***************************************************************** GDMdef Definitions April 7, 2025 Changes ***************************************************************** Treatments -------------------- - Added new rate units: + LB AI/10000 Plants = Pounds Active Ingredient per 10000 Plants (Metric=kg AI/10000 Plants) + kg AI/10000 Plants = Kilograms Active Ingredient per 10000 Plants (US=LB AI/10000 Plants) + OZ AI/10000 Plants = Ounces Active Ingredient per 10000 Plants (Metric=g AI/10000 Plants) + g AI/10000 Plants = Grams Active Ingredient per 10000 Plants (US=OZ AI/10000 Plants) + LB/10000 Plants = Pounds Dry Product per 10000 Plants (Metric=kg/10000 Plants) + kg/10000 Plants = Kilograms Dry Product per 10000 Plants (US=LB/10000 Plants) + FL OZ/10000 Plants = Fluid Ounces Product per 10000 Plants (Metric=mL/10000 Plants) + mL/10000 Plants = Milliliters Product per 10000 Plants (US=FL OZ/10000 Plants) + OZ WT/10000 Plants = Ounces Dry Product per 10000 Plants (Metric=mg/10000 Plants) + mg/10000 Plants = Milligrams Dry Product per 10000 Plants (US=OZ WT/10000 Plants) + g/10000 Plants = Grams Dry Product per 10000 Plants (Metric=same) + QT/10000 Plants = Quarts Product per 10000 Plants (Metric=L/10000 Plants) + L/10000 Plants = Liters Product per 10000 Plants (US=QT/10000 Plants) + D/10000 Plants = Dispensers per 10000 Plants (US=same) Site Description -------------------- - Increased the length of fields as follows: + Protocol - Trial Location - Company Name (from 67 to 70 characters) + Contacts - Organization (from 67 to 70 characters) + Pest - Pest Source (from 25 to 50 characters) + Pest - Pest Storage (from 25 to 50 characters) + Site Type description to 50 characters - Added "SE Tasks" heading to the SE Tasks table on the SE Definitions tab. This solved issue that the table sometimes did not break correctly onto the next page when printing reports. ***************************************************************** GDMdef Definitions December 3, 2024 Changes ***************************************************************** Site Description -------------------- - Changed "Greenhouse" section name to "Controlled Environment". - Added new Controlled Environment fields to link entries to the Equipment tab: + Equipment No. + Name + Light Equipment No. + Light Equipment Name + Min Temp Hours + Max Temp Hours + Irrigation Equipment No. + Irrigation Equipment Name - Added 'Method/Sub-type' field to the Equipment tab in order to further describe the Equipment Type. - Added a Quick View toolbar to the Pest Description section. - Increased length of all rich text Site Description fields from 256,000 characters to 1 million characters. Assessment editor -------------------- - Renamed Assessment Data header interval fields (simplified to not refer to "eval" so name/purpose can be more clear): + Days After First/Last Appl. + Treatment Appl. Interval + Planting Interval + Pest Establishment Interval ***************************************************************** GDMdef Definitions September 3, 2024 Changes ***************************************************************** Site Description -------------------- - Added Solar Radiation fields for Applications: + Solar Radiation Start + Solar Radiation Stop + Solar Radiation Max + Solar Radiation Unit Assessment editor -------------------- - Added 'Required' field to describe the necessity of the assessment. ***************************************************************** GDMdef Definitions June 10, 2024 Changes ***************************************************************** Treatments -------------------- - Increased Identification Code field length from 23 to 80 characters. Protocol/Site Description -------------------- - Added 'Notes' section to a protocol as a read-only table for automatic notes like signatures. - Added validation list to the Contact - Org. Type field. - Added 'Time' field to the Site Description - Notes tab. - Increased field lengths for certain fields: + Crop Description > Crop Variety from 30 to 50 characters + Guideline from 14 to 20 characters + Trial Location > Vendor ID to 30 characters (and updated to general text) + Protocol Developer from 20 to 38 characters Assessment editor -------------------- - Increased Crop Variety field length from 30 to 50. ***************************************************************** GDMdef Definitions March 20, 2024 Changes ***************************************************************** Treatments -------------------- - Added new FL OZ/X Seed rate units: + FL OZ/1000 Seed + FL OZ/50000 Seed + FL OZ/60000 Seed + FL OZ/80000 Seed + FL OZ/100000 Seed + FL OZ/140000 Seed + FL OZ/150000 Seed + FL OZ/1000000 Seed - Added new rate units for honey bee trials: + mL/Brood Chamber - Milliliters Product per Brood Chamber + Pouches/Brood Chamber - Pouches per Brood Chamber + g/Hive - Grams Dry Product per Hive + g/Brood Chamber - Grams Dry Product per Brood Chamber + g AI/Brood Chamber - Grams Active Ingredient per Brood Chamber - Added the following new Rate Units: + CFU/mL - Colony Forming Units per Milliliter + Item/ha - User-Defined Item per Hectare + Item/A - User-Defined Item per Acre + ug/Seed Site Description -------------------- - Increased length of Crop Variety to 50 characters. ***************************************************************** GDMdef Definitions November 29, 2023 Changes ***************************************************************** Protocol Description -------------------- - Added Equipment tab to allow adding detailed information about equipment used in the trial. - Added 'Irrigation Type' to Trial Establishment Guidelines tab. - Changed Treatment Appl Comments