Bush Expert Questionnaire

 

To consult the database, answer the following questions.  It is not compulsory to answer all the questions to obtain a possible answer to your problem.

 

·        Specify the country?

 

·        What type of farm management system is this?

 

·        In what vegetation type does this farm occur?

 

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·      Region 

 

 

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·      Farm district

 

·      Agro-Ecological Zone (AEZ)

 

 

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·        Fairly Homogeneous Farming Area (FHFA)

 

·        Long-term average rainfall (> 30 years)

 

·        Short-term average rainfall (< 5 years)

 

·        Soil Type

Comments e.g. Mica layer

 

 

·        Soil Clay percentage

 

 

Problem species found at this site as % of total bush

·        Acacia mellifera (swarthaak/ black thorn)

 

·        Dichrostachys cinerea (sekelbos/ sickle bush)

 

·        Acacia reficiens (rooihaak-en-steek/ red umbrella thorn)

 

·        Terminalia prunioides (sterkbos/ lowveld cluster-leaf)

 

·        Colophospermum mopane (mopanie/ mopane)

 

·        Acacia erubescens (blouhaak/ blue thorn)

 

·        Acacia fleckii (bladdoring/ blade thorn)

 

·        Acacia hereroensis (bergdoring/ mountain thorn)

 

·        Acacia luederitzii (baster haak-en-steek/ false umbrella thorn)

 

·        Catophractes alexandri (ghabba)

 

·        Acacia karroo (soetdoring/ sweet thorn)

 

·        Catophractes alexandri (trompetterdoring/ trumpet thorn)

 

·        Combretum apiculatum (harige rooiboswilg/ hairy red bushwillow)

 

·        Croton gratissimus (laventelkoorsbessie/ lavender fever berry)

 

·        Terminalia sericea (vaalboom/ sandgeelhout/ silver-cluster leaf)

 

·        Grewia spp. (rosyntjiebosse/ raisin bushes)

 

·        Prosopis spp. (suidwes doring)

 

·        Acacia senegal var. rostrata (driehaakdoring/ three-hook thorn)

 

·        Rhigozum trichotomum (drie-doring/ three thorn)

 

·        Other

 

 

Height classes and percentage contributions of the problem species

·        0 - 0.5 m

·        0.5 – 1 m

·        1 – 2m

·        2 – 4 m

·        > 4 m

 

·        Density of all problem species

 

·        Use of the problem species

 

·        Is this site part of an old land?

 

·        Is there a watering point near or in this site?

 

·        Specify the aim of the bush control?

 

 

Indicate the animal type and % contribution of each type

·        Cattle

 

·        Goats

 

·        Sheep

 

·        Game

 

·        Other

 

 

 

Please indicate which control methods(s) you would like to use at the specific site.  Choose the type(s) of controls and answer all the questions for each of the control methods to be applied.  Make sure that the answer for the first question of each control that will not be used is indicated as None.

 

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Chemical Control

·        What type of herbicide will be used?

·        Choose the application method that will be used

·        Indicate frequency of frost

·        Is this an after-care application?

  

·        If yes, was the previous control method successful?

 

Mechanical Control

·        What type of mechanical implement is available?

·        Choose the appropriate working depth

·        Indicate frequency of frost

·        Is this an after-care application?

  

·        If yes, was the previous control method successful?

 

Manual Control

·        What type of implement is available?

·        Choose the appropriate working depth

·        Indicate frequency of frost

·        Is this an after-care application?

  

·        If yes, was the previous control method successful?

 

Biological Control

·        Choose the type of control that will be used?

·        Indicate frequency of frost

·        Is this an after-care application?

  

·        If yes, was the previous control method successful?