The farmer should answer the questions for their rice field for the season they desire recommended management practices.

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1 Rice Crop Manager Philippines version 1.0 The farmer should answer the questions for their rice field for the season they desire recommended management practices. 1. Where is the field? Region: _ Province: Municipality: How do you name the rice field for identification? A field is one or more parcels with similar management, variety, and soil fertility. What is the size of the field? O Hectare ha O Length x width m long x m wide 4. How many crops of rice are grown in the field this year? O One O Two O Three If number of rice crops each year is either 1 or 2, 5a. For which upcoming season do you need a recommendation? O Wet season O Dry season If number of rice crops each year is 3, 5b. For which upcoming season do you need a recommendation? O Early wet season O Late wet season O Dry season If the number of rice crops is 1 or 2, 6. What crop was grown before the upcoming selected season? O Rice O Corn O Legume O Vegetable or melon O Other If wet season, 7a. Which describes your field in the upcoming wet season: O Irrigated O Rainfed If dry season, 7b. Which describes your field in the upcoming dry season: O Irrigated, with no use of tube well O Irrigated, using tube well O Rainfed 8. How will your rice be established in the upcoming selected season? O Manual transplanting O Mechanical transplanting O Wet seeding O Dry seeding If crop establishment method is manual or mechanical transplanting, 9a. When is rice sown in the nursery? Month: Date: If crop establishment method is wet or dry seeding, 9b. When is rice sown in the field? Month: Date: 1

2 10. What variety will you grow for the upcoming selected season? O Inbred O Hybrid Name of the variety: If variety is not in the list and if crop establishment method is transplanted, What is the growth duration of the variety from sowing to harvest? O days O days O days If variety is not in the list and if crop establishment method is wet or dry seeded, What is the growth duration of the variety from sowing to harvest? O days O days O days If crop establishment method is manual transplanting, 11a. What is the approximate seedling age at transplanting? O days O days O 23 days or more If crop establishment method is wet seeding, 11b. What seed rate will you use for your hectare field for the selected season? O bag/s bags O kilogram kg 1 How many sacks of fresh unmilled rice do you typically harvest from your hectare field in the selected season using selected or comparable variety? Number of sacks: Weight of sack: If selected season is wet season, 13a. Which best describes your rice field in recent wet seasons? O Adequate water supply during rice growth; no yield loss from drought or flooding O Flooding during rice growth resulted in yield loss O Shortage of water during rice growth resulted in yield loss If selected season is dry season, 13b. Which best describes your rice field in recent dry seasons? O Adequate water supply during rice growth, no yield loss from drought O Shortage of water during rice growth resulted in yield loss If the previous crop was rice, 14. How was rice straw managed at harvest in the immediate previous season: O Manual harvest, stubbles retained in the field and straw removed O Manual harvest, straw from the pile spread back over the field O Combine harvest, straw retained in field If previous crop was not vegetable or melon and if crop establishment is transplanting 15a. Do you apply insecticide within 30 days after transplanting in the selected season? If previous crop was not vegetable or melon and if crop establishment is wet seeding, 15b. Do you apply insecticide within 30 days after sowing in the selected season? If previous crop was not vegetable or melon and if crop establishment is dry seeding, 15c. Do you apply insecticide within 30 days after emergence in the selected season? 2

3 If crop establishment is transplanted and insecticide is applied within 30 days, 16a. Will your rice in the selected season be transplanted within 2 weeks before or after neighboring fields? If crop establishment method is wet or dry seeding and insecticide is applied within 30 days, 16b. Will your rice in the selected season be sown within 2 weeks before or after neighboring fields? For transplanted and wet seeded rice, 17. Is your field in a low lying area or depression with accumulation of water flowing from adjacent fields in the selected season? 18. In this selected season, will you apply organic fertilizers with N, P, and K analysis labeled on the bag? If yes, How many bags of organic fertilizer will you apply for your hectare field? Number of bags: Weight of bag in kg: What nutrient analysis is listed on the bag of organic fertilizer? %N: %P 2 O 5 : %K 2 O: 19. In this selected season, will you apply other organic material without a labeled N, P, and K analysis? If yes, How many bags of organic materials will you apply for your hectare field? Number of bags Weight of bag (kg) Chicken manure Cattle manure Pig manure Other manures Vermicompost (grass) Vermicompost (manure) Vermicompost (ipil-ipil) Other vermicompost For the user of Rice Crop Manager Did you answer the questions through an interview of a farmer who wants to receive a recommendation? O Yes O No, a recommendation will not be given to a farmer ADDITIONAL SURVEY QUESTIONS Part A. The answers to these questions would refer to the same season last year. 1. Enter the name of the variety you used in the dry season (or 2014 wet season): 3

