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1. AY l S a P Sira hra m Cultivation Management Software User Manual Contents te WPROJCCE DESCHOUION ecscsne evan E E E A 3 2 System Requirements sessseesssessosessoeessoeesooessosessoeescoeseoseseoeeseseesoses 4 2 1 Supported Operation SystemS ssssssesceesoesceesceesossceesorescesceesceeceseee 4 22 SCrEEN ReSOLUMOMencs stcccapd oesuse ni niir EEEE NE EEE EREE 4 Je IA a OEE EEE E E epee cues ean 4 SENDET E I E E E EN EEN 4 SZ Ean WIZaNG ranea reann E E E A EE 5 3 2 1 Installing application on Windows 7 ssssesssssseesoesseesoeesoesseesoeeseeeee 5 3 2 2 Installing application on Windows 8 8 1 sssssseessesseesoeesoesseesseeseeeee 6 3 2 3 Completion of application s installation sssseessesseesseescesseesseeseeeee 7 A Launching APOUCATON cesscoteccecvsacewes sa tescncssdcanseetesdescensrqesse esaecconceaseaen 7 AA IIE Al ra E E EE E E E 7 4 2 Quality Rating SClECN cosccevccwstesecsasdssneteeseindsetesneseesedsdseseeaseceseedsssnees 9 4 3 Eyaluation Report SCr CCN ccc csiscosewewaracictccmiewesisiceeunesiosanawaniswciiwesisiccsecesiosetis 11 1 Project Description The project LIFE11 ENV GR 951 Sustainable strategies for the improvement of seriously degraded agricultural areas The example of Pistachia vera L with acronym AgroStrat is an ambitious project which foresees the development of an integrated scenario for the sustainable management of intensively cultivated Mediterranean ar2. Available Copper Cu mg kg ppm Total Nitrogen N mg kg ppm v Available Zinc Zn mg kg ppm v Figure 10 Soil Measurement Values view By selecting the Water tab you navigate to the screen for entering the data for the water Q Quality Rating Measurement Values pH e Chlorides Cl meq y Carbonate CO3 me 8 Electrical Conductivity EC mS cm dS m Boron B meg Nitrate NO3 me Total Hardness ppm CaCO3 5 O Borate as Boron BO3 B meq O Nitrate as Nitrogen NO3 N mt Calcium Ca meq v Sodium Na meq l v Sulfate S04 mt Magnesium Mg meg l Potassium K meg l Sulfate as Sulfur SO4 S mt Total Dissolved Solids TDS Bicarbonate HCO3 megl Phosphate P04 Sodium Adsorption Rate SAR Optional Water Values Aluminum Al ppm mg l v Cobalt Co ppm mg l v Manganese Mn ppm mg l v Arsenic As ppm mg l Copper Cu ppm mg l Molybdenum Mo ppm mg l Beryllium Be ppm mg l v Fluoride F ppm mg l v Nickel Ni ppm mg l v Cadmium Cd ppm mg l v Iron Fe ppm mg l v Zinc Zn ppm mg l v Chromium Total Cr tot ppm mg l Lead Pb ppm mg l Figure 11 Water Measurement Values vi
3. Desktop s launch icon will appear on the desktop of your operation system with the name Cultivation Monitoring Tool 4 1Initial Screen The first screen Figure 8 displays the main four buttons of the application related to the key features for managing the status of your cultivation These are the following 1 Quality rating This allows the user to get an evaluation report of the soil water and compost status for its cultivation in accordance with the International and EU standards The evaluation is based on the parameter values that the user has entered for each factor using the data entry interface 2 Advisory This feature provides you with a set of recommended cultivation practices based on the evaluation of your cultivation status 3 Sensor data This feature is based on the use of field equipment for measuring the pH moisture and electric conductivity of your field and getting a quick assessment for the soil status 4 Publish data Allows the user to publish the data analysis for its cultivation to the server of the regional authorities In the current demo version 1 0 0 1 the functionality of this module is not integrated Cultivation Management Software Quality Rating Advisory Data entry of the chemical analysis results for soil irrigation Download rational lubrication instructions on data entry for Na tives E on of cultivated fields and the practices you want to apply irrigation use of compost or other o
