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

FIGURE 7: Visual scoring (VS) of pasture compositionPOOR CONDITION VS = 0Pastures are often dominated by species thatare more tolerant of poor aeration <strong>and</strong>waterlogging due to pugging, by species suchas ryegrass that are more tolerant of stocktreading, <strong>and</strong> species such as white clover thatquickly colonise bare ground created by severetreading. Weeds are also very common <strong>and</strong>may include pennyroyal, buttercup, duckweed<strong>and</strong> dock. Pasture composition has littlerelationship to the original seed mixMODERATE CONDITION VS = 1Pasture species with a range of tolerancesto waterlogging <strong>and</strong> stock treading arepresent, <strong>and</strong> pastures may contain anumber of weeds <strong>and</strong> forage herbsincluding dock, mayweed, pennyroyal <strong>and</strong>plantain. Pasture mix differs somewhatfrom that originally sownGOOD CONDITION VS = 2Pasture composition has a good mix ofhigh producing pasture species (e.g.,ryegrass, white clover <strong>and</strong> cocksfoot) <strong>and</strong>species intolerant of poor aeration <strong>and</strong>waterlogging; few weeds. Pasturecomposition reflects the original mixVISUAL SOIL ASSESSMENT: Volume 171