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074 322 6574
WWF, Water conservation workshop, 18 October 2017, Graham & Rhona Beck Skills Centre, Robertson
FruitLook... Supporting Efficient Farming
WWF, Water conservation workshop, 17 October 2017, Graham & Rhona Beck Skills Centre, Robertson
Dr Caren Jarmain [email protected]
Presentation Content
“What’s” ◦ Intro to FruitLook
◦ Data available
“How’s” ◦ Uses of FruitLook
◦ Become part
◦ Get support
FRUITLOOK IS…
Free...
Satellite derived data...
on growth, water and nitrogen..
every week...
from August to April...
going back to 2010...
For more than 200,000ha of fruit... [9.5 million hectares in total in Western Cape…….]
Once off registration & selecting fields...
Via: ...SAVING...
How to use FruitLook
PLAN & understand 1. Understand “pictures”
and “values”
2. How much water did my crop use
3. Where to place probes
4. How to harvest
5. Effectivity of production
GROWTH WATER
USE
MONITOR 1. Weekly overview
table Growth
Plant stress (ETdeficit)
2. “Curves” Temporal deviations
3. Pictures Spatial changes
GROWTH PLANT STRESS
EVALUATE & Integrate 1. Production problems &
successes Long term data (Year comparison)
Comparison with other blocks (Problem vs. prima blocks)
2. Management practices Water: Production vs. Water use
Growth: Production vs. Growth
3. Should I manage my block differently ? Zones, etc.?
GROWTH PLANT STRESS
NITROGEN
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