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Demonstrate knowledge of botany in
horticulture activities
level:
4
credit:
4
planned review date:
June 2008
sub-field:
Horticulture
purpose:
People credited with this unit standard will be able to apply
knowledge of structure and form of plants, life cycles, and
growth processes in the planting, cultivation, and care of
horticulture specimens and crops.
entry information:
Open, but development of introductory level skill and
knowledge in botany is recommended before this unit
standard is undertaken.
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:
None.
Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Demonstrate knowledge of plant anatomy and morphology.
performance criteria
1.1
Identification of cell types present and the function of each type is determined
for a given plant sample.
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1.2
Application of plant tissue structure and function knowledge provides
description of inter-relationship between tissue types.
Range:
1.3
Explanation of morphological structure adaptations identifies changes which
take place in plant elements.
Range:
1.4
phloem, xylem, meristems, epidermis, storage tissues.
roots, stems, leaves, fruit.
Management and care of plants demonstrates ability to apply knowledge of
plant anatomy and physiology effectively in horticulture activities.
Range:
propagation, planting, training and pruning, growing, harvesting,
and storage of crops.
element 2
Demonstrate knowledge of plant growth processes and life cycles in horticulture.
performance criteria
2.1
Application of growth processes knowledge provides accurate description of
relationships between plant growth processes.
Range:
2.2
Identification of methods to be adopted provides the basis for development of
vascular reproduction process management for plants in horticulture.
Range:
2.3
photosynthesis, respiration, water movement, nutrient uptake, cell
division.
meiosis, pollination, fertilisation, fruit, seed dispersal, vegetative
reproduction.
Explanation provided details ways in which plants adapt to their growing
environments and how these adaptations can be used in plant management.
Range:
xerophytes, mesophytes, hydrophytes, shade and sun plants,
ecotypes.
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Demonstrate knowledge of botany in
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2.4
Explanation provided defines relationships between world climate conditions
and distribution of vegetation types.
2.5
Description provided identifies management implications for a range of plant life
cycles and forms.
Range:
2.6
annual, biennial, perennial, angiosperm, fern, moss, liverworts.
Methods adopted show ability to apply knowledge of plant requirements
effectively in all stages of horticulture plant and crop management.
Range:
propagation, planting, growing, training and pruning, harvesting,
storage.
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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