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Fertilise a selected horticulture area
Level
3
Credits
5
Purpose
This unit standard is for people working in horticulture. People credited with
this unit standard are able to calculate the fertiliser requirements for a
selected horticulture area, prepare and apply fertiliser to a selected
horticulture area, and maintain fertiliser equipment.
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
Recommended: Unit 22192, Plan a fertiliser programme
for horticulture use, or demonstrate equivalent
knowledge and skills.
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
Workplace procedures refer to verbal or written instructions to staff on procedures for
the worksite and equipment.
2
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.
3
A selected horticulture area may include an amenity or landscape area; or a fruit,
viticulture, vegetable, flower or nursery crop.
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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; and the Code of Practice for Manual Handling
(Wellington: Occupational Safety and Health Service of the Department of Labour
and the Accident Compensation Corporation, 2001) available at
http://www.acc.co.nz.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Calculate the fertiliser requirements for a selected horticulture area.
Performance criteria
1.1
Area to be fertilised is measured and the area calculated in accordance with
workplace procedures.
1.2
The amount of fertiliser for the selected area is calculated in accordance with a
predetermined fertiliser programme.
Element 2
Prepare and apply fertiliser to a selected horticulture area.
Performance criteria
2.1
Fertiliser applicator is selected and calibrated to obtain uniform coverage at the
calculated rate.
Range
pedestrian spreaders, tractor-mounted spreaders, boom sprayers,
fertigation.
2.2
Damage, wear or malfunctions of the fertiliser applicator are identified and
reported to the work supervisor in accordance with workplace procedures.
2.3
Specified fertiliser is loaded in accordance with workplace procedures and the
Code of Practice for Manual Handling.
2.4
Weather conditions are assessed prior to application in terms of temperature,
sunlight, rainfall, and irrigation.
2.5
Soil moisture status and area conditions are assessed in terms of suitability for
fertiliser application.
Range
2.6
requirement for fertiliser, waterlogging, surface firmness, disease
potential, time of year.
Fertiliser is distributed evenly at the specified rate, with minimal overlap and no
coverage gaps, in accordance with workplace procedures.
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Post-application procedures are followed in accordance with workplace
procedures.
Range
irrigation, recording fertiliser application details.
Element 3
Maintain fertiliser equipment.
Performance criteria
3.1
Implement is emptied and thoroughly washed down in accordance with
workplace procedures.
3.2
Moving parts are lubricated where necessary in accordance with the operator’s
manual.
3.3
Implements are stored in accordance with workplace procedures.
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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