repeating section to a grid. - Changed SE Tasks repeating section to a grid. Site Description -------------------- - Added Equipment tab to allow adding detailed information about equipment used in the trial. - Changed Treatment Appl Comments repeating section to a grid. - Changed SE Tasks repeating section to a grid. - Changed so Pest Stage codes are determined by the selected scale on Pest Stage at Appl tab. Assessment Data -------------------- - Added Pest Stage Scale field to the Assessment Data editor, and changed so Pest Stage codes are determined by the selected scale. - Added Formulas and Online reference links on Rating Type list. ***************************************************************** GDMdef Definitions September 5, 2023 Changes ***************************************************************** Treatments -------------------- - Added new fields: + Notebook Number - Added the following new Treatment Types: + ADDI - Additive + GETR - Genetic Trait + IGR - Insect Growth Regulator + PROT - Protectant Coating + SAFE - Safener + TACL - Tank Cleaner Protocol Description -------------------- - Added new fields to Trial Establishment Guidelines tab: + Trial Location - Cooperator (name) - Added new fields to Regulations tab: + Registration Purposes (Y/N) + Registration Zone + Crop Destruction - Part Destroyed + Permit Number + Permit Description - Added new fields to Maintenance tab: + Comment (repeating) - Added new fields to Application tab: + Flying Mode + Nozzle Count + Spray Swath - Added new fields to Pest Stage at Appl tab: + Establishment Interval - Added new fields to Instructions tab: + Yield Required Site Description -------------------- - Added new fields to Regulations tab: + Registration Purposes (Y/N) + Registration Zone + Crop Destruction - Part Destroyed + Permit Number + Permit Description - Added new fields to Objectives/Conclusions tab: + Materials and Methods + Results - Added new fields to Site and Design tab: + Distance between 'Plot' Experimental Units - Added new fields to Maintenance tab: + Comment (repeating) - Added new fields to Soil Description tab: + Turf Thatch Rating - Added new fields to Weather tab: + Irrigation Type - Added new tab called 'Greenhouse' with the following fields: + Greenhouse ID + Date + Light Intensity + Hours of Light + Min Temp + Max Temp + Min % Relative Humidity + Max % Relative Humidity + Irrigation Type + Irrigation Frequency + Irrigation Duration - Added new fields to Application Description tab: + % Ground Cover + Flood-Appl Interval + Soil Temperature Depth + Moisture 2 Weeks Before Appl + Moisture 1 Week Before Appl + Moisture 2 Weeks After Appl + Moisture 3 Weeks After Appl + Moisture 4 Weeks After Appl + Mixed/Prepared By - Added new fields to Pest Stage at Appl tab: + Establishment Interval - Added new fields to Application Equipment tab: + Flying Mode + Nozzle Count + Spray Swath - Added new Application Amount Unit 'L/AC' (liters per acre). - Added new fields to Protocol Instructions tab: + Yield Required Assessment Data -------------------- - Added 'Pest Est-Eval Interval' as an auto-calculated field calculating the interval between pest establishment and assessment date. ***************************************************************** GDMdef Definitions June 13, 2023 Changes ***************************************************************** Header -------------------- - Added 'Restricted' to the general study header. Treatments -------------------- - Added new Rate Units for honeybee trials: + Strips/Brood Chamber - Strips per brood chamber + Pouches/Hive - Pouches per Hive + mL/Hive - Milliliters Product per Hive + g AI/Hive - Grams Active Ingredient per Hive + ng AI/uL - Nanograms active ingredient per microliter mix + ng AI/mL - Nanograms active ingredient per milliliter mix + mg AI/mL - Milligrams active ingredient per milliliter mix - Added new Formulation Type: SR - A solid strip of plastic (or other inert material) with active ingredient already applied. Protocol Description -------------------- - Added 'Official Protocol ID' to Regulations tab. - Added 'Relative Density' to Pest Stage at Appl tab. - Added 'Standard' to the Application tab. Site Description -------------------- - Added 'Official Protocol ID' to Regulations tab. - Added 'Approximate?' to Crop Description tab for Planting Date. - Added fields to the Pest Stage at Appl tab: + Growth Condition + Relative Density - Added fields to the Application tab: + Standard + Amount of First Moisture - Updated the following fields to link the unit, so changing the unit in one field automatically changes the other linked fields: + On Crop Stage at Appl tab: Crop Height, Total Canopy Height, and Treated Canopy Height + On Crop Description tab: Row Spacing, and Spacing Within Row + On Site and Design tab: Total Plot Width and Total Plot Length Assessment Data -------------------- - Added 'Data Reliability' to the Assessment header. ***************************************************************** GDMdef Definitions March 22, 2023 Changes ***************************************************************** Header -------------------- - Added 'Investigator' to the general study header that is copy is copy from the Contacts information. - Changed so 'Investigator (creator)' does not print on reports. Treatments -------------------- - Added new treatment rate units "per 140000 Seeds": + mL/140000 Seed + L/140000 Seed + g/140000 Seed + kg/140000 Seed + g AI/140000 Seed Protocol Description -------------------- - Added fields to the Trial Location table (on Trial Establishmen Guidelines) to specify the trialist involved. This limits who is allowed to see that row in