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TVL - AFA
(Agricultural Crops Production NC I)
Activity Sheet Quarter 1 – C2.4-5
Observing Workplace Practices,
Handling and Disposal of Materials

REGION VI – WESTERN VISAYAS

TVL- AFA (Agricultural Crops Production NC I)
Activity Sheet No. 5
First Edition, 2020

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 Quarter 1, Week 5

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TVL–AFA (AGRICULTURAL CROPs PRODUCTION NC I) ACTIVITY SHEET

Observing Workplace Practices, Handling and Disposal of Materials

I. Learning Competency with Code

LO 2. Undertake horticultural production work as directed

(TLE_AFAC9-12HC-If-j-2)
2.4. Observe workplace practices, handling and disposal of
materials following enterprise policy and procedures
2.5. Report problems or difficulties in completing work to required
standards or timelines to authority based on company reporting
procedures

II. Background Information for Learners

Workplace practices are actions that are realized and repeated by

employers’ initiative within the scope of employers’ management right although
they are not regulated by law, collective agreement, or employee contract. No
legal regulation determining how many occurrences constitute an action to be
considered as a workplace practice.
Good workplace practices include flexible work arrangements, fair
employment practices, managing diversity and best sourcing.
A happy workplace is a huge asset. In such places, something happens
that transcends policies and practices. It is not what the companies are doing;
it is how their leaders are doing it. Best workplace practices include the day-to-
day relationships that the employees experience, and not a checklist of policies,
programs, and benefits.

Entrepreneur.com cited eight (8) ideal workplace practices as follow:

1. provide clear expectations
2. give people the opportunity to use their skills
3. support your team
4. encourage people to contribute ideas and get involved in decisions
5. encourage feedback and recognition
6. do people have fun at work?
7. encourage learning and development and
8. create a great workplace from an employee’s view:

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 Disposal includes burning, burial at landfill sites or at sea and
recycling. On the other hand, material handling is referred to as the
movement, protection, storage and control of materials and products
throughout manufacturing, warehousing, distribution, consumption, and
disposal processes.
As defined by freedictionary.com, Waste disposal is removing and
destroying or storing damaged, used, or other unwanted domestic
agricultural/industrial products and substances.
In this week’s activity, you will familiarize yourself with work practices in
horticultural practices of seeds and the soil media before planting vegetables and
other crops.
Principles on material handling and disposal will be discussed in detail in
the succeeding weekly activities.
A seed has been described as a miniature plant packaged for storage and
shipment. This is a very good definition, for a seed does contain a miniature plant
in the form of the embryo, along with reserve food storage (endosperm, cotyledons,
or other nutritive tissue) and a protective wrapping (seed coat).

Seed testing is the science of evaluating the quality of seeds to determine

their value for planting. Though initially developed for field and garden seeds, seed
testing is equally valuable for determining the seed quality of turf, flowers, herbs,
shrubs, trees and native species.

The term “seed quality” is loosely used to reflect the overall value of seed for
planting; thus, the role of seed as the basic unit of reproduction makes viability
perhaps the most widely recognized aspect of seed quality.

Seeds are tested for germination to determine how they will perform when
planted in the field, the garden, or in a seedling nursery. This information is also
needed for labeling and marketing purposes or to determine if a seed lot has been
properly labeled when sold or offered for sale.

The germination test is universally accepted by the seed trade, seed control
officials, and certification agencies as an objective, reproducible means of
evaluating seed quality. In seed laboratory practice, germination is defined “as the
emergence and development from the seed embryo of those essential structures
that, for the kind of seed in question, are indicative of the ability to produce a
normal plant under favorable conditions” (AOSA, 2010).

III. Accompanying DepEd Textbook and Educational Sites

Bull, Lou. “Testing Seed Viability”. Seed Savers Albury-Wodonga. July 1, 2016.
Retrieved on July 16, 2021. https://ssaw.org.au/2016/07/01/testing-
seed-viability/

Doxon, Lynn. “What Do Stratified Ginkgo Seeds Mean?” Home Guides | SF

Gate. October 7, 2016. Retrieved on July 14, 2021.
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 https://homeguides.sfgate.com/stratified-ginkgo-seeds-mean-
45588.html

Elias, S. G., L. O. Copeland, M. B. McDonald, and R. Z. Baalbaki. Seed Testing:

Principles and Practices. East Lansing: Michigan State University Press,
2012. Accessed July 14, 2021.
http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.14321/j.ctt7zt51m.

