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Scout Master |  |
| What is the Scout Master Program? | Scout Master, formerly C.D.E.A. (Cotton Data Entry Analysis tool), is a database management program used primarily to record Scouting data, but also Crop Management information. Scout Master provides many useful graphing options in order to evaluate insect populations throughout the growing season. |
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| Operating System | Windows 95/98/NT | ||
| Domain Experts | L.T. Wilson, T.W. Fuchs, B. A. Baugh, R. R. Minzenmayer, J.W. Norman, Jr., M. Wallace, and R. D. Oefinger | ||
| Programmers | Mark A. Mathews and Zhe Wang | ||
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| In order to provide optimal benefits, ScoutMaster requires both scouting and crop management data along with information about each individual field. Information such as the field’s name, area, state, county and owner is used to distinguish each field. The following is an example data input screen. |
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| Scouting data estimates the quantity of beneficial as well as harmful insects for any given field. Examples of this form are: number of Lady Beetles, number of Spiders, number of Aphids, number of Thrips, number of Small Armyworms, etc. |
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| Crop management data involves herbicide, pesticide, fertilizer and irrigation applications. Scout Master uses this data to provide cotton producers with information that will allow them to determine the effectiveness of their pest management system. Examples of this form are: Date of Pesticide Application, Pesticide Name, Applicator’s Name and License Number, Weather Data, Amount of Mix Applied, etc. |
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| Graph of insect data for one
field- This graph plots the estimated number of a specific insect in one field over
several sampling dates. The user selects the insect, the field and up to 20 sample dates.
The graph may be printed or copied to the computer’s buffer. Graph of an insect on a sample day for many fields- This graph plots the estimated population of a specific insect on one day for many fields. The user selects the insect, up to 20 fields and the sample date. The graph may be printed or copied to the computer’s buffer. |
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| Graph of an insect for all fields on many sampling dates- This graph plots the estimated average population of a certain insect over all fields for each selected sample date. The user selects the insect and the sample dates. This graph may also be printed or copied to the computer’s buffer. |
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| File Name: | ScoutMaster_3.zip |
| File Size: | 6324 KB |
| Installation: | When downloading is complete, unzip the file into a temporary folder. Inside the temporary folder you will find the folder ScoutMaster_3. In ScoutMaster_3, open the folder Setup and double click on setup.exe which will guide you through the installation process. |
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Document Author: |
L.T. Wilson |
| Send mail to | L.T. Wilson |
Revised: |
April 03, 2003 |
Copyright
© 1998 AgroEcoSystems
Research Group, TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY |
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