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Promoting vine health

Course details

Name: Promoting vine health
Description: This course is designed for people with a direct involvement in pruning and disease control in vineyards.
Cost: After NSW Government subsidy $340 GST incl.
Course aims:
  • Understand impact of Vine disease on vineyard health and assets.
  • Monitor factors that influence plant health.
  • Diagnose plant health problems.
  • Use of effective control, prevention and eradication techniques.
  • Evaluate effectiveness of control activities.
  • Record information relating to diseases.
Learning outcomes:
  • Understand impact of Vine disease on Vineyard health and assets.
  • Monitor factors that influence plant health.
  • Diagnose plant health problems.
  • Remedy plant health problems.
  • Evaluate treatment programs.
Length: 1 Day
Course program/structure:
  • Impact of Vine Diseases on wine quality.
  • Incidence and distribution of vine diseases in NSW and Australia.
  • Management of Botrytis Bunch Rot, Powdery and Downey Mildew.
  • Understanding disease cycles and fungicide resistance.
  • Managing diseases in vineyards.
  • Soil health in promoting plant health.
  • Evaluation and record keeping in relation to vine health strategies.
  • Future directions in plant health strategies.
  • OH&S considerations in plant health activities.
Resources and method of delivery: Participants receive course notes and manual.

This course is delivered using indoor instruction.
Accreditation: This course has been mapped to the national unit of competency, Promote plant health AHCPCM501A.

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Tocal College, CB Alexander Campus
Phone: 1800 025 520
Email: profarm@tocal.com