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Title / Prick out and transplant tree seedlings in a forest nursery
Level / 2 / Credits / 4
Purpose / People credited with this unit standard are able to prick out, transplant, and pot on tree seedlings and rooted cuttings. They are also able to demonstrate knowledge of root system quality.
Classification / Horticulture > Forest Nursery
Available grade / Achieved
Explanatory notes
1 This unit standard covers plant transfer techniques for tree species. Transfer techniques are equally applicable to woody plant species generally.
2 Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to the: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, and its subsequent amendments.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Prick out tree seedlings.
Range germinants, small seedlings, containers, open beds.
Evidence requirements
1.1 Techniques of extraction from seed trays and of pricking out do not damage seedlings.
1.2 Root positioning techniques ensure that tap roots and lateral roots are not distorted during transfer.
1.3 Firming-in technique maintains root orientation.
1.4 Watering of seedlings immediately after pricking out ensures intimate root contact with the medium.
1.5 Watering of unused seedlings maintains their vitality.
Outcome 2
Transplant tree seedlings and rooted cuttings.
Evidence requirements
2.1 Root systems are trimmed to a suitable length.
Range plant size, container size, root system characteristics.
2.2 Tap roots and lateral roots are not distorted when placed in containers or when transplanted into open beds.
2.3 Firming after transplanting does not distort root systems.
Outcome 3
Demonstrate knowledge of root system quality.
Evidence requirements
3.1 Degrees of tap root distortion are identified in terms of their effect on tree stability.
Range straight tap root, lightly off set, severely off set, J rooted, pig tail, tap root breakage, tree stability.
3.2 Types of lateral root distortion are explained in terms of their effect on tree stability.
Range lateral roots straight down, lightly off set, severely off set, swept, J rooted, birds' nests.
Replacement information / This unit standard is replaced by unit standard 29504.This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by the last date for assessment set out below.
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process / Version / Date / Last Date for Assessment /Registration / 1 / 25 September 1997 / 31 December 2020
Revision / 2 / 19 July 2001 / 31 December 2020
Revision / 3 / 24 February 2006 / 31 December 2020
Review / 4 / 18 August 2016 / 31 December 2020
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference / 0032
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
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.
Primary Industry Training OrganisationSSB Code 101558 / Ó New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2017 / / New Zealand Qualifications Aut