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Plan a fertiliser programme for horticulture use
Level
3
Credits
10
Purpose
This unit standard is for people working, or intending to work, in horticulture.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe the properties
and characteristics of fertilisers used in horticulture; assess the nutrient
status of a selected horticulture area; and plan an annual fertiliser
programme for a selected horticulture area.
Subfield
Horticulture
Domain
Production Horticulture
Status
Registered
Status date
25 July 2006
Date version published
25 July 2006
Planned review date
31 December 2011
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA, industry
and teaching professional in the same field from another
provider.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Primary Industry Training Organisation
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0032
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
A selected horticulture area may include an amenity or landscape area; or a fruit,
viticulture, vegetable, flower or nursery crop.
2
Codes and related documentation applicable to this unit standard include but are not
limited to: The Code of Practice for Fertiliser Use, available from the New Zealand
Fertiliser Manufacturers Research Association (NZFMRA)
http://www.fertresearch.org.nz.
3
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to the Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992 and the Resource Management Act 1991.
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Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Describe the properties and characteristics of fertilisers used in horticulture.
Performance criteria
1.1
Properties and characteristics of fertilisers are described in terms of solubility
and formulation.
Range
soluble, slow release, organic, inorganic, salt index, particle size,
acidity, chelate, granule, liquid, foliar, solid, straight, mixture,
compound.
1.2
Characteristics of fertilisers are described in terms of the percentages of major
nutrients they contain.
1.3
Advantages and disadvantages of fertilisers are compared in terms of their rate
of release, size of granule, ease of application, storage and handling
characteristics and effects on soil.
1.4
Common fertilisers are recognised by sight.
Range
ten fertilisers commonly used in horticulture.
Element 2
Assess the nutrient status of a selected horticulture area.
Range
one of – soil or plant.
Performance criteria
2.1
Area is sampled for nutrient analysis in accordance with the requirements of the
testing laboratory.
2.2
Location of each sample taken is marked and recorded on a site plan.
2.3
Sample is packaged, labelled, and dispatched to ensure condition of sample is
preserved until testing commences at a quality certified testing laboratory.
2.4
Nutrient status of the selected area is assessed in terms of optimum nutrient
ratios and levels.
2.5
Analysis of laboratory results identifies nutrient deficiencies or excesses.
2.6
Testing process and test interpretation are assessed in terms of their limitations.
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Element 3
Plan an annual fertiliser programme for a selected horticulture area.
Performance criteria
3.1
Annual fertiliser programme for a selected horticulture area is planned using soil
and/or foliage test results and other site-specific information.
Range
3.2
plant nutrient analysis data, drainage, soil type, disease
susceptibility, length of growing season, budget, conversion of soil
test data to kg/ha of nutrient, season, climate, and crop load.
Annual fertiliser programme is expressed in terms of kg/ha of nutrient and
fertiliser necessary to meet nutrient requirements.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority, or an inter-institutional body
with delegated authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from
assessment against unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority before
they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations
wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for
tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Primary Industry Training Organisation via their website
www.primaryito.ac.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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