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Area Used

Calculated

Decimal

Area

For broadcast:

Area_used = Total_Area * %_of_location

Unit from Total_Area (e.g. Ha, Ac, etc.) should be maintained.

Estimated seed required

Calculated & overridable

Seed (Integer) or Weight (Decimal)

Seed or Weight

For broadcast:

Estimated_seed_required (in weight) = area_used * seeding_rate

Estimated_seed_required (in seeds) = area_used * seeding_rate * average_seed_weight

For container:

Estimated_seed_required (in weight) = #_of_containers * #_of_plants/container * average_seed_weight

Estimated_seed_required (in seeds) = #_of_containers * #_of_plants/container

For in ground:

Estimated_seed_required (in weight) = #_of_plants * average_seed_weight

Estimated_seed_required (in seeds) = #_of_plants

For rows (same length rows):

Estimated_seed_required (in weight) = ((#_of_rows * length_of_rows) / plant_spacing) * average_seed_weight

Estimated_seed_required (in seeds) = ((#_of_rows * length_of_rows) / plant_spacing)

For rows (variable length rows):

Estimated_seed_required (in weight) = ((Total_length_of_rows) / plant_spacing) * average_seed_weight

Estimated_seed_required (in seeds) = ((Total_length_of_rows) / plant_spacing)

For beds:

Estimated_seed_required (in weight) = ((#_of_beds * #_of_rows_per_bed * bed_length) / plant_spacing) * average_seed_weight

Estimated_seed_required (in seeds) = ((#_of_beds * #_of_rows_per_bed * bed_length) / plant_spacing)

Estimated seed required can be displayed in either weight or seeds. The weight will be a standard weight unit (e.g. kg, lbs) and seeds will be its own unit. Weight will display to two decimal places beyond the decimal. Seeds will be whole numbers (ceiling). For both cases, you will need to ensure that the variables are converted to the desired output (e.g. g → kg).

Estimated yield

Calculated & overridable

Decimal

Weight

For broadcast:

Estimated_yield = Area_used * yield_per_area

For rows:

Estimated_yield = ((#_of_rows * length_of_rows) / plant_spacing) * yield_per_plant

For beds:

Estimated_yield = ((#_of_beds * #_of_rows_per_bed * bed_length) / plant_spacing) * yield_per_plant

For containers:

Estimated_yield = #_of_containers * #_of_plants/container * yield_per_plant

For individual plants:

Estimated_yield = #_of_plants * yield_per_plant

For all cases, may need to convert from one unit system to another (e.g. cm → in) and/or normalize for a unit (e.g. ft → in).