Domain - Sports Turf Weeds and Pests
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Level 3
Demonstrate knowledge of and monitor common turf pests, and identify damage threshold following monitoring
Version 13
1158 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working in a sports turf or amenity turf context. People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of common pests of turf grasses and Leptinella species in New Zealand, the damage they cause, and their life cycles; and monitor turf pests and identify damage threshold for turf following pest population monitoring.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Demonstrate knowledge of common turf weeds, moss, and algae
Version 13
1159 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working in a sports turf or amenity turf context. People credited with this unit standard are able to: identify common weeds of turf and describe the detrimental effects of weeds on turf; describe the ways in which common turf weeds survive and spread; and describe the features and spread of moss and algae on turf surfaces.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Demonstrate knowledge of common turf diseases and disorders
Version 13
1160 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working in a sports turf or amenity turf context. People credited with this unit standard are able to: distinguish symptoms of turf diseases and major turf disorders; identify the presence of a common disease of turf grasses and Leptinella species; and identify and describe the signs and symptoms of common diseases of turf grasses and Leptinella species, and environmental factors that contribute to disease opportunity.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Demonstrate understanding of weeds, pests, diseases, and disorders of amenity turf areas
Version 7
20530 Unit Standard 10 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working or intending to work in the amenity turf industry. People credited with this unit standard are able to: identify weed groups found in amenity turf areas, and describe the typical effects of weeds on amenity turf; describe indicators of common amenity turf diseases and disorders; describe symptoms of common amenity turf pest damage in turf; and describe methods of prevention and/or control of amenity turf pests, diseases, and weeds.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 37
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Interpret label information and apply agrichemicals to sports turf using a knapsack sprayer
Version 1
32736 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: interpret agrichemical product documentation for an agrichemical used in the sports turf industry; and apply agrichemicals using a knapsack sprayer in a sports turf context; and complete a spray diary for agrichemical application in a sports turf context.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Level 4
Plan and implement control programmes for turf pests on a sports turf site, and evaluate control procedures
Version 13
1167 Unit Standard 10 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to, for a sports turf site: plan and implement turf pest control programmes; and evaluate pest control procedures for effectiveness of control.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Plan and implement control programmes for turf weeds on a sports turf site, and evaluate control procedures
Version 13
1168 Unit Standard 10 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to, on a sports turf site: plan and implement turf weed control programmes; and evaluate turf weed control programmes for effectiveness of control.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Plan and implement control programmes for turf diseases on a sports turf site, and evaluate control procedures
Version 13
1169 Unit Standard 10 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to, on a sports turf site: plan and implement turf disease control programmes; and evaluate turf disease control procedures for effectiveness of control.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Level 5
Design and implement a weed control programme for a sports turf surface
Version 3 This unit standard replaced unit standard 4275.
21450 Unit Standard 8 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: identify factors influencing the spread and control of turf weeds, and strategies for management of turf weeds; evaluate the effectiveness of herbicides for the control of weeds in given situations; and design a weed control programme for a sports turf organisation; and implement the weed control programme for a sports turf organisation.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 37
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Level 7
Design weed control programmes for sports turf surfaces
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 5
4275 Unit Standard 20 Credits
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This unit standard is for learners who are required to design weed control programmes for sports turf surfaces. Learners credited with this unit standard are able to: determine the characteristics of turf weed species that influence the effectiveness of control, evaluate five weed control techniques using a non-replicated field trial, and assess the effectiveness of a weed control programme in use at a selected sports turf facility.
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