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BASIS Crop Protection

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Agriculture
Course Duration

16 days

Course Location

Greenmount Campus

BASIS – Crop Protection

It is a requirement of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 that all persons involved in the sale and supply of a pesticide approved for agricultural use have successfully completed the BASIS Certificate in Crop Protection, or similar, or are selling or supplying that pesticide under the direct supervision of a person who holds such a certificate.

Who is the course for?

Persons responsible for the sale and supply of a pesticide approved for agricultural use and who have sufficient supervised field experience

Course content

  • Integrated Crop Management, Growth and Development of Crops and Commercial Production
  • Recognition and Causes of Crop Disorders
  • Recognition, Biology and Control of Weeds
  • Recognition, Biology and Control of Pests
  • Recognition, Biology and Control of Diseases
  • Composition, Activity and Persistence of Crop Protection Chemicals and Biological Agents
  • Application of Crop Protection Chemicals
  • Safe Use, Handling, Transport and Storage of Crop Protection Chemicals

The emphasis is on practical knowledge applicable when selling or advising farmers and giving advice that is economically and environmentally sound.

Course Assessment

This course will run as demand necessitates. Training will take place over an academic year by a certified BASIS trainer.

To successfully complete the course a candidate must successfully complete the following:

  • a multiple-choice examination;
  • a weed, pest and disease identification test;
  • a project demonstrating their sound working knowledge of crop protection chemicals;
  • attendance at a three person examining panel.
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Greenmount Campus

Greenmount Campus is the centre of all things green – that’s agricultural, horticultural and environmental providing an idyllic rural setting for your land-based studies.

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