response of growth to temperature and nutrients water use by evapotranspiration propagation by seeds and vegetative parts, including tubers, cuttings, buds and grafts Plant environment factors affecting soil fertility soil profiles and textures function of macro nutrients in plants and symptoms of deficiency symptoms of water stress Plant health interpret agricultural chemical labels to determine which product to select application of codes of practice concerning chemical use Breeding and improvement cultivars and their characteristics plant types, their origins and development into current cultivars Economics, finance and markets farming systems and enterprises available markets calculation of costs, returns and profits Sustainable production identification of market requirements to be met for selected products the role of quarantine in preventing pests, diseases and weeds prevention of the spread of pests, diseases and weeds to natural ecosystems Investigating plant production conduct an investigation, considering aspects of experimental design interpret data, including calculating. means present data using appropriate methods draw conclusions based on experimental data Produce for purpose develop a calendar of operations for an enterprise production cycle
response of growth to temperature and nutrients water use by evapotranspiration propagation by seeds and vegetative parts, including tubers, cuttings, buds and grafts Plant environment factors affecting soil fertility soil profiles and textures function of macro nutrients in plants and symptoms of deficiency symptoms of water stress Plant health interpret agricultural chemical labels to determine which product to select application of codes of practice concerning chemical use Breeding and improvement cultivars and their characteristics plant types, their origins and development into current cultivars Economics, finance and markets farming systems and enterprises available markets calculation of costs, returns and profits Sustainable production identification of market requirements to be met for selected products the role of quarantine in preventing pests, diseases and weeds prevention of the spread of pests, diseases and weeds to natural ecosystems Investigating plant production conduct an investigation, considering aspects of experimental design interpret data, including calculating. means present data using appropriate methods draw conclusions based on experimental data Produce for purpose develop a calendar of operations for an enterprise production cycle
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