STAR Horticulture Unit Standards

816 Demonstrate Knowledge of Fruit Production (Level 2 Credit 5) Version 5
 
 Commercial fruit crops grown in New Zealand; the common marketing channels for fruit crops grown in New Zealand; factors affecting personal safety at work.
829 Use Correct Botanical Nomenclature When Writing Plant Names (Level 2 Credit 5) Version 4   (PLANT COLLECTION REQUIRED)
 
 Using correct nomenclature for naming plants; identifying unfamiliar plants; and how plant names are given or changed.
1668 Demonstrate Knowledge of Common Amenity Plant Pests, Diseases, and Disorders (Level 3 Credit 8) Version 5
 
 Identifying the main types, and common examples of amenity plant pests, diseases, and disorders; the principles of prevention and control of amenity plant pests, diseases, and disorders.
1669 Identify Common Weeds in Amenity Areas and Describe Control Measures (Level 3 Credit 10) Version 5   (PLANT COLLECTION REQUIRED)
 
 Identify, collect, label and present a range of common horticultural weeds; identify, either in situ or ex situ a range of common horticultural weeds; explain the way common weeds survive and spread; and describe methods to control weed growth and spread.
20574  

Identify plants (Level 2 Credit 5) Version 2   (PLANT COLLECTION REQUIRED)


 Identify a range of plants important to a named industry sector; describe simple plant classification; and identify unfamiliar plants. 

20699 Demonstrate Knowledge of Floriculture (Level 2 Credit 5) Version 2
 
 Commercial flower and foliage crops grown in New Zealand; the common marketing channels for flower and foliage crops grown in New Zealand; factors affecting personal safety at work.
22177 Demonstrate Knowledge of the Structure and Function of Plants (Level 2 Credit 5) Version 1
 
 Are able to: demonstrate knowledge of plant structures and their functions; and describe plant tissue structures and their functions.
22178 Demonstrate Knowledge of Plant Processes and Plant Life Cycles (Level 3 Credit 5) Version 1
 
 Demonstrate knowledge of plant processes; describe how environmental factors affect plant processes; and demonstrate knowledge of plant life cycles.
25158 

Demonstrate Knowledge of the Vegetable Production Industry (Level 2 Credit 5) Version 1


  The commercial vegetable crops grown in New Zealand, and the marketing and distribution channels for vegetable crops in New Zealand.

 

See also Agrichemical Unit Standards listed under STAR Agriculture.