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AHCPCM501A
Diagnose plant health problems
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Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024
This unit applies to the process of diagnosing plant health problems and is likely to be undertaken without supervision.
This unit covers the process of diagnosing plant health problems and defines the standard required to: identify plant species and describe their growing requirements and characteristics; assess the suitability of the growing environment and the level of beneficial organisms; diagnose and record plant disorders and diseases; formulate a weed, pest or disease control program using the principles of Integrated Pest Management (IPM); implement modifications to plant growing conditions; document a treatment program report.
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