Nutrients and Growth
What can you add to the soil if it is below a pH of 6?
Lime
Name 4 ways you can preserve grass
Field-dried hay, wrapped hay/haylage/silage, clamped silage, dried grass
Name 4 types of soils
Loam, sand, clay and silt
What does topping mean?
Cutting the head off the grass to help with grass growth
Name 3 types of grasses
Italian (annual) rye grass, Perennial rye grass, Timothy, Cocksfoot, Meadow fescue, White and red clover
Name the 3 stages of grass growth
Vegetative, transition, reproductive
At what moisture content (%) is dried hay then baled and stored?
15%-20%
Which type of soil has poor nutrient retention capability?
Name 2 management techniques you would carry out in the winter
Name 3 types of grass weeds
Annual Meadow Grass, Chickweed, Yorkshire Fog, Brome
Name 3 nutrients essential for grass growth
At what moisture content is haylage wilted to before baling (%)?
30-35%
Which type of soil can be problematic in dry conditions?
Clay
Describe 2 reasons why you would use rotational grazing to manage the land
Which type of grass weed has lots of 'hair'?
Yorkshire fog
Explain nitrate leaching
When there is significant nitrogen levels and this is run off into the water ways which can affect other plants and animals.
Which type of grass conservation requires regular soil testing to ensure balanced nutrient levels?
Wrapped hay/haylage/silage
Which type of soil is often acidic?
Sand
What poisonous plants must you look out for in the autumn?
What types of grass are best used for field-dried hay?
Perennial ryegrass or timothy
If the soil has a low pH, what is the grass at risk of and explain why.
Having a low protein content due to lack of protein synthesis, as there was a low nitrogen uptake
Clamped silage undergoes what type of fermentation?
Anaerobic
What type of soil does Derby College lay on?
Describe a risk associated with harrowing the fields
Spread muck around which could increase the risks of parasites
Name 5 parts of a grass plant
Nodes, internodes, culm, sheath, inflorescence, roots, leaf blades, stamens, ovary, glumes, lemma, nerve, awn, bristle, palea