Inflorescence counts

Counting flowers per vine in the Sectormentor app

Recording the number of inflorescences per vine in late spring or early summer allows you to make an early yield prediction. At this stage you’re working on an approximation, and a heavy hail storm or persistent rain can still always affect your yield! However, it’s good to do these estimates so you can start planning for a maximum predicted yield quite a few months before harvest.

Sectormentor makes it easy to enter your inflorescence counts and immediately visualise an early yield prediction block by block in the Yield Predictor.

What to record

Record inflorescence counts per vine

Make notes: Anything interesting you’ve noticed!

Photos

Equipment

Just your phone (with the Sectormentor app)!

Optional: Tally / click counter – to help you remember as you count

How to do the test

1. Head to a sample bay (or set of vines) where you want to establish an average infloresence count, and open the relevant sample location in Sectormentor (either using your location on the map, or by scanning the contactless tag with your phone).

2. Count all inflorescence bunches within the sample bay (or for the next set of vines depending on your chosen sampling system), and enter this number in Sectormentor.

3. Divide your count total to find the average number of inflorescences per vine – this calculation can be done automatically in Sectormentor.

4. Add any relevant notes or photos alongside your flower counts, these can be seen as context later on, and remember to sync the app when you’re done using your phone!

4. Login to your Sectormentor web app dashboard and head to the Yield Predictor tool to view your early yield prediction made from your recorded inflorescence counts!