SCAN-AZOTE
Sold commercially
The SCAN-Azote tool was created by the Indre Chamber of Agriculture. In Excel format, it can be used to model a field's soi N content at the end of the winter based on its history, and to deduce an appropriate manure forecasting plan. The tool has been labeled by COMIFER since 2018.
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| Name in original language | SCAN-AZOTE |
| Name in English | SCAN-AZOTE |
| Designer/ manufacturer | Chambre d'agriculture de l'Indre |
| Accessibility | Sold commercially |
| Weblink | https://centre-valdeloire.chambres-agriculture.fr/chambre-dagriculture-de-lindre/nos-services-et-prestations/productions-vegetales/ |
| Countries of primary use | France |
| Main language | French |
| Other languages available | None |
| Brief description of the tool | The SCAN-Azote tool was created by the Indre Chamber of Agriculture. In Excel format, it can be used to model a field's soi N content at the end of the winter based on its history, and to deduce an appropriate manure forecasting plan. The tool has been labeled by COMIFER since 2018. |
| Target user | Farmer |
| Target crops | Barley, Beans, Maize, Oats, Oilseed rape, Peas, Potatoes, Rye, Sorghum, Soybean, Sunflower, Wheat |
| Type of tool | Desk/computer based tool |
| The tool assesses or provides guidance on | Nutrient recommendation |
| The tool relies on a base recommendation system | Yes |
| Base recommendation system | Balance sheet forecasting method for N, in accordance with the equations defined by the COMIFER. |
| The assessment frequency should be | Once per growing season |
| Required data input is | Crop, Variety, Nutrient input, Growth stage, Soil type, weather, sowing date, emergence date, maximum yield potential, protein target, type of fertilizer used, rapeseed biomass, nature of previous crop, previous crop yield, nitrogen dose on previous crop, form of chemical fertilizer used on previous crop, fate of previous crop residues, irrigation, nature of previous crop, fate of previous crop residue, last year of grassland, last organic fertilizer application (date, nature, quantity), organic fertilizer to be applied after winter, intercropping (date of emergence of cover crop, date of destruction, vegetative state at time of destruction, type of cover crop). |
| The data can be imported from other tools and systems | No |
| The tools main output format is | PDF file |
| Data can be exported | No |
Funded by the European Union and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union, European Commission or UKRI. Neither the European Union, European Commission nor UKRI can be held responsible for them.
Project Coordinators
Sarah Kendall
sarah.kendall@adas.co.ukSpyros Fountas
sfountas@aua.grheurope.nutrichecknet@gmail.com
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