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LO 1.0 - Explain the Origin of Soils
What is soil,
Name the 4 main components of soi...,
Some properties of soil
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LO 1.1 - Parent rock types
- Sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rock
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LO 1.2 - Physical factors in soil formation
- Weathering, glacial action, water, wind, topography
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LO 1.3 - Chemical factors in soil formation
- Acid rain
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LO 1.4 - Biological factors in soil formation
- Influence of human effort, trees, fungi, bacteria, animals, mosses and ferns
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LO 2.0 - 2.3 Investigate Soil Profiles and Summarise Soil Groups
Questionwhat do we mean by soil p...,
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LO 3.0 - Describe the physical characteristics of soil and non-soil growing media
Questionwhat is soil texture,
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Questionwhat is soil texture
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LO 3.1 - Components
- Particles: sand, silt, clay, stones
- Air, water, organic matter
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LO 3.2 - Structure
- Definition of structure
- Types – blocky, granular, platy, prismatic / columnar, massive
- Character of each type
- Effect of structure on soil and growing characteristics
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LO 3.3 - Texture
- Definition of texture
- Effect of texture on growing characteristics
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LO 3.4 - Hydraulic conductivity
- Definition
- Effects of soil structure and texture on hydraulic conductivity
- Implications for plant growing
6
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LO 3.5 - Air filled porosity, pore space and water content
- Definition and measurement
- Effects of soil structure and texture
- Implications for plant growing
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LO 3.6 - Capillary Action & 3.7 - Available water
- Explain available water
- Consequences for plants when no available water is present
- Explain permanent wilting point
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LO 3.8 - Suitability of growing media for different crops applications for different growing media including
- Growing in peat based composts
- Crops for suitable soil types
- Hydroponics
- Using rockwool as a growing medium
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LO 4.0 - Outline the chemical characteristics of soil and growing media
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LO 4.1 - pH and its effects on nutrient availability and soil borne diseases
- pH ranges
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LO 4.2 - Cation exchange capacity – definition
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LO 4.3 - Buffering capacity – definition
Questionwhat is buffering capacit...,
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LO 4.4 - Liming requirement
- Sources of lime
- Target pH
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LO 4.5 - Specific Conductivity/Salt concentration
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LO 5.0 - Outline soil fertility, and relate macro and micro elements to plant nutrition
Questiona plant needs at least fi...,
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LO 5.1 - Management of soil fertility
- Soil sampling
- Nutrient requirements of crops using soil analysis
- Inorganic sources of macro and micro nutrients, fertiliser types
- green manures – examples of green manures, advantages and disadvantages, use in organic and conventional growing
- composting – method of composting
- crop rotation – use in fertility management and disease control in both organic and conventional growing
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LO 5.2 - Macro and Micro elements
- Definition of macro and micro elements in plant nutrition
- List macro and micro elements
- Main function in the plant of macro and micro nutrients
- Symptoms of deficiency and toxicity
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LO 5.3 - Liquid feeding
- Range of nutrient ratios in liquid feed formulations
- Advantages and disadvantages
- Uses and role in plant production
- Methods of application
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LO 5.4 - Controlled & Slow release fertilisers
Controlled release fertilisers
- Advantages and disadvantages
- Uses and role in plant production
- Formulations and sources
- Effects of temperature
Slow release fertilisers
- Advantages and disadvantages
- Uses and role in plant production
- Formulations and sources
- Effects of temperature
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LO 3.8 - Growing media other than soil.
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LO 5.5 - Potting mixes
- Potting materials, their advantages and disadvantages e.g. peat, coir, bark, sand, soil, perlite and vermiculite
- Mix ratios
- John Innes type mixes
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LO 6.0 - Explain the role and principles of drainage
Explain the role and principles of drainage
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LO 6.1 - Drainage
- Definition of saturation and field capacity
- Requirement for drainage
- Symptoms of poor drainage
- Causes of poor drainage
- Types of drainage systems – interceptor system, open outfalls,
- Mole draining, pipe draining, slitting, sub soiling
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LO 7.0 - Safely use a range of techniques to assess the physical and nutrient status of soils and growing media
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LO 7.1 - Carry out risk assessment
- State hazards
- Assess risks
- Put appropriate control measures in place
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LO 7.2 - Soil sampling
- Carry out a soil sample exercise using soil corer and soil sample boxes
- Fill in soil sample detail form identifying area and detailing history and crop programme
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LO 7.3 - Measure pH and SC of a compost
- pH and SC meter instructions
- Taking a sample
- Reading pH or SC meter
- Interpret result
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LO 7.4 - Interpret a soils analysis report
- Explain soil index
- State recommendations from a given report
- Explain how to achieve recommendations
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LO 7.5 - Assess soil texture class by appearance and feel
- Take appropriate sample
- Follow test procedure (written instructions)
- Interpret results from a table
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