4. from an unknown source This is common security Windows message of no concern for this installation Windows protected your PC Windows Smartscreen prevented an unrecognized app from starting Running this app might put your PC at risk More info Figure 6 Windows SmartScreen preventing the application to get installed immediately Proceed with the installation process by clicking the More Info button At the next screen select the option Run anyway as shown in Figure 7 Windows protected your PC Windows Smartscreen prevented an unrecognized app from starting Running this app might put your PC at risk Publisher Unknown Publisher App AgrostratProject exe Figure 7 Press Run anyway button in order to proceed with the installation The rest of the installation process remains the same as described above for Windows 7 Please refer to the Windows 7 installation section in order to proceed 3 2 3 Completion of application s installation Once the application is successfully installed Cultivation Management Software will launch automatically For Windows 8 8 1 users a warning screen may appear upon the first launch of the application Figure 6 In order to bypass the warning screen you must click on the More info link and press the Run anyway button Figure 7 4 Launching application Installation wizard will create a launch application icon in the startup menu but also on your desktop
5. eas using as example the cultivation of Pistachia vera L trees which are intensively cultivated in Aegina Island Greece for the last 150 years One of the innovative project actions is the development of a soil monitoring software which is expected to contribute to the sustainable management of intensively cultivated Mediterranean areas The software consists of two parts gt Cultivation Management Software gt Central Management Monitoring Tool for Local and Regional Authorities and agricultural associations The first part the Cultivation Management Software is a software which provides to farmers specific consultancy on cultivated field management as regards the quality of soil irrigation water and waste or composts to be reused on soil By entering data of soil analysis of irrigation water and of waste or compost to use the farmers obtain specific consultancy on fertilization irrigation and reuse of waste or composts as well as on monitoring cultivated soil quality After the first data entry the users may continue updating the system on most recent analyses and thereby to update it and receive new advices To assist users on monitoring soil quality specific portable field equipment has been constructed with which farmers can measure soil pH electrical conductivity and moisture by themselves These values can be also inserted into the software information given on the project website http www agrostrat gr the Project Fie
6. ew Finally you may select the Compost tab in case you want also to evaluate the status of compost you may own by entering the values for its relative parameters Quality Rating Measurement Values b Organic Matter OM Boron B mg kg ppm v Sodium Na OoOO E A O Organic Carbon 00 Manganese Mn g 1009 Chloride c pH Cadmium Cd mg kg ppm v Calcium Ca Do 5 Electrical Conductivity EC mS cm dS m Chromium Total Cr tot I mg kg ppm v O Calcium Oxide CaO Moisture Hexavalent Chromium Cr VI mg kg ppm Magnesium Mg fe O Dry Matter OO Copper Cu mg kg ppm v O Magnesium Oxide MgO OoOo A Total Nitrogen N g 1009 Mercury Hg mg kg ppm Nitrate NO3 a E Phosphorus P 09 Aluminum Al mg kg ppm Ammonium NH4a phosphorus Pentoxide P205 971009 Arsenic As OoOO mg kg ppm Phosphate PO4 OoOO potassium K g 100g Lead Pb mg kg ppm Sulfate S04 OoOO O Potassium Oxide K20 nC g 100g Molybdenum Mo mg kg ppm y Polyphenols Foreign Matter Zinc Zn mg kg ppm v Salmonela in 25g fe Iron Fe g 1009 Selenium Se mg kg ppm E coli MNP g n n B KI 7 ia ge 2 j Figure 12 Compost Measurement Values view After finalizing the data entry session you ma
7. ich provide to farmers specific consultancy on cultivated field management as regards the quality of soil irrigation water and waste or composts to be reused on soil By entering data of soil analysis of irrigation water and of waste or compost to use the farmers obtain specific consultancy on fertilization irrigation and reuse of waste or composts as well as on monitoring cultivated soil quality After the first data entry the users may continue updating the system on most recent analyses and thereby to update it and receive new advices Figure 9 Info view 4 2Quality Rating Screen In the first screen of the Quality Rating feature you may enter the values of each parameter that concerns the soil factor Quality Rating Measurement Values Soil Texture Sandy Clay Loam Soil SCL Available Phosphorus P mg kg ppm v a Clay Available Boron B mg kg ppm Silt OoOO Exchangeable Potassium K i meg 100g v 5 Sand OoOo Exchangeable Calcium Ca meg 100g v z pH Exchangeable Magnesium Mg meq 100g Electrical Conductivity EC mS cm dS m v Exchangeable Sodium Na mg kg ppm v Calcium Carbonate CaCO3 Cation Exchange Capacity C E C amp Active Calcium Carbonate act CaCO3 oOo Available Iron Fe mg kg ppm v Organic Matter OM Available Manganese Mn mg kg ppm v Total Salts
8. ld instruments so as to ensure continuous monitoring of the cultivated areas It should be particularly noted that this advisory software does not intend to replace the role of agronomists to the provision of farming advices Instead the software is anticipated to assist the agronomists and simplify the way in which producers are informed regarding their cultivation and on the risk of soil degradation 2 System Requirements 2 1 Supported Operation Systems The 32 bit and 64 bit versions of the following operating systems are supported by the Cultivation Management Software e Windows 7 e Windows 8 e Windows 8 1 2 2 Screen Resolution Minimum screen resolution that is supported by the Cultivation Management Software is 1024x768 For optimal user experience screen resolution of 1920x1080 is recommended 3 Installation 3 1 Web Installer Cultivation Management Software can be installed through a web installer found on the software section of the project s official web page http www agrostrat gr q en CultivationManagementSoftware Cultivation Management Software The software is currently in beta phase Current available version for download is v1 0 0 1 beta Software prerequisites Windows operating systems 7 8 8 1 x86 x64 You may download the user manual here User Manual pdf 1 5MB Download the Cultivation Management Software Web Installer file For any support inquiries or feedback you may contact the develo
9. pment team at info agrostrat gr using SUPPORT as subject title Figure 1 Download link of installation web installer By clicking on the installation link an installation executable file setup exe is downloaded and stored to a predefined location The stored location is depending on the settings of your web browser Specific web browsers may block the installation file from being stored indicating the file may be harmful for your computer In order to bypass this action you must explicitly inform the web browser that the installation file is safe As an example Figure 2 shows how to inform Google Chrome browser that the setup exe file is not harmful for your computer by pressing the Keep when the relative warning message appears 4 Learn more setup exe is not commonly downloaded and could be dang erous Scar Figure 2 Google Chrome warning message after software download from the web 3 2 Installation Wizard Running the installation file double click setup exe from the predefined stored location will initiate the installation wizard Initial screen of installation wizard may defer depending on the user s operating system In order to proceed with the installation you must remain connected to the internet The setup process for different types of operating systems supported by the Cultivation Management Software is stated below 3 2 1 Installing application on Windows 7 The first screen of ins
10. rding to the tab you select The red color indicates a strong concern orange is of medium concern yellow is of light concern and green is an optimum value indicator Evaluation Report Soil Texture SCL Sandy Clay Loam soil Soil suitable for the most crop types 3 pH 9 Strongly alkaline too alkaline for Due to the very high alkalinity significant problemsare expected e g most crops deficiencies chlorosis due to calcium and magnesium and also molybdenum toxicity Calcium Carbonate CaCO3 Input data not available Active Calcium Carbonate act Input data not available CaCO3 Electric Conductivity EC 5 mS cm dS m Saline Many crop ttypes may be affected from soil salts The soil is suitable gt for medium tolerant plants Nn Total Salts Input data not available S Organic Matter OM Input data not available Total Nitrogen N Input data not available Available Phosphorus P Input data not available Exchangeable Potassium K Input data not available Exchangeable Magnesium Mg Input data not available Exchangeable Sodium Input data not available Percentage ESP Ontinn ECurhanan Canarihn IOE Inmiit data nant menilahlia Figure 15 Evaluation Report View Use the tab buttons found on the left side of the evaluation screen in order to navigate through soil water compost evaluation report You may again use the back button in order to return to the Quality Rating screen and modify your pre