this table. + GDM ID + Company ID + Company Name - Changed Trial Establishment Guidelines - Background field to an RTF field. Site Description -------------------- - Added support for documenting multiple GEP Accreditation Certificates in a single trial (on the Regulations tab). - Added 'Certificate Expiration' to Regulations tab. - Added new fields to the Additional Measured Elements table on the Soil tab: + Depth and Depth Unit + Comment - Added 'Moisture 24 Hours after Appl.' to the trial Application Description. - Added 'Leaf Wetness Duration' to the daily weather table. Assessment Data -------------------- - Added 'Crop Attributes' to the Assessment header. Only visible when "Limit Validation List" study rule is present. ***************************************************************** GDMdef Definitions December 18, 2022 Changes ***************************************************************** Protocol/Site Description -------------------- - Added 'Interim Data Due' and 'Final Report Due' to the GDMdef Trial Location table in the protocol. Assessment Data -------------------- - Updated tooltip for Description field to no longer reference "crop", to generalize use of this field. ***************************************************************** GDMdef Definitions October 9, 2022 Changes ***************************************************************** Header -------------------- - Added new fields: + Project ID 2 + Project ID 3 - Moved 'Other Trial ID' from General Trial and renamed to 'Cooperator Trial ID'. Treatments -------------------- - Added new fields: + Genotype + Characteristic + Vector Name + Promoter::Gene + Core Component? + EUP (Experimental Use Permit) Protocol Description -------------------- - Added new fields to Trial Establishment Guidelines section: + Interim Data Due (was previously trial only) + Buffer Zone + Interim Report Due + Final Report Due + Trial Location table: - State - Vender ID - Investigator - Trial Cost - Cost Unit - Status - Secrecy Agreement - Internal Operating Number - Comment + Total Cost + Number of Applications / Trial + Number of Assessments / Trial + Number of Harvests / Trial - Split "Crop/Pest Description" into separate tabs (like the Site Description). - Added new fields to Crop Description section (added from Site Description): + Crop Group + Maturity Group + Natural Crop Population + Description + Seed Lot No + Seed Source + % Germination + % Seed Moisture + 1000 Grain Weight + 1000 Grain Weight Unit + Seed Shape + Seed Size + Seed Size Unit + Seed Mod./Coating Type + Seed Treatment Products + Nursery Date + Planting Date + Depth + Depth Unit + Planting Density + Planting Density Unit + Rows per Plot + Planting Method + Description + Planting Stage + Plant Shape + Rootstock + Harvested Width + Harvested Width Unit + Harvested Length + Harvested Length Unit + % Standard Moisture - Added new fields to Pest Description section (added from Site Description): + Resistance Characteristics 1 + Resistance Characteristics 2 + Resistance Characteristics 3 + Resistance Information + Stage at Establishment - Added new fields to SE Definitions section: + Untreated Rating Type + Required Site Description -------------------- - Added new fields to General Trial section: + Last Possible Tour Visit + Interim Report Date + Final Report Date + Meets Objectives + GEP/GLP Level Description + Trial County - Added new section "Regulations" with fields moved from General Trial section: + Test Facility fields + Official Trial ID + GEP Accreditation Number + GEP Link + Guidelines - Added new "Harvest Destruction" repeating section to Regulations tab: + Harvest Destroyed?" + Crop No. + Crop Code + Crop Stage + Explanation + Method + Destruction Date + Verified By - Added new fields to Crop Description section: + % Seed Moisture + Perennial Height + Seed Mod./Coating Type + Transplant Height + Transplant Weight - Standardized the Pest Description Resistance Characteristics to use IRAC, FRAC and HRAC Mode of Action and Chemical Family. - Added new fields to Site and Design section: + Location Quality + Plots - Updated to keep Total Plot Length and Width in sync: + Changed so Total Plot Length Unit is automatically filled when Total Plot Width Unit is entered. + Changed so a warning message is shown if Total Plot Length Unit differs from Total Plot Width Unit. + Added error message if Total Plot Width is less than Treated Plot Width. + Added error message if Total Plot Length is less than Treated Plot Length. - Added new fields to Soil section: + % Carbon + % Lime + Soil Component Total + Renamed 'Analyzed By' to 'Comments' - Added new fields to Weather section: + Weather Station Code + Renamed 'Closest Weather Station' to 'Weather Station Name' - Added new field to Application section: + Problems with Application? - Added new fields to SE Definitions section: + Untreated Rating Type + Required Assessment Data -------------------- - Added new field: + EDC App ***************************************************************** GDMdef Definitions April 17, 2022 Changes ***************************************************************** Treatments -------------------- - Changed so study rules are not enforced for fields in CHKT, VAR, and INOC treatments. Site Description -------------------- - Changed so Min/Max fields are not required by one another on the Site Description Weather tab. Assessment Data -------------------- - Changed so warning will not be shown that Assessment Data columns are duplicates if the Equipment field differs. ***************************************************************** GDMdef Definitions March 6, 2022 Changes ***************************************************************** Treatments -------------------- - Added new Treatment Type "Biological Entity Dispenser" (BIOENT) and corresponding Form Type (BD). - Added new Form Units to support biological entity dispensers: + BIOEN/D biological entities per dispenser + KBIOEN/D thousand biological entities per dispenser + MBIOEN/D million biological entities per dispenser + BBIOEN/D billion biological entities per dispenser - Added new Rate Units to support biological entity dispensers: + D/A dispensers per acre + D/ha dispensers per hectare + D/1000 FT2 dispensers per 1000 square feet + D/100 m2 dispensers per 100 square meter + D/1000 plants dispensers per 1000 plants + D/10000 m2 LWA dispensers per 10000 square meters leaf wall area - Added new formulation type 'VS' for vapor releasing solution/suspension products that are a liquid formulation. ***************************************************************** GDMdef Definitions December 12, 2021 Changes ***************************************************************** Treatments -------------------- - Added new treatment rate units to support Tree/Crop Row Volume calculations: + g A/10000 m3 TRV + kg A/10000 m3 TRV + kg/10000 m3 TRV + L/10000 m3 TRV Site Description -------------------- - Added Treated Tree Row Volume calculations to the Crop Stage at Appl. tab: + Treated Tree Row Volume + Treated TRV Formula + Treated TRV per Plot ***************************************************************** GDMdef Definitions September 12, 2021 Changes ***************************************************************** Protocol/Site Description -------------------- - Changed so value fields are not required when the linked unit field contains an entry. - Changed so a calculated Minimum Mix/Treatment smaller than 0.01 L is automatically converted to mL on the Application Equipment tab. - Increased length of Appl. Equipment - Ground Speed to allow for speeds > 99 mph for aircraft applications. Assessment Data -------------------- - Fixed so hiding the Crop/Pest Diameter, Height, or Density Min/Max fields does not cause the Unit field to be hidden on the previous row. - Changed so "PERCENT" unit is automatically changed to "%" in the following fields: + Rating Unit + Crop Density Unit + Pest Density Unit - Changed so value fields are not required when the linked unit field contains an entry. ***************************************************************** GDMdef Definitions May 30, 2021 Changes ***************************************************************** Treatments -------------------- - Added new rate units to support CFU and biological entity rates involving LWA: + CFU/10000 m2 LWA + M CFU/10000 m2 LWA + B CFU/10000 m2 LWA + Bio En/10000 m2 LWA + M Bio En/10000 m2 LWA + B Bio En/10000 m2 LWA Protocol Description -------------------- - Added new fields to Trial Location table in protocol: + Country + Region + Trial Year Site Description -------------------- - Added new nozzle fields to the Application Equipment tab: + Nozzle TradeName + Nozzle Color - Renamed "Nozzle Size" field to be "Nozzle Model" instead. - Created multi-field personal list for Nozzle Model, includes the following fields: + Nozzle Type + Nozzle TradeName + Nozzle Tip Size + Nozzle Color Assessment Data -------------------- - Added Minimum and Maximum fields to the Rating Unit field row. These values can be automatically filled for certain Rating Units (e.g. 0-100 for %). - Added the following fields to document diameter, height, and density for crop and pest: + Pest Diameter Average, Unit, Minimum, and Maximum + Pest Height Average, Unit, Minimum, and Maximum + Crop Diameter Average, Unit, Minimum, and Maximum + Crop Stage - Density Average, Unit, Minimum, and Maximum + Crop Density Minimum, and Maximum + Pest Density Minimum, and Maximum - Added Davis damage scales to the Rating Unit master list. - Fixed layout of Crop and Pest Stage fields in G-Seed7 studies. ***************************************************************** GDMdef Definitions February 14, 2021 Changes ***************************************************************** Header -------------------- - Changed so Study Director and Sponsor fields on the header are linked to the Site Description > Contacts tab fields with the same name. - Increased length of Protocol ID field from 25 to 35. - Increased length of Project ID field from 25 to 35. Site Description -------------------- - Changed the Reasons field (on the Deviations tab) to Rich Text so support text formatting and images. - Changed to fail validation if pH values are not between 0-14. - Increased length of Crop Name and Pest Name from 40 to 42 to match length of Scientific Name fields. - Changed Deviations and Deviation Reasons fields to RTF data type. Assessment Data -------------------- - Added new field 'Acceptance Level' and unit, used to indicate a threshold between damage or pest density in the area of the trial that would not be commercially acceptable if exceeded. - Increased length of Description field from 20 to 50. ***************************************************************** GDMdef Definitions November 23, 2020 Changes ***************************************************************** Treatments editor -------------------- - Added the following new rate units: + M-CFU/60000 Seed + M-CFU/80000 Seed + CFU/60000 Seed + CFU/80000 Seed ***************************************************************** GDMdef Definitions September 11, 2020 Changes ***************************************************************** Header editor -------------------- - Changed to "Investigator (Creator)" in both the protocol and trial. Prompt was previously "By" in a protocol, and "Investigator" in a trial. Site/Protocol Description editor -------------------- - Added repeating section to Contacts tab, to allow as many to be added as needed. - Added Contacts tab to the Protocol Description. - Added new pest type 'N' for non-taxonomic pests. Also added a new master list of non-taxonomic pests. - Added BBCH Scale "NOSC (No Scale)" for non-taxonomic crops. Also can use "No Growth Stage" for Crop Stage, "NOSC" and "NA No growth stage available" for Crop Growth Stage. - Added Min and Max % Relative Humidity field to the Weather tab. - Added the following fields to the Pest Stage at Appl tab: + Crop Part Attacked + Diameter Minimum and Maximum - Added the following fields to the Crop Stage at Appl tab: + Crop Coverage Unit + Diameter Minimum and Maximum - Added Stage Scale field to Pest Description tab, to define the default Stage Scale used for Pest Stage at Appl tab. - Added fields to Contacts tab so all contacts have the same entry fields. - Fixed issue where "The I1 must be entered..." message that was sometimes shown when displaying the Crop Stage at Infestation list on the Pest Description tab. Assessment Data editor -------------------- - Changed so Trt-Eval Interval is automatically recalculated when assessment or application date is changed. - Changed so Trt-Eval Interval is validated against its validation list. Custom entries are no longer allowed. - Added Crop Height Average, Min, Max, and Unit fields. - Changed so Crop/Pest Stage Majority, Min, and Max are on the same row. ***************************************************************** GDMdef Definitions May 22, 2020 Changes ***************************************************************** Treatments editor -------------------- - Increased length of Supplier field from 3 to 8. Assessment Data editor -------------------- - Added Rating Timing field to G-Seed7 definition. ***************************************************************** GDMdef Definitions February 12, 2020 Changes ***************************************************************** Protocol Description editor -------------------- - Moved Objectives from Trial Establishment Guidelines to its own tab Site Description editor -------------------- - Changed so Address field is included in Trial Location validation list. ***************************************************************** GDMdef Definitions October 28, 2019 Changes ***************************************************************** Treatments editor -------------------- - Added new rate units: + m U/Seed - milli (0.001) enzyme units per seed + m U/cm2 - milli (0.001) enzyme units per square centimeter + U/m2 - enzyme units per square meter + K U/ha - thousand enzyme units per hectare + K U/A - thousand enzyme units per acre + g/Seed - grams product per seed - Added new formulation concentration units: + U/L - enzyme units per liter + KU/L - thousand enzyme units per liter + U/kg - enzyme units per kilogram + KU/kg - thousand enzyme units per kilogram ***************************************************************** GDMdef Definitions August 5, 2019 Changes ***************************************************************** Treatments editor -------------------- - Changed 'Spray Volume' prompt to 'Application Amount' to be more generic for all situations. - Changed 'Growth Stage' prompt to 'Appl Timing' to match the Protocol/Site Description. - Changed so the following Treatments fields are read-only and are filled from the Protocol/Site Description: + Appl Timing (prev. Growth Stage) + Mix Size + Application Amount (prev. Spray Volume) Protocol/Site Description editor -------------------- - Added 'Crop Type' field to define whether to use EPPO or non-taxonomic crop codes. - Changed 'Spray Volume' prompt to 'Application Amount' to be more generic for all situations. - Changed so Form Unit on the Maintenance tab allows entries that are not in the validation list. Assessment Data editor -------------------- - Added 'Crop Type' field to define whether to use EPPO or non-taxonomic crop codes. - Added 'Pest Attributes' field to Assessment Data editor when 'Limit validation list' study rule is active. ***************************************************************** GDMdef Definitions May 10, 2019 Changes ***************************************************************** Site Description editor -------------------- - Added 'Risk Phrase' and 'Safety Phrase' to the Maintenance Site Description tab. ***************************************************************** GDMdef Definitions February 27, 2019 Changes ***************************************************************** Treatments editor -------------------- - Added new treatment type DEFO Defoliant. ***************************************************************** GDMdef Definitions February 1, 2019 Changes ***************************************************************** Header editor -------------------- - Added 'Trial Origin' field to the trial study header. Treatments editor -------------------- - Added the following fields to the Treatments editor: + Risk Phrase + Safety Phrase + Genotype (for G-Seed definition only) - Increased length of Description field from 30 to 70. Protocol Description editor -------------------- - Added 'SE Definitions' tab to plan and define standard evaluations (SEs) and tasks to use in the study. Use Tools - 'Build Header, Tasks' to create the SEs and tasks defined in this tab. - Added the following fields to the Trial Location table on the Trial Establishment Guidelines protocol tab: + Trial Origin + Site - Renamed 'Description' field to 'Attributes' on Crop and Pest Description tabs. - Renamed 