2: Plant Health

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Provides underpinning knowledge and understanding of the effect of a range of factors on plant health.

The Impact of Competition on Plant Health: The good things about weeds.

The Impact of Competition on Plant Health: The good things about weeds.

The following information is an extract taken from Unit 1 Topic 2 Element 3 and focuses on the benefits of ...
General points about pests and diseases in relation to plant selection, maintenance and plant health.

General points about pests and diseases in relation to plant selection, maintenance and plant health.

Relates to: R2112 (old syllabus) R2103 (old syllabus) and Unit Topic 2 Plant Health (New Syllabus) Introduction If you are ...
Plants Pests: Study of the two spotted spider mite.

Plants Pests: Study of the two spotted spider mite.

This is a named pest to be studied as part of the old RHS syllabus R2103. It is also relevant ...
Environmental conditions which impact on plant health: Frost damage and Fasciation.

Environmental conditions which impact on plant health: Frost damage and Fasciation.

Frost damage is relevant to both the old and new syllabus. (R2103) and Unit 1 Topic 2 Element 1 Fasciation ...
Plant Pest: Black Bean Aphid. Life Cycle and Control.

Plant Pest: Black Bean Aphid. Life Cycle and Control.

Introduction There are more than 500 species of aphid in the UK. Some feed on a wide range of plants ...
Plant Pest : Vine weevil. Life Cycle and Control.

Plant Pest : Vine weevil. Life Cycle and Control.

Introduction Vine weevil is one of the pests which needs to be known in detail for the RHS level 2 ...