Field case / FIELD READING
An insect on the leaf. A question for the field.
A striped caterpillar, damaged leaves and a late-September response. What the banana photographs and dated notes tell us about an infestation.
Field case · 1 min readCROP PROBLEMS
Begin by looking closer.
A rolled leaf, a flattened patch, roots short of air. Start with what you can see, then follow the evidence towards an explanation.
FROM REAL FIELDS
When the season
changes the plan.
Field case / FIELD READING
When the rain changed the plan
Water stood between young banana plants, and feeding had to wait. Follow the recorded decisions through a wet spell and the work that followed.
Field case · 2 min read
Field case / FIELD READING
Where the Khapli lay down
About a tenth of the Khapli was reported lodged. Hand cutting and further drying followed later in the season; the cause and yield loss remain unresolved.
Field case · 2 min readLeaves rolled or folded
Look inside a fresh fold. Feeding marks, larvae and beneficial insects tell different parts of the story.
Read the guide 02 / FIELD OBSERVATIONDark marks on banana leaves
Colour alone cannot distinguish natural markings from injury or disease.
Read the guide 03 / FIELD OBSERVATIONA crop lying flat
Look at the stems, roots and pattern before assigning a cause.
Read the guide 04 / FIELD OBSERVATIONPatches ripening at different times
Read the field in sections rather than setting one date for every plant.
Read the guide 05 / FIELD OBSERVATIONWater standing around roots
Follow drainage, soil conditions and the time water remains.
Read the guide 06 / FIELD OBSERVATIONWeeds competing with the crop
Identity, crop stage and timing come before the choice of response.
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