Elements and Performance Criteria
- Acquire responsibility for a seed reference collection
- Standard operating procedures for maintaining a seed reference collection are reviewed.
- Existing seed reference materials are checked to ensure labels and records are up to date.
- Seed collection complies with industry protocols.
- Procedures for introducing new seeds to the collection are confirmed.
- Record keeping and staff access arrangements are established.
- Maintain a seed reference collection
- Update the reference collection
- Provide seed reference materials on request
- Seed reference material is provided, in accordance with enterprise policy , with action taken to prevent contamination.
- External requests for access to the seed reference collection are verified and approved by manager before being processed.
- Records of access to collection and removal of seeds from collection are maintained.
- Maintain a safe work environment