AHCPER331 — Coordinate propagation activities for a permaculture system
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60 assessable components: 5 elements (22 performance criteria), 5 performance evidence and 33 knowledge evidence requirements. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.
Elements & performance criteria
1 Research propagation requirements for a permaculture system
- 1.1Assess propagation needs according to permaculture system design
- 1.2Determine source and availability of propagation material
- 1.3Determine numbers of new plants to be produced for the needs of the system and/or for swapping, selling or community needs
2 Develop a propagation plan for permaculture system
- 2.1Determine methods of propagation for each species
- 2.2Identify hazards, assess risks and specify controls for selected propagation methods according to workplace health and safety procedures
- 2.3Prepare a propagation plan according to researched outcomes
- 2.4Prepare seasonal schedule of propagation activity
- 2.5Maintain propagation plan records
3 Implement propagation plan for permaculture system
- 3.1Schedule propagation activity according to propagation plan and workplace safety procedures
- 3.2Ensure availability of space in propagating area for propagation activity
- 3.3Prepare materials and equipment for propagation work
- 3.4Organise propagules and apply pre-treatments according to propagation plan
- 3.5Transfer successfully propagated plants into subsequent growing conditions according to propagation and growing plan
- 3.6Grow propagated plants according to propagation plan and cultural requirements
4 Maintain propagated plants to end use
- 4.1Maintain optimal growing and cultural conditions for new plants
- 4.2Monitor and treat pest or disease according to permaculture practice
- 4.3Remove defective plants according to biosecurity and permaculture procedures
- 4.4Apply treatments to new plants according to organic and permaculture procedures
- 4.5Ensure plants are pre-conditioned ready for planting/distribution
5 Maintain a healthy and orderly propagation area
- 5.1Maintain hygiene practices in propagation facilities according to workplace hygiene and biosecurity procedures
- 5.2Store surplus propagation resources and materials according to workplace procedures
- 5.3Maintain records and update propagation plan according to workplace procedures
Performance evidence
- researched plant propagation requirements
- planned and scheduled plant propagation
- implemented propagation plan safely using at least four (4) of any of the following propagation techniques: cuttings, layering, division, grafting, budding, seed sowing
- maintained propagated plants to maturity or distribution
- updated records and plant propagation plan
Knowledge evidence
- permaculture principles and practices related to propagation, including: using reclaimed or reused containers (suitably cleaned to avoid cross-contamination)
- labelling systems using reclaimed materials
- maintaining rare and unusual varieties
- using edges and valuing the marginal – unusual plants in microclimates
- sharing and swapping to increase biodiversity and mutual wellbeing
- preserving provenance of locally indigenous species
- testing and trialling for new plants or resistant varieties
- global food plant preservation, including seed saving
- sustainable sources of propagation materials, including: seed banks
- stock and garden beds
- traded and bartered
- purchased plants, plant material or seed
- propagation plan, including: seasonal activities
- seed saving
- needs of the system for plants
- mother plant health, location and frequency of use
- schedules and timelines
- propagation techniques, including: cuttings – softwood, hardwood, semi-hardwood, root and tip
- layering – stool, aerial and runner
- division
- grafting – whip and tongue, saddle, wedge, approach and bench
- budding – shield and patch
- seed sowing
- growing media suitable for propagation in a permaculture garden setting
- plant growth, development and nutrition
- plant reproduction botany and physiology
- maintaining moisture levels in simple systems without causing disease
- systems for protecting new plants and seedlings, including: polyhouse or shade-house systems, including hoop systems on garden beds
- systems using reclaimed materials
- naturally occurring or planned microclimates
- minimal environmental impact waste disposal and composting systems that destroy pathogens
- workplace health and safety hazards, risks and controls for propagation methods
- hygiene and biosecurity procedures in the propagation area
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Related units
- AHCPER106 — Observe permaculture principles and work practices
- AHCPER107 — Support resource conservation practices
- AHCPER108 — Support plant care in a permaculture system
- AHCPER216 — Harvest, treat and store seed
- AHCPER217 — Report information about the local bioregion
- AHCPER218 — Prepare and store products from a permaculture system
- AHCPER219 — Plant and maintain crops in a permaculture system
- AHCPER220 — Harvest crops in a permaculture system
- AHCPER221 — Recognise characteristics of integrated plant and animal systems
- AHCPER222 — Use and maintain basic hand tools and equipment for garden and farm
- AHCPER223 — Produce new plants for a permaculture garden system
- AHCPER224 — Work effectively in permaculture
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