CLAVER NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Claver, Surigao del Norte

SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Automated Sprayer: A Mechanical Tool for Safeguarding Rice Crops
through Bicycle-Powered Pesticide Application

Automated Sprayer: A Mechanical Tool for Safeguarding Rice Crops

through Bicycle-Powered Pesticide Application

A Research Capstone Presented to

The Faculty of Claver National High School
Senior High School
Claver National High School

In Partial fulfilment of the Requirements

For the Subject Research Capstone
Academic Track
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

By

LG Baguio

Jica Baradillo

Mark Anthony Gomez

Dexa Althea Manla

Ediza Jane Mateo

Jerex Opalla

Adonis Christ Quirequire

Year 2022-2023

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Automated Sprayer: A Mechanical Tool for Safeguarding Rice Crops
through Bicycle-Powered Pesticide Application

ABSTRACT

This research capstone benefits the residents of Barangay Sapa, especially

the farmers or those who have rice fields.

One of the most significant necessities in Barangay Sapa is an automated

sprayer fertilizer. Having a large rice cropping field with a grueling sprayer to

fertilize the field could be exhausting. Facing a pest and disease attack

without an adequate sprayer would also be dangerous for the rice crops and

for the farmers. Currently, the farmer’s fertilizer sprayers are only backpacks,

which makes it difficult to fertilize the rice crops.

This study aims to provide a new, high-quality, and efficient automated

sprayer in Barangay Sapa in order to fertilize the rice crops conveniently and

efficiently. By surveying certain farmers from each purok in Barangay Sapa

and asking them what problems they usually encounter in their rice crop

fields, we figured out that almost every farmer, regardless of having a normal

sprayer, encounters difficulty in fertilizing their rice crops. Constructing an

automated sprayer for easier and to efficiently fertilize the rice crops will aid

and benefit the farmers of Barangay Sapa in preventing pest and disease

attack to the rice crops.

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Automated Sprayer: A Mechanical Tool for Safeguarding Rice Crops
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

TITLE PAGE i

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

ABSTRACT ii

Description of the Problem 1

Review of Related Literature 2

Materials and Methods 4

Results and Discussion

Summary, Conclusion and

Recommendations

REFERENCES

APPENDICES

CURRICULUM

VITAE

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DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM

A Mechanical Tool for Safeguarding Rice Crops Through Bicycle-Powered

Pesticide Application is a substitution for normal sprayers and is a structure

that automatically disperses widespread chemicals on the crop following a set

of regulations, ensuring the process is convenient, efficient, and sustainable.

One of the major problems a farmer faces every year is a pest or disease that

affects their rice crop. Disease damage to rice can greatly reduce yield.

Without crop protection, including pesticides, more than half of the world’s

crops would be lost due to insects, disease, and weeds.

The farmers of Barangay Sapa or any barangay of the Municipality of Claver

located in Surigao del Norte experience this kind of problem with their rice

crop. They use different pest removal methods, and an example of this is a

normal pump sprayer. This is the common equipment that the farmers use to

remove pests and diseases from the rice crop.

The proposed solution is the development of an automated sprayer that

utilizes mechanical tools powered by bicycles to efficiently and conveniently

spray pesticides on rice crops. The system is designed to be attached to

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Automated Sprayer: A Mechanical Tool for Safeguarding Rice Crops
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bicycles, allowing farmers to easily navigate through fields and target specific

areas that require pesticide application.

The researchers came up with this solution to reduce the suffering and

difficulty of farmers using this mechanical tool. An automated sprayer, a

mechanical tool for safeguarding rice crops through bicycle-powered pesticide

application. Using this mechanical tool, it helps the farmers work conveniently

and efficiently in the rice fields under the heat of the sun. Unlike the common

equipment that the farmers use, they need to carry it before using it, while

with this mechanical tool, they just need to push it since it is a push cart to

release the pesticides around the rice fields.

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REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

Rice is Asia’s economically and culturally most important food crop and its

production is regarded as the single most important economic activity on the

planet. More than 2.7 billion people most of them poor rely on rice as their

major source of food. By the year 2025, this number will grow to 3.9 billion

people. In the last four decades, the International Rice Research Institute

(IRRI) has dramatically demonstrated that rice yields in Asia can be increased

by applying scientific principles and new technologies. For example, the use

of modern varieties and improved cultural practices have increased rice yields

throughout tropical Asia.

Mechanical Tool: Mechanical Tool is a modern concept that involves the use

of mechanism to improve agricultural production. According to Amiri et al.

