(Tuesday 9 June, 2015)

METRIC TO IMPERIAL

Chemical Rates
350mL/ha 5 fl oz/ac
500mL/ha 7½ fl oz/ac
1 litre/ha ¾ pint/ac
1.4 litres/ha 1 pint/ac
2.1 litres/ha 1½ pints/ac
3.15 litres/ha 2¼ pints/ac
4.2 litres/ha 3 pints/ac

 

Volumes of Application
100 litres/ha 8.9 gpa
150 litres/ha 13.4 gpa
200 litres/ha 17.8 gpa

 

When mixing in the spray tank the following tables define the quantity of chemical to add to a spray tank of 1000 litres or 200 gallon capacity at various rates of application, assuming an application volume of 100 litres/ha or 10 gpa.

METRIC SPRAYING AT 100 L/HA

Rate of chemical/ha Quantity/1000 litre tank
350mL 3.5 litres
500mL 5.0 litres
1 litre 10 litres
1.5 lites 15 litres
2 litres 20 litres
3 litres 30 litres
4 litres 40 litres

IMPERIAL SPRAYING AT 10 GPA

Rate of chemical/ac Quantity/200 gallon tank
5 fl oz 5 pints
7½ fl oz 7½ pints
¾ pints 15 pints
1 pint 20 pints
1½ pints 30 pints
2 pints 40 pints
3 pints 60 pints