'General Comments' tab and field prompt to 'Instructions'. - Added 'Tree/Crop Row Volume (m3/ha)' field to Crop Stage at Application tab. - Added 'Density Min' and 'Density Max' fields to Pest Stage at Application tab. Site Description editor -------------------- - Added 'SE Definitions' tab to plan and define standard evaluations (SEs) and tasks to use in the study. Use Tools - 'Build Header, Tasks' to create the SEs and tasks defined in this tab. - Changed so the following Site Description fields are linked to Settings: + Time Zone + Treated Plot Width + Treated Plot Length + Angle Y Axis to North + Study Design - Added new fields to track trial status and progress throughout the season. These fields are read-only and filled automatically by ARM. + Added 'ARM Trial Created On' to General Trial tab. + Added 'Entry Date' to Crop tab. + Added 'Entry Date' to Pest tab. + Added 'Appl. Entry Date' to Application tab. - Added the following fields to the General Trial tab of the Site Description: + GPS Accuracy + Test Facility + Protocol Revision Number + Protocol Revision Date + Trial Status Date + Last Changed By + Last Export Date + Interim Data Due + Discipline (added to Guidelines repeating section) - Added the following fields to the Crop Description tab: + % Germination + Seed Source + 1000 Grain Weight + Seed Lot No. + Seed Treatment Products + Planting Stage + Natural Crop Population + Ground Cover Planting - Added 'Stage' field to the Pest Description tab to define pest stage at infestation. - Added the following fields to the Pest Description to define crop stage at infestation: + Crop + Stage Scale + Stage at Infestation - Added the following fields to the Pest Description tab: + Pest Depth + Establishment Time + Resistance Characteristics + Resistance Information - Renamed 'Description' field to 'Attributes' on Crop and Pest Description tabs. - Added 'Buffer Zone' field to Site and Design tab. - Updated the Previous Crops table on the Site and Design tab as follows: + Added 'Previous Pest Type' field. + Added 'Previous Pest' field with validation list tied to the Pest list. + Added 'Month' field. + Added 'Comment' field. + Added validation list look-up for the existing Previous Crop field. - Added 'Water Leaching' field to Soil tab. - Added the following items to the Additional Measured Elements validation list on the Soil tab: + GRAVEL + C (carbon) + CaO (lime) -Added 'Official Weather Station' field to the Weather tab. -Added 'at application stop time' variants of the following fields on the Application tab: + Air Temperature + % Relative Humidity + Wind Velocity + Direction - Added the following fields to the Application tab: + Wind Velocity+Dir., Max (maximum wind velocity and direction) + Soil Surface Condition + Moisture 6 Hours after Appl + Comment - Changed field length of '% Relative Humidity' and '% Cloud Cover' at Application to 5, and limited values to 1 decimal place. - Renamed 'Dew Presence' field to 'Wet Leaves' on Application tab. - Added the following fields to Crop Stage at Application tab: + Tree/Crop Row Volume (m3/ha) + Total Leaf Wall Area + Total LWA Formula + Days after Emergence + Crop Growth Condition - Added 'Density Min' and 'Density Max' fields to Pest Stage at Application tab. - Added the following fields to Application Equipment tab: + Concentration Factor + Boom Flow Rate - Increased length of the 'Nozzle Size' field on Application Equipment tab from 9 to 20. - Changed 'Nozzles/Row' field to accept decimal values, found on Application Equipment tab. - Added 'Context' field to Notes tab to further describe the entered notes. - Increased length of the following 'By' fields from 11 to 38 to support longer names: + Applied by (on Application tab) + By (on Notes tab) + By (on Deviations tab) Assessment Data editor -------------------- - Added 'Data Entry Date' assessment header field for the date the first data value was assessed. This field is read-only and filled automatically by ARM. - Added 'Calculation' assessment header field to describe how to calculate % of untreated check. - Increased length of 'Assessed By' field from 11 to 38 to support longer names. ***************************************************************** GDMdef Definitions November 14, 2018 Changes ***************************************************************** Treatments editor -------------------- - Added missing columns to Biostimulants validation list: + Active Ingredient + AI Conc. Protocol Description editor -------------------- - Updated CEB Guidelines in the SART table from the AFPP website. Assessment Data editor -------------------- - Added new assessment Rating Types: + CONCU - content - copper + CONFE - content - iron - Fixed so values calculated by ARM Action Code formula 'YLDKGKGDM' are not 100x too large. ***************************************************************** GDMdef Definitions May 25, 2018 Changes ***************************************************************** Treatments editor -------------------- - Fixed rate conversions between units 'FL OZ/10 GAL' and 'OZ WT/10 GAL'. ***************************************************************** GDMdef Definitions January 8, 2018 Changes ***************************************************************** Treatments editor -------------------- - Added new Treatment Type 'BIOSTIM = Biostimulant' - Added new Rate Units: + m3/ha + YD3/A + OZ WT/FT3 + LB/FT3 + LB AI/FT3 + g/FT3. - Fixed Rate Unit conversions: + from dt/ha to Ton/A + from FL OZ/YD3 to mL/m3 + OZ WT/YD3 to g/m3. Protocol/Site Description editor -------------------- - Changed protocol 'Revision Date' field to read-only, because it is always automatically