1. Pesticide Usage Surveys
Examples of calculations: doses – area treated
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2. Using plant protection registers (Log books)
When they exist log books on pesticide treatments kept by farmers can improve the quality of the answers and the speed of the interview.
Log books should be designed as to be immediately useable by interviewers.
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3. Data should be recorded by parcel
Ideally data on pesticide treatments should be recorded by parcel.
The parcel is also the most appropriate sampling unit for PUS.
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4. Example of book keeping (Wheat)
Identification of the farm:
Name of the farm: EXAMPLE
Reference of the farm: XXX
Location: XXX
Other information:
Information on the crop: WHEAT
Crop year (year of harvest): 2006
Total area cultivated: ha
Number of parcels: 3
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5. If not known can be reported as included in the seed
+ Quantity of seed/m²
Or sowing density
+ weight of 1000 seeds
(ex. 50 gr/1000 seeds)
= 150 kg seeds/ha
Or quantity
in kg or L
Report all treatments
Including
field preparation
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7. The parcel is the basic unit: These areas will be used for the
calculation of both
Total area treated
Basic Area treated
Local treatments will be distributed on the whole area of the parcel
0.4l/ha x 4 ha = 1.6 l applied on 12.2 ha
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8. From doses to quantities of products
Quantities to be reported to the whole parcel area
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9. Convert products into active substances
Quantities reported to the area of the parcel
Convert products into active substances
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10. Active substance quantity per parcel
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11. Values to report in reporting format
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14. Reporting format
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