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.
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Specify the country? |
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What
type of farm management system is this? |
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In
what vegetation type does this farm occur?
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· Region
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· Agro-Ecological
Zone (AEZ)
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Fairly Homogeneous Farming Area (FHFA) |
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Long-term average rainfall (> 30
years) |
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Short-term average rainfall (< 5
years) |
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Soil Type Comments e.g. Mica layer |
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Soil
Clay percentage |
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Problem
species found at this site as % of total
bush | |
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Acacia mellifera
(swarthaak/ black
thorn) |
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Dichrostachys cinerea
(sekelbos/ sickle
bush) |
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Acacia reficiens
(rooihaak-en-steek/ red
umbrella thorn) |
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Terminalia prunioides
(sterkbos/ lowveld
cluster-leaf) |
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Colophospermum mopane
(mopanie/ mopane) |
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Acacia erubescens
(blouhaak/ blue
thorn) |
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Acacia fleckii (bladdoring/ blade thorn) |
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Acacia hereroensis
(bergdoring/ mountain
thorn) |
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Acacia luederitzii
(baster haak-en-steek/ false
umbrella thorn) |
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Catophractes alexandri
(ghabba) |
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Acacia karroo (soetdoring/ sweet thorn) |
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Catophractes alexandri
(trompetterdoring/ trumpet
thorn) |
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Combretum apiculatum
(harige rooiboswilg/ hairy
red bushwillow) |
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Croton gratissimus
(laventelkoorsbessie/
lavender fever berry) |
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Terminalia sericea
(vaalboom/ sandgeelhout/
silver-cluster leaf) |
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Grewia spp. (rosyntjiebosse/ raisin
bushes) |
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Prosopis spp. (suidwes
doring) |
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Acacia senegal var.
rostrata (driehaakdoring/
three-hook thorn) |
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Rhigozum trichotomum
(drie-doring/ three
thorn) |
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Other |
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Height
classes and percentage contributions of the problem
species | |
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0 - 0.5 m |
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0.5 – 1
m |
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1 –
2m |
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2 – 4
m |
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> 4
m |
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Density of all problem
species |
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Use
of the problem species |
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Is
this site part of an old land? |
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Is
there a watering point near or in this site? |
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Specify the aim of the bush
control? |
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Indicate
the animal type and % contribution of each type | |
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Cattle |
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Goats |
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Sheep |
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Game |
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Other |
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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. . | |
Chemical Control | |
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What type of herbicide will be
used? |
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Choose the application method
that will be used |
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Indicate frequency of
frost |
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Is this an after-care
application? |
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If yes, was the previous
control method successful? |
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Mechanical Control | |
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What type of mechanical
implement is available? |
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Choose the appropriate working
depth |
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Indicate frequency of
frost |
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Is this an after-care
application? |
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If yes, was the previous
control method successful? |
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Manual Control | |
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What type of implement is
available? |
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Choose the appropriate working
depth |
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Indicate frequency of
frost |
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Is this an after-care
application? |
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If yes, was the previous
control method successful? |
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Biological Control | |
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Choose the type of control that
will be used? |
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Indicate frequency of
frost |
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Is this an after-care
application? |
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If yes, was the previous
control method successful? |
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