filled with the current date when the protocol is saved. - Added 'Rows per Plot' and 'Plant Shape' fields to Site Description - Crop tab. - Added 'Total Canopy Height' and 'Treated LWA per Plot' fields to Site Description - Crop Stage at Appl. tab. - Changed protocol 'Treated Leaf Wall Area' field to an editable field in which estimates can be entered. - Changed default 'Treated Canopy Height' unit to meters when using metric units, and feet when using US units. - Added 'Time Zone' field to the Site Description - General Trial tab: - Added the following fields to the Site Description - Weather tab: + Precipitation - Total daily precipitation amount + Irrigation - Total daily irrigation amount + 30Y Precipitation - Average rainfall amount on this day over the previous 30 years + Average Temperature - Average daily air temperature + 30Y Minimum Temperature - Average lowest air temperature on this day over the previous 30 years + 30Y Maximum Temperature - Average highest air temperature on this day over the previous 30 years + 30Y Average Temperature - Average air temperature on this day over the previous 30 years + Min Wind Speed - Lowest daily wind speed + Max Wind Speed - Highest daily wind speed + Average Wind Speed - Average daily wind speed + 30Y Average Wind Speed - Average wind speed on this day over the previous 30 years + % Cloud Cover - Percentage of sky that was covered by clouds + Average Shortwave Radiation - Average amount of high-energy solar radiation that reaches Earth's surface at trial location + 30Y Average Shortwave Radiation - Average amount of high-energy solar radiation that reached Earth s surface on this day over the previous 30 years. + Average Soil Temp (S#1) (HelpID=803) - Average daily soil temperature + 0-10cm Scaled Soil Moisture - Moisture content of the layer between the surface and 10cm depth, relative to the location's soil moisture climatology (0-1). + 0-200 cm Scaled Soil Moisture - Moisture content of the layer between the surface and 200cm depth, relative to the location's soil moisture climatology (0-1). + Source - Source of entered weather/irrigation information - Added the following fields to the Site Description - Application tab: + Moisture 1 Week after Appl. - Total amount of moisture that occurred during the week after application was performed. + Weather Source - Source of entered application weather information - Added 'Mix Overage' and 'Minimum Mix/Treatment' fields to Site Description - Application Equipment tab. - Increased Trial ID field length from 28 to 35 characters, so 35-character Trial ID is allowed during trial creation. Assessment Data editor -------------------- - Added new Crop Growth Stages 'Feekes Cereal', 'VR Corn', and 'VR Soybean'. - Added new Assessment Type "CONCA = content - calcium". - Added 2 new ARM Action Codes formulas: + EYECERIXS is for summarizing a single column of class assessments for eyespot of cereals disease entered as subsamples. + EYECERIX is for summarizing the 4 columns that are the total number of each different class. ***************************************************************** GDMdef Definitions March 27, 2017 Changes ***************************************************************** - Added new items to the SART Table: + Application Equipment Type WINTUN=Wind Tunnel + Form Unit Mixed + Rating Unit MICRON = micrometer + Rating Type FORMAT = foreign matter/extraneous matter - Added 'Conducted Under GEP' field to Header so GEP status can appear in the study header. - Added 'Plots numbered as in field' field to Site Description - Site and Design tab, to identify whether plots are numbered exactly as they are in the field. - Added 'Plant Arrangement' field to Site Description - Crop Description tab, to describe arrangement of plants in a plot. - Added 'Min # Appl' field to Treatments for G-All7 definitions, to specify the minimum number of applications to use for product amount totals. - Added 'Equipment field' to Assessment Data Header, to describe equipment used for the assessment. - Added the following fields to Protocol/Site Description - Maintenance tab: + Type + Specific Gravity + Registration Number + Re-Entry Interval + Cost + Cost Unit + Identification Code + Supplier - Linked Maintenance 'Product Name' field to product lists on Treatments editor. - Linked 'Nozzle Type' field to validation list G-NozTyp.lst on Protocol Description - Application tab. - Changed 'Leaf Wall Area' field name to 'Treatment Leaf Wall Area' on Site Description - Crop Stage at Appl tab. - Added the following new EPPO Guidelines to the SART table: + PP 1/272(2) Foliar diseases on maize + PP 1/291 (1) Evaluation of influence of tank mix adjuvants on efficacy of plant protection products + PP 1/292 (1) Cleaning pesticide application equipment (PAE) efficacy aspects + PP 1/293 (1) Nasonovia ribisnigri and other aphids on lettuce + PP 1/294 (1) Ceutorhynchus picitarsis + PP 1/295 (1) Helicoverpa armigera on vegetables and ornamentals - Corrected the version number on the following EPPO Guidelines: + PP1/055(3) corrected as PP1/055(2) + PP1/114(3) corrected as PP1/114(2) + PP1/176(3) corrected as PP1/176(2) + PP1/268(3) corrected as PP1/268(1) ***************************************************************** GDMdef Definitions December 2016 Changes ***************************************************************** - Updated Pest and Crop Code validation lists with the latest codes from EPPO. - Added new assessment Rating Types: + CONINU - content - inulin + FLOW50 - flowering - 50 % flowers open + GLNCON - gluten content + SFI - short Fiber Index %, proportion by mass of fiber shorter than one-half inch/12.7mm - Added