Chapter Guide to State FFA Activities

Chapter Guide to State FFA Activities Last revised August 2016

Introduction to Horticulture CDE do not have the ability to communicate with other calculators. Calculators will be screened prior to Purpose the start of a CDE for acceptability. Students The Introduction to Horticulture Career caught using data stored on a calculator or Development Event is unique to North Carolina in communicating with other calculators will result which only first-year horticulture students may in a total team disqualification for the event. participate. The event is designed to allow students to demonstrate their proficiency in plant Any member found cheating in any state-level identification, weed, and pest identification and career development event will result in total team general horticultural knowledge. disqualification for that event.

Sponsor At the North Carolina FFA State Convention, The Introduction to Horticulture CDE is participation in more than one FFA CDE event is sponsored by the North Carolina FFA Foundation. permitted as long as events are not being held concurrently and no special previsions are Superintendent required to facilitate participation with the Comments and questions may be directed to Mr. exception that parliamentary procedure and public Jason Davis, State FFA Coordinator, Department speaking and parliamentary procedure and Creed of Agricultural and Human Sciences, NCSU, speaking which are held concurrently will allow Campus Box 7654, Raleigh, NC 27695-7654. dual participation and special provisions for Phone: 919.515.4206 Fax: 919.513.3201 flighting. Email: [email protected] State Career Development Event Eligibility Participation This event is open to FFA members in good The appropriate numbers of teams based on event standing who are enrolled in or have taken participation from each region are eligible to Horticulture I. Students cannot compete if they compete in the state career development event. are currently enrolled in or have taken The top three individuals in the regional event are Horticulture II. Teams advancing to state event eligible to participate in the state event as participation must be certified by the regional individuals regardless of their team placing. FFA advisor. Members of a previous state Teams and individuals advancing to state event winning team are ineligible. participation must be certified by the regional FFA advisor. The top three individuals in the regional event are eligible to participate in the state event as Dress Code individuals regardless of their team placing. Participants are required to follow the North Carolina FFA Career Development Event Dress Teams shall consist of four members. Only the Code. A ten percent reduction in the total team top three scores will count towards the team score will be taken if a participant violates the total. No alternates are allowed in state events. dress code. Participants are allowed to wear long Any alternate found participating in a state event pants, an appropriate shirt with a collar or an will result in team disqualification. appropriate high school or FFA t-shirt. The use or possession of cellular phones, Personal Digital Assistants (PDA’s) or any other mobile Procedures for Administering the Event electronic communication device is prohibited Any communication between participants during during any state-level career development event. the event will result in both individuals getting a Any violation of this rule by any team member zero on that phase of the event. If an individual is will result in total team disqualification. suspected of cheating, the participant will be given a personal quiet warning on the first offense FFA members participating in career development and a zero on that phase of the event for any events that require the use of calculators may only second offense in addition to the team being use non programmable/graphing calculators that disqualified. 2 Participants are allowed and encouraged to bring  To expedite the practicum and use clipboards in order to hold event score process, the event coordinator may provide cards. Clipboards should be examined by an more than one set of five pests to identify. official prior to the event to determine that they  Students may earn a maximum of are free of written materials. 2 points per pest for a total of 10 points.

Regional Event Set-Up Regional Event Scoring The host school will have the responsibility in Maximum Score setting up the career development event, choosing 100 career development event officials, judges and materials according to the following: Identification 40 Part 1: Identification (40 points) Knowledge Test  20 minutes are allotted for this 50 portion Practicum  Twenty different plants will be 10 chosen from the current list of ID plants and each plant will be numbered. State Event Set-Up  Each contestant will be assigned a The State FFA Coordinator or horticulture plant to begin the identification portion of the consultant shall be responsible for setting up the event. Each contestant will remain at each event, choosing event officials, judges and plant for one minute then progress on to the materials according to the following: next plant.  No contestant will be permitted to Part 1: Identification (80 points) return to a plant for a second time.  40 minutes are allotted for this portion  Each plant will be worth 2 points.  Forty different plants will be chosen from  Event officials will grade papers. the current list of ID plants and each plant  Grading will be done by giving 2 will be numbered. points for each plant correctly identified.  Each participant will be assigned a plant  If it is observed that a participant to begin identification. uses the same number twice, both numbers  Each participant will remain at each plant will be marked incorrect. for one minute then progress on to the next plant.  No participant will be permitted to return Part 2: Knowledge Test (50 points) to a plant a second time.  25 minutes are allotted for this  Each plant will be worth 2 points. portion  Grading will be done by giving 2 points  A written knowledge test will be for each plant correctly identified; if it is made up of 50 items from the Horticulture I observed that a participant uses the same VoCATS Bank. number twice, both numbers will be marked  Copies of written tests will not be incorrect. made available to teachers.  Teachers will grade the papers but should not grade papers of their own team. Part 3: Practicum (10 points)  5 minutes are allotted for this Part 2: Knowledge test (100 points) portion  A written test will be made up from the  Each participant will be asked to North Carolina VoCATS Horticulture I item identify 5 pests. bank.  Officials will rotate students  Each question will be valued at one point. through 5 pest identification stations.  Copies of written tests will not be made available to teachers.  50 minutes are allotted for this portion Chapter Guide to State FFA Activities Last revised August 2016

Knowledge Test Part 3: Practicum (20 points) 100  The practicum will consist of the Practicum identification of five pests in addition to five 20 multiple-choice questions related to any of the pests identified on the practicum Procedure for Determining the State Event identification list. Winner When Scores are Tied  To expedite the practicum process, the In the event a tie score exists, apply the following event coordinator may provide more than one methods in sequential order until the tie is broken: set of five pests to identify.  Questions will be based on pest 1. Compare the alternate scores. The lowest team management using the NC Chemical Manual member score is the alternate score. (At least 15 identical chemical manuals are 2. Compare the total team scores for the recommended for use during this portion of knowledge followed by the identification the practicum.). component. The higher scoring team will be  Each identified pest is worth two points, determined the winner. and each multiple-choice question is worth 3. If these methods fail to break a tie, co-winners two points. will be declared.  No participants will be given extra time.  30 minutes are allotted for this portion State Awards The following awards will be presented annually Time Summary at the state FFA convention provided sponsorship Identification 40 is available: Minutes State Winning Team Knowledge Test 50 First place team plaque Minutes Practicum 30 Second Place Team Minutes Second place team plaque Third Place Team State Event Scoring Third place team plaque Maximum Score 200 High Scoring Individual Identification Plaque 80

Official Plant Identification List NC FFA Introduction to Horticulture Career Development Event

Plant specimens will be numbered 120 for the Regional Event and 140 for the State Event. Contestant is to write the appropriate number in the space beside the name of the specimen.

