HORT423 – Tree Health
Module code
HORT423
Module title
Tree Health
Prescription
The aim of this module is to develop students knowledge of tree health problems.
Programmes
- SX1703
NZQA Level
Level 4
NZQA Credits
8
Delivery method
- Web-Supported
Learning hours
- Total learning hours
- 80
Resources required
- Learning Outcomes
- Describe the natural responses of trees to pests, disease causing organisms and disorder causing factors
Identify common and important diseases of amenity trees and their control measures
Identify common and important pests of amenity trees and their control measures
Identify common and important disorders of amenity trees and correction methods
Describe systems for data collection on tree health problems
Describe quarantine and the Biosecurity Act 1993 as pest and disease control methods for amenity trees
Identify common non-disease causing fungi associated with trees - Content
- -Natural tree responses to pests, diseases and disorders
-Methodical inspection
-Common signs and/or symptoms of pests, disease or disorder, diagnosis
-Life cycles of disease in terms of vulnerable points allowing control
-Control measures that give both immediate and long term protection
-Disease management program for control, containment, minimisation, elimination, sanitation
-Hazard identification and control
-Data collection systems
-Quarantine system and biosecurity system in New Zealand
-Tree pests and diseases for which quarantine is of high importance
-Fungi and host associations and beneficial effects, and encouragement of - Assessment Criteria
- Assessment in this module is mixed mode. Students must gain a minimum mark of 50% in the achievement-based assessments and meet all the requirements of the competency-based assessments including carrying out all tasks in a safe manner and to industry standard to be eligible for a final grade for this module. The final grade will be based on the marks from the achievement-based assessment tasks.
- Teaching and Learning Strategy
- Teaching and learning methods will be face to face delivery including workshops, project based interactive tasks, with group sessions, tutorials, and creation of portfolios of evidence.
