Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare to collect seed
- Identify and follow environmental, legislative and organisational requirements to collect seed
- Review work plan for seed collection
- Identify potential locations for seed collection
- Obtain necessary approvals and permissions for access to site and removal of seeds
- Plan seed collecting operations to ensure safe working conditions
- Communicate with others involved in seed collection project
- Select and prepare materials, tools, equipment and personal protective equipment
- Select and assess seed
- Follow work health and safety policies and procedures when collecting and cleaning seed
- Follow environmental protection and biosecurity measures for the site
- Identify plant species required
- Assess plant species and conditions to ensure seeds are from healthy plants
- Select the appropriate methods of seed collection
- Collect seed from a range of plants and different areas of the plant without causing damage to the parent plant
- Place seed in clean containers and clearly and accurately label according to organisational requirements
- Clean and store seed