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HORTICULTURE PRODUCTION
MANAGEMENT
Manage daily requirements of a defined
horticulture crop
level:
5
credit:
6
planned review date:
June 2008
sub-field:
Horticulture
purpose:
People credited with this unit standard will be able to apply
knowledge of the preparation, planting, cultivation,
protection, irrigation, nutrition, and harvesting requirements
of a defined crop to manage, use, and control resources in
the development of that crop to meet specified market
requirements.
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:
None.
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Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Identify health and production requirements for defined horticulture crop.
performance criteria
1.1
Analysis of crop production activities identifies key elements which must be
addressed in management of each production phase.
Range:
1.2
preparation, planting, cultivation, irrigation, protection, nutrition,
harvesting.
Analysis of crop information sources identifies health problems which may have
to be addressed in crop management plans.
Range:
research documentation, site records, seed and plant providers,
industry and private advisors.
element 2
Define procedures for production and plant health maintenance activities.
performance criteria
2.1
Definition development identifies methods to be used to carry out each phase of
production for the defined crop.
2.2
Definition developed identifies methods to be used to deal with plant health
problem possibilities, identified and unidentified, which may arise.
2.3
Resource requirement schedules developed define resources required for the
implementation of methods defined for each production phase.
Range:
materials, equipment, labour, specialist, services.
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element 3
Manage crop production and maintenance of crop health.
performance criteria
3.1
Daily resource use and implementation of activity schedules support
achievement of optimum plant growth and health.
3.2
Resource re-allocation and re-scheduling procedures adopted enable response
to unforeseen occurrences as they arise.
3.3
Communication procedures adopted ensure all parties involved in production
activities are familiar with plans and any changes made to them.
3.4
Feedback from established evaluation practices provides information for
resolution of procedure problems.
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.
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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 which can be accessed at
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/site/framework/search.html.
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