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

SCORE CARDVisual indicators for ranking soil qualityunder <strong>pastoral</strong> <strong>grazing</strong> on flat to rolling countryPLANT INDICATORSVisual Indicator Visual Score (VS) Weighting VS Rankingof Soil Quality0 = Poor condition1 = Moderate condition2 = Good conditionPasture composition(Fig. 7, p. 71) × 3Pasture growth <strong>and</strong> regrowthrates* (Fig. 8, p. 73) × 3Pasture utilisation*(Fig. 9, p. 75) × 2Area of bare ground(Fig. 10, p. 77) × 2Drought stress(Fig. 11, p. 79) × 1Surface ponding(Fig. 12, p. 81) × 2Stock carrying capacity <strong>and</strong>fertiliser use* (Fig. 13, p. 83) × 2RANKING SCORE (Sum of VS Rankings)* PerceivedSoil Quality AssessmentRanking ScorePoor 20SUMMARYSOIL INDICATORSRankingscorePlant indicatorsDo the soil <strong>and</strong> plant scoresdiffer? If so, why?NOTES: