Advanced BASIS Course
Cereals
Tutor: Debbie Wedge
Venue: Marsh Farm, Marsh, Aylesbury, Bucks, HP17 8ST
Course
times:9.00
a.m. – 4.00 p.m.
Advanced BASIS Certificate Courses are
independently examined by BASIS (Registration) Ltd. Exams consist of short
answer papers and viva panel interviews.
Viva panels are made up of a BASIS chairperson and industry experts in
the relevant crops.
Each advanced BASIS module covers the
agronomy and crop protection of particular crops in more depth than is possible
on “BASIS Certificate in Crop Protection” Courses. Advanced BASIS involves a higher
level of thinking and problem solving than Basis. A variety of participatory
training techniques are used.
Each Crop Module covers:
Agronomy
- Agronomic significance of
varietal choice.
- Rotational considerations
- Establishment
- Harvesting
- Growth Regulation
- Nutrition
Crop
Protection
- Weeds; significance, identification,
biology and integrated control
- Pests; significance,
identification, biology and integrated control
- Diseases; significance,
identification, biology and integrated control
- Classification and modes of
action of control products & techniques
- Safe and effective application
of Plant Protection Products
- Resistance management
Crop
Marketing
- Implications for agronomy and
crop production / crop protection
Protection
of People and the Environment and Good Agricultural Practice (GAP)
- Legislation
- Codes of Practice
- Industry best practice
Course Dates 2017:
- Tuesday 31 October
- Wednesday 1 November
- Tuesday 21 November
- Monday 4 December
- Monday 18 December (Exam)