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Select an integrated pest and disease management programme in
production horticulture
Level
5
Credits
7
Purpose
This unit standard is for people working, or intending to work in horticulture.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: identify life cycles of pests
which affect a defined crop; identify diseases which are likely to affect the
defined crop; assess a range of pest control measures; assess a range of
disease control measures; and select a control programme for pests and
diseases in a defined crop.
Subfield
Horticulture
Domain
Production Horticulture
Status
Registered
Status date
25 July 2006
Date version published
25 July 2006
Planned review date
31 December 2011
Entry information
Open, but it is recommended that before seeking credit
for this unit standard learners gain knowledge and skills
in pest, disease, and disorder identification.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA, industry
and teaching professional in the same field from another
provider.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Primary Industry Training Organisation
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0032
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
Case studies may be used as the basis of this unit standard.
2
A defined crop may include any commercial horticulture crop from the following
sectors: amenity, arboriculture, floriculture, fruit, landscape, nursery, vegetable, or
viticulture.
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Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Identify life cycles of pests, which affect a defined crop.
Performance criteria
1.1
Pests, which affect the defined crop, are identified, and the life cycle of each
pest is described.
Range
minimum of five pests.
1.2
Signs and symptoms, which identify the presence and life cycle stage of each
pest in a crop, are described.
1.3
Stages in the life cycle of each pest, where application of control measures are
likely to be most effective, are defined.
1.4
Factors, which influence effectiveness of control measures, are identified.
Range
environmental conditions, stage of crop development, alternative
host plants available to the pests.
Element 2
Identify diseases, which are likely to affect the defined crop.
Performance criteria
2.1
Diseases, which may occur, are identified, and the characteristics and life
cycles are described.
Range
minimum of five diseases.
2.2
Signs and symptoms, which identify the presence and life cycle stage of each
disease in a crop, are described.
2.3
Stages in the development of the disease, when control application is likely to
be most effective, are identified.
2.4
Factors, which influence effectiveness of control measures, are identified.
Range
environmental conditions, stage of crop development.
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Element 3
Assess a range of pest control measures.
Performance criteria
3.1
Biological pest control is explained and illustrated with five examples of ways in
which common predators, parasites, and pathogens work.
Range
3.2
Cultural pest control methods are explained, and the ways in which each
controls pests are identified.
Range
3.3
hygiene, crop rotation, soil water management, environmental
modification, prevention of plant damage, use of resistant
cultivars, use of quarantine.
Characteristics of pesticides used to control production plant pests are
identified.
Range
3.4
may include but is not limited to – ladybirds, lacewing larvae,
hover fly larvae, praying mantis, predatory mites.
pest controlled, chemical group, formulation, toxicity, mode of
action, resistance potential.
Integrated pest control principles are identified and three proven methods are
described as to their effectiveness in the horticulture industry.
Element 4
Assess a range of disease control measures.
Performance criteria
4.1
Cultural control methods are identified, and the ways in which each controls
disease are described.
Range
4.2
hygiene, crop rotation, soil water management, environmental
modification, prevention of plant injury, use of resistant cultivars,
use of quarantine.
Principles of biological control of diseases are explained and two methods of
control used in the commercial horticulture industry are described.
Range
may include but are not limited to – Agrobacterium radiobacter,
Trichoderma viride.
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4.3
Characteristics of chemicals used to control plant diseases in production
horticulture are identified.
Range
disease or disorder controlled, chemical group, formulation,
toxicity, mode of action, resistance potential.
Element 5
Select a control programme for pests and diseases in a defined crop.
Performance criteria
5.1
Cultural and biological methods used for a specific crop are explained.
5.2
Chemical methods used for a specific crop are explained.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority, or an inter-institutional body
with delegated authority for quality assurance, before they can report 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 organisations
wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for
tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Primary Industry Training Organisation via their website
www.primaryito.ac.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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