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FOREST NURSERY
Prepare land and make seed beds in a
forest nursery
level:
3
credit:
4
planned review date:
June 2008
sub-field:
Horticulture
purpose:
People credited with this unit standard are able to: level land;
recognise and apply base fertilisers; rip seed bed areas;
carry out final cultivation; and make seed beds.
entry information:
Prerequisite: Unit 27, Cultivate by tractor mounted
implements, or demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills.
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:
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not
limited to the: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992,
and its subsequent amendments.
Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Level land.
performance criteria
1.1
Complete clearance of crop residues ensures that subsequent operations can
proceed without hindrance.
1.2
Levelling ensures that the general contour of the land is maintained and that
ponding areas are eliminated.
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1.3
Levelling and cultivation sequences preserve an even soil depth over the entire
area.
1.4
Implements are cleaned and stored, ready for future use.
element 2
Recognise and apply base fertilisers.
Range:
super phosphate, sulphate of potash, dolomite, agricultural lime, RPR (reactive
phosphate rock).
performance criteria
2.1
Bag markings and bag labels are checked to confirm fertiliser identity.
2.2
Fertilisers are measured out according to amounts required.
Range:
small areas, large areas, kg, bag measures.
2.3
Application techniques ensure that fertilisers are spread uniformily and at the
required rate per hectare.
2.4
Equipment is cleaned, and unused materials are stored, ready for future use.
element 3
Rip seed bed areas.
performance criteria
3.1
Areas are ripped at optimum soil moisture levels.
Range:
one soil type - sandy loam, silt loam, clay loam.
3.2
Ripping practices result in complete shatter of the ripped profile.
3.3
Ripping practices ensure that sub soil is not mixed with top soil.
3.4
Equipment is cleaned and stored, ready for future use.
element 4
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Carry out final cultivation.
performance criteria
4.1
Areas are cultivated at the optimum soil moisture content.
4.2
Evenness and depth of cultivation provide soil consistency that enables roots to
penetrate readily.
Range:
4.3
cultivation practices include those applicable to both light and
heavy soils.
Cultivation equipment is cleaned and stored, ready for future use.
element 5
Make seed beds.
performance criteria
5.1
Seed beds are straight and of even firmness both across and along the bed.
5.2
Seed beds are prepared to a standard suitable for germination of a seedling
crop.
Range:
5.3
tilth, consistency.
Bed forming equipment is cleaned and stored, ready for future use.
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.
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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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