An ‘app’ for oilseed measures

‘Apps’ for iPhones now include a mobile version of the Green Area Index tool for oilseed rape – a programme which measures foliage development, from a photograph, to assist calculations about what to spray and when. Development of the app was sponsored by BASF and it can be downloaded for free from http://tinyurl.com/6jbdudo/

The old-fashioned way is to take a digital photo and upload it to www.totaloilseedcare.co.uk/

BASF says: “The functionality on the App is broadly the same as the online version, but with some additional benefits. These include the possibility to e-mail results as soon as they are obtained. There is also a GPS mapping function which plots the location of assessments. It’s also possible to process other photographs, captured by the phone previously or sent via e-mail.”