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Visual indicators of soil condition
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Pasture growth
In the paddock1 quiz -
Indicator 1 - dark green patches1 quiz
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Indicator 2 - yellowing pastures1 quiz
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Indicator 3 - grass dominant pasture1 quiz
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Indicator 4 - stock camps1 quiz
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Indicator 5 - reduced summer growth1 quiz
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Indicator 6 - lucerne stunting1 quiz
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Sub-Clover and Legume NodulationPlants and pastures
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Indicator 7 - small, dark green leaves1 quiz
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Indicator 8 - bronzing of sub-clover1 quiz
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Indicator 9 - stunted sub-clover plants1 quiz
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Indicator 10 - few or white nodules1 quiz
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Soil CharacteristicsSoil surface and clover roots
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Indicator 11 - soil surface1 quiz
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Indicator 12 - soil disturbance1 quiz
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Weeds as Indicators of Soil ConditionHigh fertility indicators1 quiz
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Low fertility indicators1 quiz
What do you see and when?
- Increased growth and high fertility indicator weeds growing on stock camps.
- Seen during the growing season.
What could this indicate?
- High soil fertility
- Stock empty out dung and urine, so nutrients concentrate.
- Bare ground at autumn or overgrazing
What test do I do to confirm?
- Identify if the weeds growing on the camp area thrive under high fertility.
- Compare size of fully emerged leaf blades of the same grass species from the stock camp to the rest of paddock.