Visualizing growth of Cirsium arvense (L.) scop. for farmers

Abstract

Agro-ecological farming takes a significant shift in farmers’ knowledge and behaviour. Video has become an important part of education and dissemination. Here, we present an instructional video development process for the visualizing of C. arvense growth. The scientific literature on biology, distribution and control measures of C. arvense has been collected and pooled in an indexed database. The next step was to create a design document. The heart of the video development process is ‘Storyboarding’. A storyboard is a graphic representation of how the video will unfold, scene by scene. After finishing the storyboard, a professional designer planned the onscreen visuals and recorded a first draft based on the storyboard. When the entire video is established, any gaps or lulls in onscreen visuals became clear. Visualizing the spatial spread of C. arvense roots belowground will enable farmers and advisors to comprehend the growth and reproduction of C. arvense.

Keywords

• agroecological management
• canada thistle
• creeping perennial weeds
• dissemination
• instructional video