NZQA registered unit standard
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Title
Carry out post harvest care of nursery crops
Level
4
Credits
5
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: explain the
post harvest care, treatment, and storage of nursery crops;
select and apply post harvest treatments; and store nursery
crops.
Classification
Horticulture > Nursery Production
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1.
Definitions
Workplace procedures refer to oral or written instructions to staff on procedures for
the worksite and equipment.
Nursery crop refers to a crop of no less than 50 plants.
2
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to the Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992, the Resource Management Act 1991, the Plant
Variety Rights Act 1987; and their subsequent amendments.
3
Work may involve exposure to chemical, dangerous, or hazardous substances.
Safety procedures are observed in accordance with NZS 8409:2004 Management of
Agrichemicals, available from Standards New Zealand http://standards.co.nz, or the
NZ Agrichemical Education Trust http://growsafe.co.nz/.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Explain the post harvest care, treatment, and storage of nursery crops.
Evidence requirements
1.1
The post harvest care of nursery crops is explained.
Range
may include but not limited to - preventing dehydration, protecting
from temperature extremes, maintaining light requirements, use of
anti-desiccants, anti-transpirants.
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The reasons for the post harvest treatments and storage are explained.
Range
may include meeting low temperature requirements, maintaining
dormancy; maintaining plant health, influencing the timing of
growth or flowering, holding plants for later transport or planting,
potting, bagging.
Outcome 2
Select and apply post harvest treatments.
Range
a minumum of six nursery crops.
Evidence requirements
2.1
The purpose of the selected treatments is stated, and their timing and modes of
action are explained.
2.2
The nursery crops are prepared for treatment in accordance with workplace
procedures.
2.3
Any equipment or materials needed, are prepared in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions and workplace procedures.
2.4
The crops are treated in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions for any
equipment or materials used, and workplace procedures.
2.5
Post treatment care ensures minimal damage to the plant material, and leaves it
ready for the next process.
2.6
Records of treatment are kept, in accordance with workplace procedures.
Range
may include botanical names, treatment, date.
Outcome 3
Store nursery crops.
Range
a minimum of six nursery crops.
Evidence requirements
3.1
The purpose of the selected storage methods and the timing of the process are
stated.
3.2
The nursery crops are prepared for storage in accordance with workplace
procedures.
3.3
The storage facilities are prepared and the crops are placed in storage in
accordance with workplace procedures.
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3.4
The storage is managed so the crops quality is maintained for the duration of
the storage.
3.5
Nursery crops are removed from storage on time and ready for the next
process.
3.6
Storage records are kept, in accordance with workplace procedures.
Range
may include botanical names, storage time, crop location, dates in
and out of storage.
Replacement information
This unit standard replaced unit standard 12402.
Planned review date
31 December 2017
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
23 February 2004
31 December 2014
Revision
2
24 February 2006
31 December 2014
Review
3
19 April 2012
N/A
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0032
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Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR 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.
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Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Primary Industry Training Organisation standards@primaryito.ac.nz if
you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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