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Identify seed trees and collect tree seed
level:
3
credit:
4
planned review date:
June 2008
sub-field:
Horticulture
purpose:
People credited with this unit standard are able to: identify
and locate seed trees; check climbing equipment and climb
the seed trees; and collect tree seed.
entry information:
Open.
accreditation option:
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA, industry and
teaching professional in the same field from another
provider.
moderation option:
A centrally established and directed national moderation
system has been set up by the Primary Industry Training
Organisation.
special notes:
1
Definition
The term fruit is used for plant structures that contain
seeds such as cones, capsules, berries, and pods.
2
Reference
Competence in this unit standard requires knowledge
of: Approved Code of Practice for Safety and Health in
Tree Work, Part 1: Arboriculture (Wellington,
New Zealand, Occupational Safety and Health Service,
1994), pp.1-99.
3
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is
not limited to the: Health and Safety in Employment Act
1992, and its subsequent amendments.
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Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Identify and locate seed tree(s).
performance criteria
1.1
The genus and species of the seed tree are identified according to foliage, fruit,
and flower characteristics.
1.2
Seed tree or seed stand location is identified and confirmed.
Range:
maps, permanent records.
element 2
Check climbing equipment and climb the seed tree(s).
performance criteria
2.1
Climbing equipment is checked and used in accordance with manufacturers
instructions and the Approved Code of Practice for Safety and Health in Tree
Work.
2.2
Climbing methods conform to the Approved Code of Practice for Safety and
Health in Tree Work.
element 3
Collect tree seed.
performance criteria
3.1
The presence of seed in fruit is established before collection.
3.2
Monitoring of fruit maturity characteristics is used as an early indication of
optimum fruit ripeness and minimum levels of seed maturity.
Range:
fruit colour, endosperm, embryo;
one example of a conifer species, one example of a hardwood
species.
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3.3
Fruit is collected in its optimum state of ripeness.
3.4
Each bag of collected material is labelled with species and origin information.
3.5
Collected material is packed to maintain seed viability.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact Primary Industry Training Organisation http://www.primaryito.ac.nz if you
wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
Please Note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority or a delegated interinstitutional body before they can register 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 providers wishing to
develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and
assessors, and special resource requirements.
This unit standard is covered by AMAP 0032
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/site/framework/search.html.
which can
be
accessed at
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