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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Prepare for monitoring activities
  2. Collect soil and plant tissue samples
  3. Visually monitor turf health

Range Statement


Performance Evidence

The candidate must be assessed on their ability to integrate and apply the performance requirements of this unit in a workplace setting. Performance must be demonstrated consistently over time and in a suitable range of contexts.

The candidate must provide evidence that they can:

assess turf health

identify deficiencies and diseases in turf

inspect and report on the condition of turfed surfaces

perform soil sampling and analyse results

prepare turf maintenance recommendations according to the playing requirements and desired objectives of the enterprise


Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

principles and practices of turf health

botany and turf physiology as it applies to turf health

main, simple and compound fertiliser products available to the enterprise including analysis, solubility, salt index, rates and cost

rates and regularity of recommended fertiliser and pesticide application to achieve optimum plant health objectives while minimising external environment impact through leaching, excessive spraying and overuse

role of trace elements and nutrients required by turf grass plants, and symptoms of toxicities and deficiencies

soil and plant tissue analysis as a monitoring and turf management tool, the main elements of analysis and their significance as indicators of nutritional deficiency and toxicity

turf grass diseases, including commonly occurring regional diseases, seasonality, site history and visual disease symptoms