Land management introduction

10 important questions on Land management introduction

What are the 4 features from a Dune?

- protects against the sea
- provides drinking water
- recreation
- nature area

What are the 4 features form a Hilly?

- located in province zuid Limburg
- geology: plateau
- Highest point above sea level
- chalky (mergel) rock deposits, formerly used as fertilizer (CaCO3)

What are two features of peat?

- Higher areas -> Hoogveen in north. Lower areas -> Laagveen in west
- Used for grassland. North also for potatoes and used for flower bulbs on former peat soils (veenkoloniale gronden)
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Name the three features of sand

North: Flat, relative high in soil organic matter (SOM); sand from the icetides
East: Mosaic landscape, slightly hilly; moderate SOM%; sand from German rivers
South: hilly (from Dutch perspective) low in SOM and sand from rivers

Formulate 4 features of clay

- Flat and open landscape
- near seashore: salt - loving plants
- rich soils
- in the north: man made hills, mounds (terpen), algae (Wieren)

Where does LU stand for?

Livestock units

A good soil for crop growth (gewas) delivers:

- plant nutrients
- moisture
- soil structure
- soil and crop health

With which two ways can the soil be analysed if it is a good soil?

1. Visual: aggregates and earth worms
2. In laboratory: Contents of e.g. N,P,OM,Clay and PH value and others

When will you do a visual soil assessment at a cropped soil
(gewas bodem bijv. Mais)?

After harvest and before cultivation

When will you do a visual soil assessment at a pastoral soils (bijv gewoon grass).

One time late winter OR early spring

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