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Elements and Performance Criteria
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Performance Evidence
Knowledge Evidence
The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:
principles and practices of mushroom crop developmentavailable options of additives to irrigation water to promote mushroom quality and the main considerations of their usebasic understanding of air conditioning principles, particularly relative humiditycasing function, application and depth and surface structure requirementsdesirable physical, biological and chemical characteristics of casingfarm standards and procedures, including those relating to OHS, food safety, Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP), quality systems, emergency procedures, organisational structure and workplace communication channels and protocolsgoals and sub-stages of Phase II substrate preparation and impact of Phase II on yields and qualitygrowth phases of a mushroom crop and interactions that occur between the compost, casing, environmental factors (such as temperature, water, relative humidity and carbon dioxide) and growth of the mushroomhow nature of casing and the appearance and quantity of mycelium growth in casing affect the number, distribution and quality of fruit bodies formedimpact of mushroom numbers and size on picking and qualityindustry and workplace awards and conditionsmanagement impacts of supplementing at spawning or casingmanagement requirements of casing - Compost Added at Casing (CAC) and/or Casing Inoculums (CI)OHS and environmental legislation, industry codes of practice and enterprise proceduresoverview of Phase I substrate production and its impact on yields and qualitysite quarantine protocols