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Grass+ factsheet - rising plate meter

Published 29 December 11

The rising plate meter provides a convenient way of assessing field cover throguh measurements of sward height and density.

This factsheet explains how to achieve a true reading when using a meter as well as background information on the calculations used to work out a reading when using a manual meter.

You are able to download this factsheet from the grass+ programme. The full programme is available via post from this link.