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3. Basic Soil Monitoring and Evaluation
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Evaluate the costs associated with sampling strategies A-G in terms of time and resources.
3.
What other considerations would affect how you decided to sample?
This might include things like the size of the field, management history, etc.
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5.
Next, let’s say you collected your first sample(s) from a field in the middle of the summer.
You want to see how nutrient availability changes after you implement a new
management practice in this field.
Evaluate the following potential sampling strategies for their usefulness for assessing
changes in nutrient availability.
H.
Sample weekly for one year following implementation of the practice
I.
Sample monthly for one year following implementation of the practice
J.
Sample once in the winter following implementation of the practice
K.
Sample once in the summer following implementation of the practice
4.
What would you consider changing about your sampling if you found an area with
visually different plant productivity or a visible accumulation of salts? Would you sample
these areas separately or include them as part of your overall sampling of the field?
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