Contestant Name______Contestant #______Score______Aucuba japonica/Japanese Aucuba ____Abelia X grandiflora/Glossy Abelia _____Begonia X semperflorens-cultorum/ Wax Begonia _____Acer palmatum/Japanese Maple _____Berberis thumbergii/Japanese Barberry _____Acer rubrum/Red Maple _____Betula nigra/River Birch _____Ageratum mexicanum/Ageratum _____Buxus sempervirens/Common Boxwood _____Ajuga reptans/Ajuga _____Canna X generalis/Canna _____Aracaria heterophylla/Norfolk Island Pine _____Cercis canadensis/Eastern Red Bud/ _____Asparagus densiflorus ‘Spengeri”/ Judas Tree Sprengeri Fern 4 _____Chlorophytum comosum cv./Spider Plant Varigated cv.) _____Chrysantheum morifolium or Dendranthema _____Magnolia grandiflora/Southern Magnolia X grandiflora/Florist Chrysantheum _____Malus sp. or cv./Flowering Crabapple _____Chrysantheum X superbum/Shasta Daisy _____Maranta leuconeura var. kerchoviana/ _____Coleus X hybridus/Coleus Prayer Plant _____Cornus florida/Flowering Dogwood _____Myrica cerifera/Wax Myrtle _____X Cupressocyparis leylandii/Leyland Cypress _____Nandina domestica/Heavenly Bamboo _____Dieffenbachia maculata/Dumbcane Or Dwarf Nandina _____Epipremnum aureum cv./Golden Pothos _____Nephrolepis exaltata cv./Boston Fern _____Euonymus alata/Winged Enonymus _____Ophiopogon japonicus/Mondo Grass _____Euonymus japonica or ‘Variegata’/ _____Pelargonium X hortorum/Geranium Evergreen Euonymus _____Pelargonium peltatum/Ivy Leaf Geranium _____Euphorbia pulcherrima cv./Poinsettia _____Petunia sp/Petunia _____Ficus benjamina/Weeping or Benjamin Fig _____Philodendron scandens var. oxycardium/ _____Ficus elastica ‘Decora’/Decora Rubber Plant Parlor Ivy _____Forsythia X intermedia/Border Forsythia _____Pinus mugo var. mugo/Mugo Pine _____Hedera helix/English Ivy _____Pinus strobus/Eastern White Pine _____Hemerocallis cv./Day Lily _____Pinus Taeda/Loblolly pine _____Hosta sp./Hosta _____Plectranthus australis/Swedish Ivy _____Ilex X attenuata ‘Fosteri’/Fosteri Holly _____Prunus serrulata ‘Kwanzan’/ _____Ilex cornuta ‘Dwarf Burford’/ Japanese Flowering Cherry Dwarf Burford Holly _____Pyrus calleryana ‘Bradford’/Bradford Pear _____Ilex crenata ‘Helleri’/Helleri Holly _____Quercus palustris/Pin Oak _____Ilex vomitoria ‘Nana’/Dwarf Yaupon _____Quercus phellow/Willow Oak _____Impatiens/Impatiens Cultivars and Hybrids _____Rhododendron catawbiense/Catawba Hybrid Rhododendron _____Rhododendron kiusianum or Rhododendron _____Iris X germanica var. florentine/Bearded Iris obtusum japonicum/azalea _____Juniperus conferta/Shore Juniper _____Saintpaulia ionantha/Africal Violet _____Juniperus horizontalis ‘Plumosa,’ ‘Bar Harbor,’ _____Salvia splendens/Salvia or ‘Wiltonii’/Creeping Juniper _____Schefflera arboricola/Dwarf Schefflera _____Lagerstroemia indica cv./Crape Myrtle _____Spathiphyllum cvs./Peace Lily _____Ligustrum japonicum cb./Japanese Privet _____Tagetes erecta/Africal Marigold _____Liquidambar styraciflua/Sweetgum _____Tradescantia zebrina/Purple Wandering Jew _____Liriope muscari/Liriope (Green or _____Viola X wittrockiana/Pansy Chapter Guide to State FFA Activities Last revised August 2016

North Carolina FFA Association Introduction to Horticulture Practicum – Pest ID List

Contestant Name ______Contestant #______Score______

Pest specimens will be numbered 1-5. Contestant is to write the appropriate number in the space beside the name of the specimen. Each correctly identified pest is worth two points for a total of ten points for the pest identification portion of the event.

Weeds ______Buckhorn Plantain Insects ______Broadleaf Plantain ______Aphid ______Crabgrass ______Bagworms ______Chickweed ______Caterpillar ______Dandelion ______Japanese Beetle ______Goose grass ______Lacebug ______Henbit ______Mealybugs ______Oxalis ______Scale ______Spurge (prostrate) ______Spider Mites ______White Clover ______Thrips ______Wild Garlic ______White Fly ______Yellow Nutsedge

Diseases

______Black Spot ______Chlorosis ______Damping off ______Fireblight ______Powdery Mildew ______Root Rot ______Rust