(2020), mechanical tool has the potential to revolutionize the agricultural

industry by increasing productivity, reducing waste, and improving

environmental sustainability. Automated Sprayer is an example of a

mechanical tool that has been designed to improve pesticide application

efficiency.

Pesticide Application Methods: Pesticide application methods have a

significant impact on crop protection, environmental sustainability, and human

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health. Several studies have been conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of

different pesticide application methods. For instance, Liu et al. (2021)

compared the effectiveness of different spraying methods for controlling

cotton aphids. They found that mechanical sprayer was more effective than

normal sprayer methods. Automated Sprayer is a modern pesticide spraying

system that utilizes mechanical tool, which has been shown to be more

effective than normal method.

Bicycle-Powered Crop Protection: Bicycle-powered crop protection is an

innovative concept that involves using bicycles to spray pesticides on crops.

This method has several advantages over normal pesticide application

methods, such as reduced environmental impact, improved worker safety,

and increased mobility. According to Xie et al. (2021), bicycle-based crop

protection is an effective and efficient method of pesticide application.

Automated Sprayer is a pesticide spraying system that has been designed

through bicycle-powered ric crop protection, making it a highly relevant

innovation in this field.

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MATERIALS AND METHODS

Materials

 Base Frame (made up to by sq. Tube)

 Used Sprayer tank (capacity 16 litter )

 Tank holder

 2 wheel with sprocket mounted on shaft with bearing supports

 Hose

 Rod with piston

 Sprocket holding clamp with ribs

 Chain

 Rivetz

 Plastic Cable Zip Tie

Methods

Figure 1.

Wheels with Sprocket mounted on shaft with

bearing supports

Sprocket holding clamp with ribs

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Rod with piston

Sprayer Tank

Flexible Pipe

Nozzle

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DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION

The findings of the researchers are consistent with what other investigators

have reported. According to the results, the major problem that the farmers

encountered with a normal sprayer was that it was time-consuming,

exhausting, and difficult to use. And according to Xie et al. (2021), to minimize

the problem that the farmers encountered, an automated sprayer, a

mechanical tool powered by bicycles, is an effective and efficient method of

pesticide application.

This research capstone aims to provide a new, high-quality, convenient, and

efficient automated sprayer in Barangay Sapa in order to fertilize the rice

crops conveniently. By constructing an automated sprayer, a mechanical tool

for safeguarding rice crops through bicycle-powered pesticide application, the

residents, especially the farmers of Barangay Sapa, will lessen their problems

and difficulties in fertilizing their rice crops. The researchers found out that the

residents and farmers of Barangay Sapa highly need a new, high-quality, and

efficient automated sprayer, and a mechanical tool for safeguarding rice crops

through bicycle-powered pesticide application is the answer to this problem.

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The automated sprayer will undoubtedly benefit the community of Barangay

Sapa by helping them fertilize their rice crop efficiently and conveniently.

In conclusion, having an automated sprayer in Barangay Sapa will provide the

residents, especially the farmers, with a high-quality, convenient, and efficient

automated sprayer for preventing pest and disease attacks on their rice crops.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

To begin with, the researchers would like to extend their deepest and

sincerest gratitude to our Almighty God for the blessings and guidance he

bestowed upon us throughout our research capstone.

We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude and appreciation to our

adviser, Mrs. Mary Jean P. Villanueva, for allowing us to complete this

research capstone and for providing us with the guidance we were seeking to

complete this research capstone.

We would also like to extend our profound appreciation to our peers and

colleagues who gave us words of wisdom to encourage and enlighten us to

complete this research capstone.

Last but not least, we would like to acknowledge and express our heartfelt

gratitude to our parents for their unconditional love and support, both morally

and financially, as we pursued this research capstone successfully.

We appreciate you, and may you all keep inspiring others!

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TO GOD BE THE GLORY!

The Researchers

REFERENCES

Amiri, E., Naseri, R., Zarei, M., & Karimzadeh, A. (2020). Smart Agriculture: A

Comprehensive Review. Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology,

22(2), 239-258.

Liu, Y., Li, J., Zhang, J., Li, X., Li, Y., & Cai, X. (2021). Effectiveness of

different spraying methods for controlling cotton aphids in Xinjiang, China.

Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part B, 56(1), 1-7.

Xie, X., Shao, W., Huang, Y., & Shi, Y. (2021). Evaluation of bicycle-based

crop protection technology in rice fields. Agricultural Engineering International:

CIGR Journal, 23(1), 77-83.

Liu, Y., Liu, Y., Zhang, J., Wang, L., & Cai, X. (2020). Smart pesticide

spraying system: A review. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 178,

105784.

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APPENDICES

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