Field Guide. cropping and pastoral grazing on flat to rolling country.

SCORE CARDVisual indicators for assessing soil quality under <strong>cropping</strong>PLANT INDICATORSVisual Indicator Visual Score (VS) Weighting VS Rankingof Soil Quality0 = Poor condition1 = Moderate condition2 = Good conditionCrop emergence(Fig. 9, p. 35) × 2Crop height at maturity(Fig. 10, p. 37) × 3Size <strong>and</strong> development of thecrop root system (Fig. 11, p. 39) × 2Crop yields(Fig. 12, p. 41) × 3Root diseases *(Fig. 13, p. 43) × 1Weed infestation *(Fig. 14, p. 45) × 1Surface ponding *(Fig. 15, p. 47) × 2Production costs (fertilizer,tillage, etc.) * (Fig. 16, p. 49) × 2RANKING SCORE (Sum of VS rankings)* PerceivedSoil Quality AssessmentRanking ScorePoor 25SUMMARYSOIL INDICATORSRankingscorePlant indicatorsDo the soil <strong>and</strong> plant scoresdiffer? If so, why?NOTES: