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Risks and resilience
Risks and resilience
In this area of study students focus on biosecurity, the protection of agricultural and horticultural industries against pests, diseases and weeds, and measures to combat the serious threat posed by biological resistances.
Students develop their understanding of specific pests, diseases and weeds that threaten Victorian agriculture and horticulture. Emphasis is placed on principles of integrated pest and weed management.
On completion of this unit you should be able to identify and describe pests, diseases and weeds of concern to Victorian food and fibre industries, describe principles of integrated pest and weed management, analyse the problem of biological resistances and discuss the role of biosecurity.
Before you begin any area of study for this subject, please consult the 2020-2026 Agricultural and Horticultural Studies Study Design on the VCAA website. (Click on the banner below.)
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