new crop AGARBI - cultivated mushroom. - Updated to use previous scientific name for Pest and Crop Codes that did not include the Latin name as the scientific name from EPPO. ***************************************************************** GDMdef Definitions August 19, 2016 Changes ***************************************************************** - Changed so Formulation Concentration Units '% K', '% K2O', '% N', '% P', '% P2O5', and '% S' are automatically corrected to include space. - Fixed so 'Application Equipment Comment' does not get copied to read-only 'Protocol Application Equipment Comment' field when opening a trial. ***************************************************************** GDMdef Definitions May 6, 2016 Changes ***************************************************************** - Added 'LWA Formula' Crop Stage at Appl field to show the values used in Leaf Wall Area calculations. - Updated Pest code and Crop code validation lists with the latest codes from EPPO. - Added K ppen-Geiger climate zones to the Climate Zone validation list. - Converted the Climate Zone list to a master list, so a personal list can be built according to preferred code types. - Renamed 'Plant Foliage Height' field to 'Treated Canopy Height' on Crop Stage at Appl tab. - Fixed so Application Equipment Comment is not lost after saving and re-opening a trial. ***************************************************************** GDMdef Definitions March 24, 2016 Changes ***************************************************************** - Added 'Online Reference' column to Pest code and Crop code validation lists with links to EPPO website. - Added the following new EPPO Guidelines to the SART table: + PP 1/16(3) Botrytis fuckeliana on strawberries + PP 1/95(4) Slugs + PP 1/182(3) Chemical hybridizing agents in cereals (except maize) + PP 1/213(4) Resistance risk analysis + PP 1/271(2) Guidance on comparative assessment + PP 1/285(1) Fusarium ear rot of maize + PP 1/286(1) Phthorimaea operculella + PP 1/287(1) Anarsia lineatella + PP 1/288(1) Grapholita molesta + PP 1/289(1) The design and use of molluscicide small plot cage (barriered) field trials + PP 1/290(1) Weeds in asparagus - Marked the following existing EPPO Guidelines as inactive: + PP 1/16(2) Botrytis cinerea on strawberries + PP 1/95(3) Slugs on vegetables, strawberry and ornamentals + PP 1/96(3) Slugs in field crops + PP 1/182(2) Chemical hybridizing agents in cereals (except maize) + PP 1/213(3) Resistance risk analysis + PP 1/271(1) Guidance on comparative assessment ***************************************************************** GDMdef Definitions December 31, 2015 Changes ***************************************************************** - Changed so a warning displays if there are duplicate treatments in a GDMdef study. - Changed so a warning displays if there are duplicate assessment data columns in a GDMdef protocol. - Added 'Maintenance' and 'Treatment Application Comment' sections to the GDMdef protocol description. - Added 'Discipline' to 'Trial Establishment Guidelines' Protocol Description tab. - Added Trial 'Address' to 'General Trial' Site Description tab. - Added 'Trial Usage/Type' to 'General Trial' Site Description tab. - Added 'GEP Accreditation Link' to 'General Trial' Site Description tab. - Added 'Interval to Prev. Appl., Unit' fields to 'Application' Site Description tab. ***************************************************************** GDMdef Definitions October 1, 2015 Changes ***************************************************************** - Added ReportLink.xlsx to fix 'Error communicating with Excel' when printing Excel Report Link Workbook where a Site Description repeating section contains over 256 records. - Added the following new CEB Guidelines to the SART table: + CEB 255 I I: Efficacit insecticides pour prot ger gazons contre larves insectes du sol, ravageurs. + CEB 256 D D: Efficacit de la limitation de population des vers de terre dans les gazons. + CEB 257 R R: Efficacit d'app ts rondenticides pour lutter contre campagnols dans galeries souter. + CEB DT22 DT: Recommandations pour exp rimentation d'un adjuvant. Domaine d'utilisation. ***************************************************************** GDMdef Definitions June 29, 2015 Changes ***************************************************************** - Changed so Application Start Time and Moisture Time fields are forced to Time format instead of free text. - Fixed so Rate Unit 'OZ/1000FT2' is not exported as 'OZ/100FT2' in ARM 6 and ARM 5 studies. - Changed 'Density' treatment field prompt to 'Specific Gravity'. - Added 'GPS Precision' field to the 'General Trial' Site Description tab. - Fixed so 'CFU/g' displays in the Rate Unit list. - Added missing rate units to the 'Other Rate Unit' treatment list. ***************************************************************** GDMdef Definitions April 20, 2015 Changes ***************************************************************** - Fixed so 'Seed Size Unit' validation list contains valid units. - Fixed so metric GDMdef unit codes are in the correct lower case format. - Added a link to the 'EPPO Standards' webpage in the Guidelines validation list. - Changed so the 'State/Prov' validation items are shortened, by removing the '( )' and '[ ]' characters. - Corrected validation list description for Rate Unit 'CFU/ha'. ***************************************************************** GDMdef Definitions February 19, 2015 Changes ***************************************************************** - Changed so Spray Volume/Mix Size are not printed in table header when Spray Volume/Mix Size are different among treatments.