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

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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:
INSTRUCTIONS FORASSESSING SOIL QUALITYUNDER PASTORAL GRAZINGSOIL INDICATORS
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Page 3 and 4: TABLE OF CONTENTSIntroduction 5Visu
Page 5 and 6: INTRODUCTIONTHE QUESTION - To profi
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Page 9 and 10: 2. Setting upIt is important to be
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Page 16 and 17: SOIL INDICATORSSoil structure <stro
Page 18 and 19: SOIL INDICATORSSoil porosity under
Page 20 and 21: SOIL INDICATORSSoil colour under <s
Page 22 and 23: SOIL INDICATORSNumber and</
Page 24 and 25: SOIL INDICATORSEarthworm counts und
Page 26 and 27: SOIL INDICATORSPresence of a tillag
Page 28 and 29: SOIL INDICATORSDegree of clod devel
Page 30 and 31: SOIL INDICATORSSusceptibility to wi
Page 32 and 33: 32 VISUAL SOIL ASSESSMENT: Volume 1
Page 34 and 35: PLANT INDICATORSCrop emergence Asse
Page 36 and 37: PLANT INDICATORSCrop height at matu
Page 38 and 39: PLANT INDICATORSThe size an
Page 40 and 41: PLANT INDICATORSCrop yield Assess r
Page 42 and 43: PLANT INDICATORSRoot diseases Asses
Page 44 and 45: PLANT INDICATORSWeed infestation As
Page 46 and 47: PLANT INDICATORSSurface ponding und
Page 48 and 49: PLANT INDICATORSProduction costs As
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Page 57 and 58: FIGURE 1: Visual scoring (VS) of so
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Page 65 and 66: FIGURE 5: Visual scoring (VS) of ea
Page 67 and 68: FIGURE 6: Visual scoring (VS) of su
Page 69 and 70: INSTRUCTIONS FORASSESSING SOIL QUAL
Page 71 and 72: FIGURE 7: Visual scoring (VS) of pa
Page 77 and 78: FIGURE 10: Visual scoring (VS) of a
Page 79 and 80: FIGURE 11: Visual scoring (VS) of d
Page 81 and 82: FIGURE 12: Visual scoring (VS) of s
Page 83 and 84: FIGURE 13: Scoring of stock-carryin
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