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Winter Crop Set-up and Monitoring DetailsGRDC National Paddock Survey Project

1. Contents2. Contact Details..............................................................................................................................................1

3. Paddock Details.............................................................................................................................................1

4. Paddock History – Year 2012.........................................................................................................................2

5. Details for Crop 2015.....................................................................................................................................5

6. GS30 Instructions...........................................................................................................................................6

7. GS30 Monitoring............................................................................................................................................8

8. GS65 Instructions.........................................................................................................................................10

9. GS65 Monitoring..........................................................................................................................................11

10. Harvest Details.........................................................................................................................................13

2. Contact DetailsConsultant Details

Name:Address:Postcode:Mobile: Email address:

Farm DetailsName:Address:Postcode:Phone no:Mobile phone: Email address:

3. Paddock DetailsGRDC region: Northern/Southern/Western (select one)Paddock name: __________________________________________Paddock size: _________ ha Paddock Zones:

Zone A Zone B Soil type description: Soil type description:APSoil: APSoil:

1GRDC National Paddock Survey project

4. Paddock History – Year 2012Sowing date:

Crop type: Cultivar:Row spacing: cm

Soil sample detailsSampling date: Visual rootingStubble type: Stubble amt: kg/ha depth: cm

Depth (cm)

Grav Water (%)

NO3 (ppm or mg/kg)

NH4 (ppm or mg/kg)

EC (d S/m)

pH (CaCl2) Cl (ppm or mg/kg)

Al (ppm or mg/kg)

0 – 1010-4040-7070-100

Topsoil-specific values (0-10cm)Colwell P: mg/kg BSES P: mg/kg DGT P: µg/LOrganic C: %

Applications:Type Name Rate Rate units Dateeg. Fertilisereg. Herbicide

UreaMCPA LVE

100500

kg/haml/ha

4/07/201220/06/2012

Harvest DetailsHarvest date: Harvested for hay?

Delivered t: t or Tonnage: t/haProtein / Oil: %

Notes:_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


Year 2013 Sowing date:



Depth (cm)

Grav Water (%)

NO3 (ppm or mg/kg)

NH4 (ppm or mg/kg)

EC (d S/m)


Al (ppm or mg/kg)

0 – 1010-4040-7070-100



UreaMCPA LVE

100500

kg/haml/ha

4/07/201320/06/2013



Notes:_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


Year 2014 Sowing date:



Depth (cm)

Grav Water (%)

NO3 (ppm or mg/kg)

NH4 (ppm or mg/kg)

EC (d S/m) pH (CaCl2) Cl (ppm or mg/kg)

Al (ppm or mg/kg)

0 – 1010-4040-7070-100



UreaMCPA LVE

100500

kg/haml/ha

4/07/201420/06/2014



Notes:_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


5. Details for Crop 2015

Sowing DetailsSowing date:

Crop type: Cultivar:Row spacing: cm Sowing rate: kg/ha Implement: disc / tyne

Cultivation times No till: yes / no


ZONE ADepth (cm)

Grav Water (%)

NO3 (ppm or mg/kg)

NH4

(ppm or mg/kg)

EC (d S/m)


Al (ppm or mg/kg)

0 – 1010-4040-7070-100

Topsoil-specific valuesColwell P: mg/kg BSES P: mg/kg DGT P: µg/LOrganic C: %

ZONE BDepth (cm)

Grav Water (%)

NO3 (ppm or mg/kg)

NH4 (ppm or mg/kg)

EC (d S/m)


Al (ppm or mg/kg)

0 – 1010-4040-7070-100

Topsoil-specific valuesColwell P: mg/kg BSES P: mg/kg DGT P: µg/LOrganic C: %

Notes:___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


6. GS30 InstructionsIn each zone, along the transect used for pre-sowing soil sampling, the crop needs to be monitored at each of the five monitoring points (in the same location as you undertook the soil sampling). At each point record: > GPS Coordinate at each point> photo at point 1> crop plant count > weeds> disease> insects

At monitoring point 1, take a photo of the crop looking straight down with a ruler in place (see below) for later uploading. It is not required to do this for each point.

1. Plant CountAt each monitoring point place a 50cm ruler randomly in-between two crop rows. Carefully pull out, or dig out if the soil is dry, all the crop plants from each crop row on both sides of the ruler. Count the number of individual plants.

Place 50cm ruler between two crop rows Pull out individual plants along both sides of 50cm ruler and count individual plants. Note: use these individual plants to also assess disease and insect damage (see below)

2. Weeds – Quantitative assessmentAt each monitoring point record the name of the weeds present and count the number of each weed type in a 50 x 50cm square (0.25m2).

Place two 50cm rulers at right angles (0.25m2) and record weeds (type and number)


3. Diseases - quantitative assessment(i) Plant sampling for foliar diseases. At each monitoring point, using the same plants that were removed for the Plant Count (previous section) assess each plant for foliar disease (disease type, where on the plant, number of plants affected, % of plant affected).(ii) Plant sampling for root disease. At each monitoring point dig up 10 plants to a depth of 15cm (5 plants from each side of the 50cm ruler). For light textured soils shake the roots very gently to remove bulk soil, avoid rough handling which breaks the roots. For clay soils you may need to soak the roots in a bucket of water to remove the soil. Cut the tops about 10 cm from the base. Place the plant material from each monitoring point in a separate plastic bag, label the bag clearly with your name, paddock name, zone and monitoring point. Be careful during transport, keep cool and send ASAP to:Dr Gupta Vadakattu, CSIRO Ecosystem SciencesPMB 2, Glen Osmond, SA 5064

4. Insects - quantitative assessmentAt each monitoring point, using the same plants that were removed for the Plant Count (1 above) assess each plant for insect damage (insect type, where on the plant, number of plants affected, % of plant affected)

5. Weed, disease and insect levels – broad scale observationsTo ensure we pick up the main weeds, diseases and/or insects which may impact yield we will also need to make a semi-quantitative assessment of weeds, diseases and insects as you walk between two monitoring points (this is in addition to the small quadrat counts at each monitoring point). This will also pick up weeds, diseases or insects which occur in patches (such as stripe rust).

As you walk from one monitoring point to the next, observe 2m of crop on either side of your path (ie. a 4m width as you walk) and record the type and approximate number of weeds, plants with disease and insect damage.


7. GS30 Monitoring Zone A Farm: Paddock:

Monitoring date Actual growth stage Emergence date (if not within 7 days of sowing)

Do not forget to take a photo of the crop at Monitoring Point 1Monitoring Point Latitude Longitude Plant count

12345

Weeds, Insects & Diseases Point # Type Name Count or

# affectedPlant part affected (if applicable) *

% of plant part affected

1 Weed Annual Ryegrass 11 Disease Yellow Leaf Spot 10 Lower leaves 2%

* Plant parts: base of the plant, stem, lower leaves, middle leaves, upper leaves, flowering parts

Broad scale observation notes:Example: Between point 1 and 2, 20 Brome observed, some mice damage Between point 1 and 2: ___________________________________________________________Between point 2 and 3: ___________________________________________________________Between point 3 and 4: ___________________________________________________________Between point 4 and 5: ___________________________________________________________


GS30 Monitoring Zone B Farm: Paddock:

Do not forget to take a photo of the crop at Monitoring Point 1Monitoring Point Latitude Longitude Plant count

12345

Weeds, Insects & Diseases Point # Type Name Count or



1 Weed Annual Ryegrass 11 Disease Yellow Leaf Spot 10 Lower leaves 2%




8. GS65 Instructions In each zone along the same transect and monitoring points used for GS30 crop monitoring, record: > photo of point 1> weeds> disease> insects

1. Weeds - quantitative assessmentAt each monitoring point record the name of the weeds present and count the number of each weed type in a 50 x 50cm square (0.25m2).

2. Diseases - quantitative assessmentPlant sampling for foliar diseases. At each monitoring point, place the 50cm rulers between two rows of crop and assess each plant (on both sides of the ruler) foliar disease (disease type, where on the plant, number of plants affected, % of plant affected).

Scoring Fusarium (crown rot): use the following scoring system.

3. InsectsAt each monitoring point, using the same plants that were removed for the Plant Count (1 above) assess each plant for insect damage (insect type, where on the plant, number of plants affected, % of plant affected)

4. Weed, disease and insect levels – broad scale observationsTo ensure we pick up the main weeds, diseases and/or insects which may impact yield we will also need to make a semi-quantitative assessment of weeds, diseases and insects as you walk between two monitoring points (this is in addition to the small quadrat counts at each monitoring point). This will also pick up weeds, diseases or insects which occur in patches (such as stripe rust).

As you walk from one monitoring point to the next, observe 2m of crop on either side of your path (ie. a 4m width as you walk) and record the type and approximate number of weeds, plants with disease and insect damage.


9. GS65 Monitoring Farm: Paddock:

Zone AMonitoring date Actual growth stage

Weeds, Insects & Diseases Don’t forget to take a photo at point 1!Point # Type Name Count or



1 Weed Annual Ryegrass 11 Disease Yellow Leaf Spot 10 Lower leaves 2%1 Disease Fusarium 8 Score: 2




GS65 Monitoring Farm: Paddock:

Zone BMonitoring date Actual growth stage

Weeds, Insects & Diseases (Don’t forget to take a photo at point 1!)Point # Type Name Count or



1 Weed Annual Ryegrass 11 Disease Yellow Leaf Spot 10 Lower leaves 2%1 Disease Fusarium 6 Score: 2




10. Harvest Details

Harvest date: Harvested for hay?Delivered t: t

Protein / Oil: % Screenings: %

Yield Map obtained

Post Harvest soil sample detailsSampling date:

ZONE A ZONE BDepth (cm)

Grav Water (%)

NO3 (ppm or mg/kg)

NH4

(ppm or mg/kg)

Depth (cm)

Grav Water (%)

NO3 (ppm or mg/kg)

NH4

(ppm or mg/kg)

0 – 10 0 – 1010-40 10-4040-70 40-7070-100 70-100

INPUTS: List all applications - fertilisers, herbicides, insecticides and fungicides since harvest 2014Type Name Rate Rate units Dateeg. Fertiliser Urea 100 kg/ha 4/7/2015


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