NIR rice tissue test: Identifying panicle initation

Topdressing nitrogen in rice achieves the best results when the plant is at the panicle intiation stage (P.I.). In this video, Andrew Schipp, NSW DPI District Agronomist at Hay will show you how to identify P.I. in the field so you will know when to take your plant samples for the nitrogen tissue test (NIR) in preparation for topdressing. Download the audio transcript: www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/rtf_file/0003/447906/NIR-rice-tissue-test-Identifying-panicle-initation-transcript.rtf