

Spray agent

Concentrate of the 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 fertilizer.

UAN

Urea ammonium nitrate solution, a mixture of ammonium nitrate, urea, and water as liquid fertilizer to supply nitrogen to plants.