11. rganic materials Restoring soil using organic materials Sensor Data Publish Data Assessement report for the selected fields status according to the field device measurements FORTH O Language EN Figure 8 Initial screen view In order to change the application language you must select the button from the status bar Language EN The info button leads you to the project information Figure 9 where you can view the project description and the details for the contributors Project Information The project LIFE11 ENV GR 951 Sustainable strategies for the improvement of seriously degraded agricultural areas The example of Pistachia vera L with acronym AgroStrat is an ambitious project which foresees the development of an integrated scenario for the sustainable management of intensively cultivated Mediterranean areas using as example the cultivation of Pistachia vera L trees which are intensively cultivated in Aegina Island Greece for the last 150 years One of the innovative project actions is the development of a soil monitoring software which is expected to contribute to the sustainable management of intensively cultivated Mediterranean areas The software consists of two parts The Cultivation Management Software and The Central Management Montirong Tool for Local and Regional Authorities and agricultural associations The first part the Cultivation Management Software is a software wh
12. tallation wizard is shown in Figure 3 Verifying application requirements This may take a few moments Figure 3 Installation wizard s first screen At the second screen as shown in Figure 4 you must press the Install button in order to proceed Publisher cannot be verified Are you sure you want to install this application Name Monitoring Tool From Hover over the string below to see the full domain www agrostrat gr Publisher Unknown Publisher Don t Install While applications from the Internet can be useful they can potentially harm your computer If you do not trust the source do not install this software More Information Figure 4 Press Install button to proceed with software installation 5 The next screen depicts the progress bar for the installation process When the progress bar is full then the installation is completed successfully The completion time depends on your internet connection Installing Monitoring Tool This may take several minutes You can use your computer to do other tasks during the installation Downloading 1 49 MB of 1 88 MB Figure 5 Progress bar indicates the status of installation 3 2 2 Installing application on Windows 8 8 1 In most cases in Windows 8 8 1 the initial screen of setup wizard won t appear immediately but instead the following message will appear Figure 6 indicating a warning for protecting your pc from running an application coming
13. viously entered values In that case your data have been saved In order to start a new evaluation session you must navigate to the initial screen using the back buttons and select again the button Quality Rating 11
14. y view your evaluation report by selecting the Report button below If you enter a value that it s not valid ea a percentage value greater than 100 a red border around the entry value will appear Figure 13 Soil Texture Sandy Loam Soil SL Silt 9 Figure 13 Validation red border around data entry In that case you will also notice that the Report button is turned into grey a and it is not clickable anymore The button will return to its original state the moment you will correct all the entry values that are currently not valid In cases where the invalid state is more complicated an error message description will appear in order to provide guidance and clarify the reason that the specific invalid state appears Figure 14 Clay 10 The sum of the percentage cilt 90 of Clay Silt Sand must be ot mini equal to 100 Please check Figure 14 Error message display 10 Based on your screen resolution a horizontal or vertical bar mss a May appear on the application screen Use the scrollbars in order to navigate to the whole entry value area Use the back button anytime you want to return to the Initial screen Be careful as any data entries on your Quality Rating screen will be lost 4 3Evaluation Report Screen In the Evaluation Report View you are presented with a description text and the relative color scale indication for the values you entered for soil or water compost acco
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