Presented below are the quality ratings with regard to soil moisture availability. Erosion rating Moisture rating Erosion Rating MC (%) Rating Slope Slope rating Rating hazard class Low 1 0-5 4 0-5 1 Moderate 2 5-15 3 5-10 2 High 3 15-20 2 10-25 3 Very high 4 >20 1 >25 4 Quality ratings of three land units are tabulated below. Land quality rating Land unit Nutrient availability Trafficability 1 2 1 2 3 1 3 2 2 Additional characteristics of the land units areas follows: Land Permeability Land use M.C. Slope Clay V. Silt OM Structure % % Fine % % unit sand % 1 2 Slow Moderate Rangeland Arable 10 9 40% 10 30 4 blocky 18 8 30% 20 20 2 Coarse granular 3 Moderate to Settled 22 12 20% 15 50 3 Fine rapid granular Suitability Class Nutrient The suitability rating for land qualities for tomatoes and cabbage production is also indicated below; Suitability classes for Tomato production Trafficability Moisture Land Qualities Slope Erosion availability hazard S1 1 2 2 2 2 S2 2 3 3 2 S3 3 4 3 3 4 S4 4 3 3 4 4 Suitability Class Nutrient Suitability classes for Cabbage production Trafficability Moisture Land Qualities Slope availability Erosion hazard S1 2 2 1 2 2 S2 3 2 2 2 2 S3 4 3 4 3 S4 4 4 3 4 4 (a) Evaluate the erosion hazard for each land unit based on Erosion Hazard Classification for lowlands of Lesotho technique. (b) Establish the quality ratings for each land unit based on the indicated attributes (Nutrient, trafficability, etc). (c) Evaluate the suitability of land for tomato and cabbage production specifying the suitability class. In each case, indicate the limitations that affects the suitability. (d) Recommend ways by which the suitability of land unit 1 for potato and cabbage production can be improved showing how the rating would change.
Presented below are the quality ratings with regard to soil moisture availability. Erosion rating Moisture rating Erosion Rating MC (%) Rating Slope Slope rating Rating hazard class Low 1 0-5 4 0-5 1 Moderate 2 5-15 3 5-10 2 High 3 15-20 2 10-25 3 Very high 4 >20 1 >25 4 Quality ratings of three land units are tabulated below. Land quality rating Land unit Nutrient availability Trafficability 1 2 1 2 3 1 3 2 2 Additional characteristics of the land units areas follows: Land Permeability Land use M.C. Slope Clay V. Silt OM Structure % % Fine % % unit sand % 1 2 Slow Moderate Rangeland Arable 10 9 40% 10 30 4 blocky 18 8 30% 20 20 2 Coarse granular 3 Moderate to Settled 22 12 20% 15 50 3 Fine rapid granular Suitability Class Nutrient The suitability rating for land qualities for tomatoes and cabbage production is also indicated below; Suitability classes for Tomato production Trafficability Moisture Land Qualities Slope Erosion availability hazard S1 1 2 2 2 2 S2 2 3 3 2 S3 3 4 3 3 4 S4 4 3 3 4 4 Suitability Class Nutrient Suitability classes for Cabbage production Trafficability Moisture Land Qualities Slope availability Erosion hazard S1 2 2 1 2 2 S2 3 2 2 2 2 S3 4 3 4 3 S4 4 4 3 4 4 (a) Evaluate the erosion hazard for each land unit based on Erosion Hazard Classification for lowlands of Lesotho technique. (b) Establish the quality ratings for each land unit based on the indicated attributes (Nutrient, trafficability, etc). (c) Evaluate the suitability of land for tomato and cabbage production specifying the suitability class. In each case, indicate the limitations that affects the suitability. (d) Recommend ways by which the suitability of land unit 1 for potato and cabbage production can be improved showing how the rating would change.
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Transcribed Image Text:Presented below are the quality ratings with regard to soil moisture availability.
Erosion rating
Moisture rating
Erosion
Rating
MC (%)
Rating
Slope
Slope rating
Rating
hazard class
Low
1
0-5
4
0-5
1
Moderate
2
5-15
3
5-10
2
High
3
15-20
2
10-25
3
Very high
4
>20
1
>25
4
Quality ratings of three land units are tabulated below.
Land quality rating
Land unit
Nutrient availability
Trafficability
1
2
1
2
3
1
3
2
2
Additional characteristics of the land units areas follows:
Land Permeability Land use M.C. Slope Clay V. Silt OM Structure
% % Fine % %
unit
sand
%
1
2
Slow
Moderate
Rangeland
Arable
10
9
40% 10
30 4
blocky
18
8
30% 20
20
2
Coarse
granular
3
Moderate to Settled
22
12
20% 15
50 3
Fine
rapid
granular
Suitability
Class
Nutrient
The suitability rating for land qualities for tomatoes and cabbage production is also
indicated below;
Suitability classes for Tomato production
Trafficability Moisture
Land Qualities
Slope
Erosion
availability
hazard
S1
1
2
2
2
2
S2
2
3
3
2
S3
3
4
3
3
4
S4
4
3
3
4
4
Suitability
Class
Nutrient
Suitability classes for Cabbage production
Trafficability Moisture
Land Qualities
Slope
availability
Erosion
hazard
S1
2
2
1
2
2
S2
3
2
2
2
2
S3
4
3
4
3
S4
4
4
3
4
4
(a) Evaluate the erosion hazard for each land unit based on Erosion Hazard Classification
for lowlands of Lesotho technique.
(b) Establish the quality ratings for each land unit based on the indicated attributes
(Nutrient, trafficability, etc).
(c) Evaluate the suitability of land for tomato and cabbage production specifying the
suitability class. In each case, indicate the limitations that affects the suitability.
(d) Recommend ways by which the suitability of land unit 1 for potato and cabbage
production can be improved showing how the rating would change.
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