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Nursery/ Landscape Nebraska Career Development Event Handbook and Rules for 2018-2022 1. PURPOSE Nursery & Landscape is a discipline of horticulture concerned with the growing and maintaining landscape plants and related products, the use of equipment, and landscape design concepts.

The Nursery & Landscape CDE tests students’ skills and knowledge in:

• Plant, pests, and equipment identification • Problem solving landscape calculations • General plant knowledge and integrated pest management knowledge • Landscape design

The Nebraska Nursery & Landscape Career Development Event is designed to create an interest in careers within the Nursery and Landscape Industries through instruction and hands on technical skill development delivered through the agriculture education curriculum.

AFNR courses that may align to Nursery & Landscape include: Plant Science, Horticulture, Nursery Management, Landscaping, Greenhouse Management, Plant Biology, and others.


2. OBJECTIVES A. Design Principles – Team

See Resource Material “Grow a Beautiful Space.” Questions may include landscape drawings or images. Students should be able to:

a) Identify and describe methods to create order, unity, rhythm, scale/proportion, balance, and focal points.

b) Classify (evergreen, deciduous, tree, shrub, etc.) plants used in landscapes (from the provided plant list) and the roles those plants play in a landscape.

c) Identify and describe how plant size, form, color and texture visually influence landscape character and space.

d) Describe the aesthetic and functional uses of plants in landscapes. e) Identify the appropriate type and size of landscape structures, materials and

amenities. f) Identify and understand the different types of landscape drawings and their

benefits. g) Identify effective basic landscape graphic symbols and lettering

B. Plant, Pest, and Equipment Identification – Individual

Live samples or images will be used (see Reference Materials “Nursery/Landscape Equipment, Pests, and Plants List”). Question format may vary however choices will be provided. Students should be able to:

a) Identify tools used in developing landscape plans. b) Identify tools and equipment used in managing landscapes. c) Identify woody and herbaceous plants commonly used in Nebraska landscapes. d) Identify insects, diseases, and weeds commonly found in Nebraska landscapes.

C. Problem Solving - Landscape Calculations – Individual

Multiple Choice Questions may include all the necessary information to solve a problem or may require students to take measurements off landscape drawings and use those measurements to solve the problem. Refer to Presentation PDF in the appendix below. Students should be able to:

a) Solve common landscape calculations involving lengths, areas, and volumes and related conversions.

b) Solve common landscape calculations for fertilizers and pesticide application rates.


c) Calculate amounts and prices for landscape plants, hardscape features, and labor.

d) Solve common landscape calculations related to seeding and sod installation. D. General Knowledge & Integrated Pest Management – Individual

See Resource Material “Pesticide Safety in Landscapes”

Students should be able to:

a) Read and interpret pesticide labels. b) Identify and define pesticide signal words. c) Identify risk in relationship to toxicity and exposure; including knowledge of

Lethal Dose and main routes of exposure. d) Identify ways to manage exposure to pesticides. e) Compare and contrast signs and symptoms of pesticide poisoning and know

the steps to follow when poisoning occurs. f) Identify pesticide application equipment and its proper use and cleaning. g) Recognize methods for protecting the environment from pesticides.

See Resource Material “Plant Nutrients and Soil Fertility”


a) Recognize and classify the 17 essential elements for plant growth, including their general functions and typical form used by plants.

b) Identify the ways that nutrients can come into contact with plant roots and how they are taken up by plants.

c) Understand the difference between mobile and immobile nutrients in a plants and their relationship to deficiency symptoms.

d) Describe the classifications of fertilizers.

e) Read and interpret fertilizer labels.

f) Complete fertilizer calculations and understand spreader calibration.

g) Describe the four ‘“rights” of fertilizer use.

h) Describe the purpose and proper method of soil sampling and testing.

See Resource Material “Properties of Landscape Soils”


a) Recognized and describe the factors influencing soil formation.

b) Recognize the major components of a soil.


c) Identify and describe the soil horizons.

d) Understand how landscape soils differ from other soils.

e) Describe the physical properties of soil.

f) Describe the chemical properties of soil its effect on plant growth.

See Resource Material “Identifying Landscape Plants”


a) Identify plants using a dichotomous key. b) Define terms related to leaf morphology, type, venation, arrangement, and

persistence. c) Describe gymnosperm and modified leaf terms. d) Define terms related to stem morphology and stem types. e) Define terms related to woody stems and the various types of modified stems. f) Describe root morphology and specialized root terminology. g) Describe flower morphology terms. h) Differentiate different types of fruits. i) Differentiate different types of flowers.

See Resource Material “Classification and Naming of Plants”


a) Describe the two methods of classifying plants. b) Describe differences between the different kingdoms. c) Describe differences between vascular plants and non-vascular plants. d) Describe differences between angiosperms and gymnosperms. e) Describe differences between monocotyledons and dicotyledons. f) Identify the genus and specific epithet when a plant’s species is written. g) Describe differences between varieties, cultivars, hybrids and authorities when

naming plants. h) Describe the rules for writing a plant’s scientific name.

See Resource Material “Integrated Pest Management for Landscapes”


a) Describe various steps to implement an Integrated Pest Management program. b) Describe the differences between complete and incomplete metamorphosis. c) Describe the different threshold levels in an Integrated Pest Management

program.


d) Describe different cultural, mechanical, and biological controls used in an Integrated Pest Management program.

e) Classify characteristics of different types of chemicals.

3. ELIGIBILITY This event is open to students in grades 9-12. The top 2 schools in a district may qualify a team to the state CDE. Teams must consist of four students. Teams with less than four students will not be allowed to participate.

4. RECOMMENDED ATTIRE FFA members participating in this event are advised to wear Official FFA Dress. Non-FFA members should wear professional dress.

5. REQUIRED SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT Each student must bring to the competition:

• Pencil • Calculator - phones are not allowed • Engineer scale - minimum of 1 per team

6. EVENT SCHEDULE • Students shall not arrive more than 20 minutes prior to the start of the event. • Students will begin with an orientation and receive instructions. • Students will rotate between three stations and have 30 minutes per station.

o The three rotations are: the team activity, the general knowledge exam and problem solving, and the plant, pest, and equipment identification.


7. ANNUAL THEME There is no theme or annual topic for this CDE.

8. EVENT FORMAT The Nursery and Landscape CDE consists of individual and team activities

A. Individual Activity

a. Problem Solving - Landscape Calculations (20 multiple choice questions)

b. Plant, Pest, and Equipment Identification (50 multiple choice or matching questions)

c. Written General Knowledge Exam (20 multiple choice, matching, or true/false questions)

B. Team Activity a. Design Principles: Students will answer questions based off design drawings

and information found in the “Grow a Beautiful Space” publication series. b. Multiple choice, matching, true/false or fill in the blank questions may include

landscape drawings or images.


9. SCORING The following represents how team and individual scores are calculated:

Team Score Calculation Score

Total Team Score Calculation

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• Team Design Principles Activity 100

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• Individual Scores (4 x 180) 720

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Total Points Possible 820

Individual Score Calculation Score

Total Individual Score Calculation

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• Plant, Pest and Equipment Identification 100 50 questions (2 points each) _____________________________________________________________________

• Problem Solving – Landscape Calculations 40 20 questions (2 points each)

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• General Knowledge Exam 40 20 questions (2 points each)

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Total Points Possible 180


10. TIEBREAKER To determine the award order for individuals involved in a tie, the following will be utilized in rank order:

1. Identification

2. General Knowledge Test

3. Landscape Calculations

To determine the award order for teams involved in a tie, the following will be utilized in rank order:

1. Reading Landscape Plan

2. Landscape Measurements

11. RESOURCE MATERIALS It’s recommended that students study from the following material in preparation for the event:

• Plants, pest and equipment list See appendix 1

• Grow a Beautiful Space https://go.unl.edu/grow (recommended to purchase all three units of this publication)

• Pesticide safety in landscapes https://go.unl.edu/pesticidesafety

• Plant nutrients and soil fertility https://go.unl.edu/plantnutrients

• Properties of Landscape Soils https://go.unl.edu/properties

• Identifying Landscape Plants https://go.unl.edu/indentifying

• Classification and Naming of Plants https://go.unl.edu/classificationandnaming

• Integrated Pest Management for Landscapes https://go.unl.edu/integrated


12. PAST EXAMS All exam questions will come directly from the listed references. No past exams are provided.

13. POST-CDE DEBRIEFING OPPORTUNITY Due to this CDE ending late at night, there is no post-CDE debriefing or walk through available.

Contest materials cannot be taken from the contest. Pictures may not be taken of the contest material.


APPENDIX


Appendix 1. Sample Plant, Pest and Equipment List


Deciduoustrees,shrubsandvines51.Acerplatanoidescv. NorwayMaple52.Acerrubrumcv. RedMaple53.Acersaccharumcv. SugarMaple54.Betulanigra RiverBirch55.Cerciscanadensis Redbud56.Clematishybrid Clematis57.Cornusfloridacv. FloweringDogwood58.Crataegusphaenopyrum WashingtonHawthorn59.Euonymusalatus WingedEuonymus60.Fagussylvaticacv. EuropeanBeech61.Forsythiaxintermediacv. BorderForsythia62.Fraxinusamericanacv. WhiteAsh63.Ginkgobiloba Ginkgo,MaidenhairTree64.Gleditsiatriacanthosinermis ThornlessHoneylocust65.Hydrangeamacrophylla BigleafHydrangea66.Liquidambarstyraciflua SweetGum67.Liriodendrontulipifera Tuliptree68.Malusspp.andcv. FloweringCrabapple69.Quercusalba WhiteOak70.Quercusrubra RedOak71.Syringavulgariscv. CommonLilac72.Taxodiumdistichum BaldCypress73.Tiliacordata LittleleafLinden74.Viburnumtrilobum AmericanCranberrybushViburnum75.Wisteriasinensiscv. ChineseWisteria


Weeds96.AnnualBluegrass97.BroadleafPlantain98.BuckhornPlantain99.Chickweed100.Crabgrass101.Dandelion102.Henbit103.Nutsedge104.Oxalis105.Purslane106.CloversBeneficialInsects107.PrayingMantis108.LadyBeetle109.PaperWasp110.Lacewing111.Spider

Equipment112.Anvil-and-bladePruner113.Architect'sScale114.BowSaw115.BubblerHead,Irrigation116.BumwadorTracePaper117.DripEmitter,Irrigation118.Engineer'sScale119.FertilizerTablet120.GranularFertilizer121.HedgeShears122.Hook-and-bladePruners123.ImpactSprinkler124.Loppers125.MistNozzle(mistbed)126.OscillatingSprinkler127.PoolPruner128.Pop-upIrrigationHead129.PowerHedgeTrimmer130.PruningSaw131.QuickCoupler132.QuickCouplerHeadAdapter133.Resin-coatedFertilizer134.Triangle135.T-square136.Vellum

Insect76.Aphid77.Bagworm78.Borer79.Leafhopper80.LeafMiner81.Scale82.SpiderMite83.Snail/Slug84.Whitefly85.WhiteGrubDiseases86.Anthracnose87.AppleScab88.BlackSpot89.Botrytis90.Canker91.Cedar-AppleRust92.CrownGall93.Fireblight94.PowderyMildew95.RootRot


Appendix 2. Landscape Calculations




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