4 How many kilograms of rice seeds did you use in your hectare field in the dry season (or 2014 wet season)? kg How much fertilizer did you apply to your field in the dry season? Time of DAS or DAT Name of fertilizer Amount in bag/s Weight per bag application 1 st application 1. 2 nd application 1. 3 rd application 1. 4 th application Did you apply local organic materials in the dry season (or 2014 wet season)? If yes, indicate the amount applied to your field. Chicken manure Cattle manure Pig manure Vermicompost (grass) Vermicompost (manure) Vermicompost (ipil-ipil) Other organic materials Amount in kg 5. Did you apply foliar fertilizer in the dry season (or 2014 wet season)? If yes, indicate the amount applied to your field. Brand name: Number of sprays during the entire season: Volume of foliar fertilizer added per spray load (ml): 6. How did you manage the weeds in the dry season (or 2014 wet season)? O Handweeding O Use of manual weeder O Use of herbicide 4 If used herbicide, indicate the time of application, name and amount applied.

5 Time of application DAS or DAT Brand name Number of spray load/s Volume of herbicide added per spray load (ml) Pre-emergence 1. Post-emergence What are the animal pest, diseases and injuries common in your crop during the dry season (or 2014 wet season)? O golden apple snail O brown plant hopper O whitehead O leaf blast O bacterial leaf blight O tungro O brown spot O others: 8. What method did you use to manage golden apple snail in the dry season (or 2014 wet season)? O apply molluscicide O others: If applied molluscicide, indicate the time of application, name and amount applied. Time of application (DAS or DAT) Form (pellet or liquid) Brand name If pellet Amount in kg Number of spray load/s If liquid Volume of molluscicide added per spray load (ml) Did you apply insecticide in the dry season (or 2014 wet season)? If no, did you use other method/s to control insect pests? Please indicate the method/s used: If yes, indicate the time of application, name and amount applied. Time of application (DAS or DAT) Brand name Number of spray load/s Volume of insecticide added per spray load (ml) 1. 5

6 Did you apply fungicide or bacteriacide in the dry season (or 2014 wet season)? If no, did you use other method/s? Please indicate the method/s used: If yes, indicate the time of application, name and amount applied. Time of application (DAS or DAT) Brand name Number of spray load/s Volume of fungicide or bactericide added per spray load (ml) How did you manage the rats in the dry season (or 2014 wet season)? O Community control (trap barrier, flame thrower, etc) O Use of rodenticides O Other methods: Please indicate O None Time of application (DAS or DAT) Form (baits, tablets, pellets, etc) Brand name If solid Amount in kg If liquid Volume of rodenticide used (ml) 1. 1 Did your rice crops lodge in the dry season (or 2014 wet season)? Part B. The answers to these questions are for the upcoming season. If the previous crop selected was legumes, corn or other crops, 1 How did you manage the aboveground crop biomass of (name of crop) before the selected season? O all removed O some retained the field 6

7 If the previous crop selected was rice 14. Did the standing biomass from the previous rice produce ratoons before the land preparation for your selected season rice crop? If the previous crop selected was rice 15. What is the time period from harvest of your 2013 wet season rice crop to land preparation for your selected season rice crop? O less than 1 month O 1 month O 2 months O 3 months O more than 3 months 16. How many times did you harrow your field after plowing before the selected season? O 1 O 2 O Did you practice land leveling after harrowing before the selected season? 18. What is the source your rice seeds for the selected season? O self produced O exchange from neighbor farm O purchased certified O purchased other than certified 19. How long have you been using the variety that you will be planting for the selected season? O 1 season O 3 seasons O 2 seasons O 4 seasons and more If transplanted was selected, 20. Enter your planting distance at transplanting: O cm x cm t known If transplanted was selected, 24. Enter the number of seedlings per hill at transplanting: Information about the farmer Given name: Surname: Age: Gender: O Male O Female Mobile phone number (optional): _ (optional): Information about the person operating Rice Crop Manager Given name: Surname: Do you reside in Philippines? O Yes O No 7

8 If yes, Gender: O Male O Female Profession: O Extension worker or agent O Farmer O Researcher O Loan officer O Fertilizer dealer O Others, please specify: Mobile phone number (optional): (optional): _ Do you have a facebook account? Do you have a smartphone? If no, (optional): _ 8