Field Visit report writing |
How to write report on field Visit?
There are the 5 main steps that are shown How to write report on field Visit?
1) Concise:
For day trips, reports should be between 2-4 pages to allow for drawings and/or graphics. For longer trips, more than 6-10 pages to include a more detailed discussion.
2) Drawings and photographs:
They are encouraged. Drawings should be blank ink or dark pencil on white paper. Photographs should be simple in composition and with lots of contrast (total range from very dark to very light).
3) Common name:
Common name are variable and will depend on the dialect used in the plant's location. Common names go first, with scientific names following in parentheses:Basilan apitong Dipterocarpus eurynchus).
4) Scientific names:
It can be provided later if you unsure as long as it is clear which plant is being discussed. For unsure species, use Genus sp., for e.g., Musa sp. for an unknown species of a member of banana family
The genus should be capitalized;the species is all lower case:Musa sapientum. Both should be italicized or underlined.
5) Groups of species:
For a number of species within a group, name the group at the beginning, then only the individual name afterwards.
In a single paragraph, the second citation of a genus name should be abberviated to it's first letter followed by a period.
e.g. Dipterocarpus eurynchus, D. grandiflorus and D. hasseltii.
6) General Tips:
In addition to specific questions and directions provided by your instructor, reports should include the location, date, and the reporter's name, address and telephone and/or email address.
You might also include weather, number of people present and names. Record the name of your trip leader and classmates joining the trip. Include an interesting story, observation or interesting fact.
We Don't want a list of plants you saw! Write about relationship: between the plants, between the plants, between plants and their habitat, between plants and people.
This are the some points write in field Visit report.
a) Acknowledgement,
b) Aim/purpose of the visit
c) Location/photography-latitude, longitude etc.
d) Soil types, pH, WHC etc.
e) Climate conditions of the area-temperature, humidity, rainfall and other related factors.
f) Forest type various storeys/ levels of plants observed in the forest / area, mosaics of the ecosystem.
g) Phytodiversity of the area with different associationsassociatiobs, ground flora, abundance of species, food plants for butterflies and other animals.
h) Threats to any (e.g.Mahabaleshwar) forest and enviorns, present scenario of the forest, effects of distrubance etc.
I) Tourism-effects on forest / area, use of natural resources.
j) Ways to control ill effects of tourism on forests.
a) Acknowledgment, Index.
b) Definition of polyhouse, address of it.
c) Types of the polyhouse, various materials used for its construction.
d) Soil type, bed type, crop type in the polyhouse
e) Irrigation systems-use of foggers and misters and other methods.
f) Use of ways to increase the temperature of the polyhouse during winter season.
g) Methods used for pest and pathogen control etc.
h) Economic importance of polyhouse business.
a) Need for mushroom production.
b) Different types of edible mushrooms.
c) Procedure for large scale mushroom production.
d) preparation of substrate.
e) Preparation of Spawn and it's maintenance.
f) Method of incubation and time
g) Period of fruiting.
h) Method of harvesting.
I) Packing, Marketing and Economy of mushroom production.
A) Points for writing the visit report to the forest:
a) Acknowledgement,
b) Aim/purpose of the visit
c) Location/photography-latitude, longitude etc.
d) Soil types, pH, WHC etc.
e) Climate conditions of the area-temperature, humidity, rainfall and other related factors.
f) Forest type various storeys/ levels of plants observed in the forest / area, mosaics of the ecosystem.
g) Phytodiversity of the area with different associationsassociatiobs, ground flora, abundance of species, food plants for butterflies and other animals.
h) Threats to any (e.g.Mahabaleshwar) forest and enviorns, present scenario of the forest, effects of distrubance etc.
I) Tourism-effects on forest / area, use of natural resources.
j) Ways to control ill effects of tourism on forests.
B) Points for writing the visit report to the polyhouse:
a) Acknowledgment, Index.
b) Definition of polyhouse, address of it.
c) Types of the polyhouse, various materials used for its construction.
d) Soil type, bed type, crop type in the polyhouse
e) Irrigation systems-use of foggers and misters and other methods.
f) Use of ways to increase the temperature of the polyhouse during winter season.
g) Methods used for pest and pathogen control etc.
h) Economic importance of polyhouse business.
C) Points for writing the visit report to the Mushroom cultivation unit:
a) Need for mushroom production.
b) Different types of edible mushrooms.
c) Procedure for large scale mushroom production.
d) preparation of substrate.
e) Preparation of Spawn and it's maintenance.
f) Method of incubation and time
g) Period of fruiting.
h) Method of harvesting.
I) Packing, Marketing and Economy of mushroom production.