| Nursery
Certification Program
Students can
become industry certified
How - By taking a plant science
based course from a high school agriculture education instructor,
students are eligible to take the various tests associatied
with UNR/Washoe County Cooperative Extension's Nursery Certification
Program. These courses also meet the state of Nevada's Plant
Science & Environmental Horticulture Standards (www.doe.nv.gov/Standards_CareerTech.html)
Results - Students can receive
an industry recognized certificate(s), which can help them with
employment or future education.
Areas of Certification - Botany,
Soils; Entomology; Woody Plant Culture; Plant Nutrition &
Fertilizers; Water Management; Plant Pathology; Integrated Pest
Management; Landscape Design; Pesticide Safety; Rodent &
Animal Control; Nevada Nursery Law; Pruning; Plant ID (Annual,
Perennials, Evergreen, Deciduous, Weeds, & House Plants); House Plants; Turf Care; Fruit; Berry; Veggie Cultivation; & Weed Law
Partner - UNR/Washoe County Cooperative
Extension, Leslie Allen, 775-748-4848
More Information - Jim Barbee,
Agriculture Education, Dept. of Education, 775-687-7281
Text Used for Nursery Certification Program
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Due Dates - Notify Leslie Allen
by the 15th of each month on what 5 modules you would like to
have your students test on for the next month's 15th date. The
first due date is September 15, so your students can test on
October 15.
Additional Resources -
2008 Homework Assignments
Download Botany 2008
Download Deciduous Plant ID 2008
Download Entomology 2008
Download Evergreen Plant ID 2008
Download Fruits and Berries 2008
Download House Plants 2008
Download IPM 2008
Download Nevada Nursery Law 2008
Download Plant Nutrition and Fertilizers 2008
Download Plant Pathology 2008
Download Pruning 2008
Download Soils 2008
Download Turf Management 2008
Download Vegetables 2008
Download Weeds 2008
Download
Woody Plant Culture 2008
Factsheets & Resources
Fruit Cultivation - Growing
Blueberries,
Growing
Raspberries and Blackberries,
Growing
Strawberries
Fruit Tree Resources - Apples
and Pears, Fruit
Trees, Fruit
Trees in the Eastern Sierra
Entomology - Managing
Western Flower Thrips, Beneficial
Insects, Blue
Orchard Bees,
Brown Recluse Spider,
ID of Common Insects,
Managing Aphids,
Managing Box Elders,
Managing Codling Moth,
Managing Earwigs,
Managing Elm Leaf Beetle,
Managing Scale Insects,
Managing Spider Mites,
IPM - IPM,
IPM
for Vegetables, Bio
Control, Herbicide
Resistance
Pesticide Safety - Pesticide
Safety, Fighting
Invasive Weeds
Plant Pathology - Managing
Anthracnose, Managing
Fireblight, Common
Tomato Disorders, Damping-Off
Diseases, General
Care of Maples
Plant Nutrition -
Essential Plant Nutrients,
Fertilizing Landscape Trees,
Recognizing Plant Nutrient Deficiencies
Soils - Compost,
Mulches,
Nevada Soils,
Soil Fertility Management,
Starting a Worm Farm
Turf Resources - Lawn
Care Manual, Weed
Management in Turf, Water
Conservation Tips for Lawns
Weed Resources - Weed
Management in Landscapes
Woody Plant Culture Resources - Planting
Bare Root Trees and Shrubs, Preventing
Winter Injury to Landscape Plants, Nevada
Plant Hardiness Zones
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