I am currently growing a side-by-side comparison

crop of corn using mulch no-till,

Why do I need to read this Corn

Sampling guide? Tools, Please Prepare Before You Go to the Field:

8 bamboo sticks Raffia rope Measuring tape

Helps you calculate your yield easily and accurately

Avoid the tedious job of weighing all your corn Writing tools Tarpaulin/Sack Scale
Makes completing your MIS form easier
The measurement is endorsed by the Ministry of Agriculture
When to Rice Sampling?

Able to know the yield of your Clear Air Indonesia vs 12

conventional plot.
9 3

Ideally at around 9-12 noon.

2 samples
of the corn yield of
your mulch, no-till plot
Choose a sunny day before harvest.
2 samples Should be done when it is not raining.
of the corn yield This ensures your grain’s moisture
of your conventional plot content is low.
Ensures accurate measurement.
 Step-by-Step Guide to Easy Corn
Sampling: Tile Method
You should sample from
Use 8 bamboo sticks Harvest all the corn from
2 to mark 2 yield sampling sites
3 each of the 2 samples in
Mulch No-Till Corn plot
MNT CORN

1 the middle of your plot.

The sampling sites are
taken diagonally from
(Mulch, No-Till Corn)

COLLECT YOUR
CORN SAMPLES HERE
Sampling Area 1 and Sampling Area 2
2.5 x 2.5 meter
each other.
1 2
! Conventional CORN
(No Mulch, Tilled)

COLLECT YOUR
Don't sample the rows on the edges
because plants usually grow better at
CORN SAMPLES HERE
MNT CORN IMPORTANT! Set aside
the edge of a field and sampling there separately. Label
will not be reflect the actual yield the 2 samples.
With dimensions of 2.5 x 2.5 meters, the
area of each square is 6.25 meter squares

Dry the samples until they Thresh the samples from the ears to Repeat the above

6 are dry enough

5 separate the grains from the cob and
weigh the grains. 4 steps 1-3 in harvesting
the 2 samples for the
conventional system.

MNT You now have a total

Keep CORN
of 4 samples, 2 for MNT
the samples and 2 for conventional.
separate. Record Do not forget to label
the fresh yield. your samples.

7 MNT
CORN
8
Weigh the dry Calculate
weight and the Yield
measure the yield Difference Complete your MIS form
or report back to your
again (Fresh & Dry) provincial facilitator