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Unit/Standard Number | High School Graduation Years 2013, 2014 and 2015  Applied Horticulture/Horticultural Operations, General CIP 01.0601 Task Grid | Proficiency Level Achieved: (X) Indicates Competency Achieved to Industry Proficiency Level
 | Secondary Competency Task List
100 | DEMONSTRATE SAFETY
101 | Identify and follow all general safety, laboratory safety and field-site safety practices and procedures in horticulture.
102 | Identify and follow all OSHA safety standards for the horticulture services industry.
103 | Identify and follow procedures written in the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) information system.
104 | Demonstrate the safe use of  horticulture equipment.
105 | Select the proper  protective clothing and equipment.
106 | Demonstrate basic first aid procedures for injuries.
200 | DEMONSTRATE SAFE AND PROPER PLANT HEALTH CARE PRACTICES
201 | Practice safety when controlling weeds, insects, and plant diseases.
202 | Read and interpret horticulture product labels.
203 | Properly calculate and mix quantities of horticultural products used in plant health care.
204 | Demonstrate knowledge of federal and state pesticide laws.
205 | Define the concept of, “Plant Health Care,” such as disease, nutrients etc.
206 | Distinguish the components of an Integrated Pest Management program including the effects of chemicals and pesticides on the environment
207 | Identify various horticultural pests including their signs and symptoms.
208 | Identify and use equipment for the application of plant health care products.
300 | DEMONSTRATE KNOWLEDGE OF BASIC BOTANY
301 | Describe the process of photosynthesis, respiration, translocation, and transpiration.
302 | Identify plant cell structure, organization and function.
303 | Identify plant structures and explain their functions.
304 | Identify conditions essential for seed germination.
305 | Explain the environmental factors that affect the growth and development of a plant.
306 | Distinguish between sexual and asexual plant reproduction.
307 | Identify plant nutrient requirements.
308 | Describe the nutrient cycles.
309 | Classify plants and use appropriate binomial taxonomic terminology.
400 | DEMONSTRATE KNOWLEDGE OF HORTICULTURE BUSINESS OPERATIONS
401 | Determine criteria for selecting a site for a horticulture business.
402 | Research state and local requirements for horticulture businesses.
403 | Develop a horticultural business plan.
404 | Analyze pricing and mark-up techniques.
405 | Determine human resource needs in a horticulture business.
406 | Research vendors to obtain product information.
407 | Demonstrate appropriate customer/client relationship attributes.
408 | Identify and develop various horticulture record keeping systems.
409 | Analyze record keeping system to determine best management practices.
410 | Analyze business ethics.
500 | DEMONSTRATE KNOWLEDGE OF SOILS AND CLIMATE
501 | Identify and describe soil characteristics.
502 | Identify soil and/or plant nutrients.
503 | Describe soil management techniques.
504 | Conduct proper soil sampling teachniques.
505 | Test soil for pH, texture, macronutrients and soluble salts.
506 | Interpret commercial soil test reports.
507 | Describe criteria for selecting fertilizers and soil amendments.
508 | Describe factors influencing fertilizer application.
509 | Identify environmental factors that affect plant growth.
510 | Describe techniques used to control environmental factors.
511 | Describe how weather and climate impact growing conditions and plant selection.
600 | DEMONSTRATE KNOWLEDGE OF SUSTAINABLE HORTICULTURE
601 | Identify different methods of sustainable horticulture.
602 | Compare sustainable watering and fertilizing techniques to conventional techniques.
603 | Compare sustainable plant material selection to conventional plant material.
604 | Recycle horticultural waste.
605 | Compare the efficiency of current energy sources with future energy sources in horticulture.
700 | DEMONSTRATE KNOWLEDGE OF HORTICULTURE TECHNOLOGY
701 | Explain the uses of technologically altered plants.
702 | Research advanced technologies in horticulture equipment.
703 | Describe the use of different methods of plant tissue culture.
704 | Research new and emerging technologies in horticulture.
800 | EXPLORE THE HISTORY AND CURRENT STATUS OF HORTICULTURE
801 | Describe major historical developments in the field of horticulture.
802 | Compare/contrast the effect human beings have had on various plant species.
803 | Determine how development of certain plant species has affected cultural development.
804 | Describe the role horticulture plays in the economy of the state and nation.
805 | Identify current issues regarding plant and soil management that impacts agronomic and horticultural practices.
806 | Explain the psychological impact of  botanical gardens, public parks,  trees, flowers and plants have on  people in a society.
900 | DEMONSTRATE KNOWLEDGE OF PLANT IDENTIFICATION
901 | Outline the proper use of plant material in various segments of the horticulture industry.
902 | Determine the impact of environmental factors on plant materials.
903 | List the identifying characteristics of various plant categories associated with plants in the horticulture  industry.
904 | Identify 100 plants used in horticulture industry by horticultural reference/botanical reference.  (65 need  to be woody trees & shrubs and herbaceous annuals and perennials)