Harvesting the humble beetroot

There is a lot of data collected when a beetroot sample is collected.

Count the beetroot in the measured sample plot: 50cm across 3 rows.

The roots sometimes have to be washed and dried of excess mud (we don't want to weigh that!)

Weigh and measure each individual root:

 


The dead leaves are separated and weighed.

And the healthy leaves are weighed.



The healthy leaves have their leaf area measured.





The roots are chopped and put into the ovens to dry.

The healthy leaves are also bagged and put into the oven.

When the roots and leaves are dried, they are weighed.

Finally all the data is entered into a spread sheet.

All to be repeated for the next samples collected in 2 weeks from this paddock.
In the meantime other samples are collected and processed from other paddocks.

There's always plenty to do!