Field Trial Project Management
Concept to Completion
From initial strategy to final interpretation, AgroTrials provides independent scientific and operational management across the field-trial lifecycle.
Services can be provided individually or combined into complete multi-country programmes.
Strategic Trial Planning
Trial Partner Selection
Trial Logistics & Active Monitoring
Advanced Quality Control & Specialist Assays
Data Analysis & Regulatory Support
Biological Sample Collection & Pathogen Monitoring
Strategic Trial Planning
Building Project Success from the Ground Up
The most effective opportunity to prevent a failed trial is before the trial begins.
AgroTrials works with clients to translate product-development objectives into clear, practical and scientifically robust field programmes.
We begin by defining the question the study needs to answer and the evidence required to support the next development decision.
Support can include:
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Research objectives and success criteria
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Trial strategy development
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Experimental design
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Treatment and comparator selection
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Protocol development
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Crop and target selection
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Assessment methodology and timing
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Application strategy
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Quality-control requirements
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Regulatory considerations
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Budget and programme optimisation
For multi-country programmes, we establish clear protocols and expectations so that every participating organisation is working towards the same scientific objective.
Better trials begin with better questions.
Trial Partner Selection
The Right Partner for Every Trial
Not every CRO is right for every project.
Capabilities vary according to crop, geography, facilities, target pressure, specialist equipment, biological experience and regulatory accreditation.
Because AgroTrials is independent of individual trial stations, partners can be selected according to the requirements of the project.
Selection may consider:
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Crop and target expertise
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Geographic suitability
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Soil and environmental conditions
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Historical pest or disease pressure
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GEP or GLP requirement
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Biological-product expertise
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Application capabilities
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Laboratory facilities
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Protected-crop capabilities
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Trial capacity
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Communication standards
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Cost
Where appropriate, different components of a programme can be allocated to different specialist organisations.
The right expertise. The right environment. The right trial.
Trial Logistics & Active Monitoring
Keeping Every Trial on Track
A well-designed protocol only delivers value when it is implemented correctly.
AgroTrials provides active project management throughout the trial lifecycle.
Support can include:
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Product shipment and distribution
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Storage and handling requirements
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Import and permit coordination
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Trial initiation
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Application timing
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CRO communication
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Progress reporting
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Assessment tracking
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Photographic and drone monitoring
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Independent field visits
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Corrective-action follow-up
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Data-delivery tracking
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Budget oversight
Regular communication keeps sponsors, CROs, agronomists and laboratories aligned.
A problem discovered during a trial can often be corrected. A problem discovered afterwards may mean repeating it.
Advanced Quality Control & Specialist Assays
Understanding What Happened Beyond the Field Assessment
Biological field trials can be influenced by factors that conventional crop assessments alone may not reveal.
Soil variability, environmental conditions and changes in biological viability can all influence treatment performance.
AgroTrials can integrate additional quality-control approaches including:
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Multi-point soil sampling
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Soil physical, chemical and biological characterisation
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Weather monitoring and interpretation
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Microbial enumeration
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Enzyme and metabolic activity assays
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Product stability
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Biological persistence
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Seed-treatment viability
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Tank-mix verification
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Regulatory considerations
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Field and greenhouse sampling
Soil & Environmental Quality Control
Differences in soil, rainfall, temperature, humidity, nutrient availability and crop stress can create apparently inconsistent treatment responses.
Integrating environmental information with trial results can help distinguish genuine product effects from site-related variability.
Biological Product Verification
Microbial and biologically active products can change during manufacture, storage, transport, preparation and application.
Where appropriate, viability, activity and persistence can therefore be assessed alongside field performance.
Better quality control creates greater confidence in every conclusion.
Data Analysis & Regulatory Support
Turning Field Data into Better Decisions
Collecting data is not the final objective.
The objective is to generate evidence that allows a confident decision to be made.
Support can include:
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Data quality review
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ARM quality control
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Statistical analysis
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Outlier investigation
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Cross-location comparisons
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Environmental data integration
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Biological interpretation
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Summary tables and visualisation
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Technical reporting
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Stakeholder presentations
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Development recommendations
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Regulatory data packages
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Biological Assessment Dossiers
Unexpected results are investigated rather than simply discarded.
We consider the statistical, biological, environmental and agronomic context to understand:
What happened? Why did it happen? What should happen next?
High-Quality Samples for Confident Scientific Research
AgroTrials coordinates targeted biological sampling programmes supporting product discovery, pathogen research, resistance monitoring and biological crop-protection development.
Projects can include:
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Pathogen collection
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Diseased plant sampling
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Soil sampling
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Microbial bioprospecting
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Resistance monitoring
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Environmental isolate collection
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Sample processing
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Temperature-controlled handling
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International shipment coordination
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Chain-of-custody management
Projects are planned with consideration for appropriate scientific, phytosanitary, access and transport requirements.
Representative Samples. Complete Traceability. Reliable Research.