Expectus. “3 Methods of Seed Germination”. Dengarden. July 26,

2009.modified June 24, 2021. Retrieved from.
https://dengarden.com/gardening/Seed- Germination-Methods-

Kamat, Swapnil. “8 Ideal Workplace Practices to Follow in 2016”.

Entrepreneur. July 11, 2016.
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/254882

Shock, C.C., Cheatham, N.E., Harden, J.L., Mahony, A.C., & Shock, B.M.
“Scarification and Vernalization”. College of Agricultural Sciences. March
13, 2019. Retrieved from
https://agsci.oregonstate.edu/mes/sustainable- wildflower-seed-
production/scarification-and-vernalization

Sniffler, Amanda. “How to sterilize soil: The ultimate guide for every treatment”.
Herbs at Home. July 2, 2019. Updated April 28, 2020.
https://herbsathome.co/how-to-sterilize-soil/

Spielmaker, Debra “How to Use a Ragdoll Test to Estimate Field Germination”.

AG Classroom.Org. Retrieved on July 15, 2021.
https://agclassroom.org/matrix/resource/619/

Tokgoz, Yesim “Workplace Practices” Erdem & Erdem. Retrieved on July 16,
2021. http://www.erdem-erdem.av.tr/publications/newsletter/workplace-
practices/

Zimiya. “Germinating seeds paper towel: How to do it perfectly?”. House I Love.

June 18, 2019. https://houseilove.com/germinating-seeds-paper-towel/

“Chapter 9 Seed Testing: A Guide to Forest Seed Handling”. FAO.

Accessed on July 14, 2021. http://www.fao.org/3/AD232E/AD232E10.htm

“Cool D.I.Y. Methods in Seed Germination Learning Easily While Having

Fun”. Weebly. Retrieved on July 15, 2021.
https://funingerminatingseed.weebly.com/home.html

“Employment practices”. Ministry of Manpower Singapore. Retrieved on

July 16, 2021.https://www.mom.gov.sg/employment-practices/good-work-
practices

“Germinating Seeds”. Penn State. Retrieved on July 14, 2021.

http://www2.lv.psu.edu/jxm57/irp/germinat.html

“Material Handling”. MHI Organization. Retrieved on July 16, 2021

https://www.mhi.org/fundamentals/material-handling

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 “Stratification (seeds)”. Wikipedia. Modified May 30,2021.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratification_(seeds)#:~:text=

“Stratification”. Seed Dormancy, Stratification. Retrieved on July 15,

2021.
https://propg.ifas.ufl.edu/04-seeds/04-dormancy/12-seedsdormancy-
stratification.html

“What is seed box method?”. Rehabilitation Robotics Net. Modified July

14, 2021. https://rehabilitationrobotics.net/what-is-seed-box-method/

“Waste Disposal” The Free Dictionary. Retrieved on July 16, 2021.

https://www.thefreedictionary.com/waste+disposal

IV. Activity Proper

A. Activity 1

1. Directions / Instructions
Analyze descriptions and the illustrations provided to unscramble and reveal
the common methods of seed germination in each item. Write answers on your
activity notebook.

2. Exercises / Activities

Germination in plants is the process by which a dormant seed begins to

sprout and grow into a seedling under the right growing conditions.
https://www.biologyonline.com/dictionary/germination
Common Methods of Seed Germination
1. G A R D O L L consists of a rolled tube of
moistened paper containing the seeds to be tested
for germination, placed in plastic bag and stored in a
warm place for several days.

2. D E E S X O B method is the process of

germinating your seedlings in one flat tray. Usually
3–4 inches deep.

3. T R I P E – S H I D. This method is most suitable

for species with seeds smaller than 2 mm in
diameter such as small seeded vegetables and forage
grasses. The seeds are germinated on top of moist
absorbent paper in containers with close-fitting lids
to prevent moisture loss. Commonly used containers
include 9 cm glass or plastic Petri dishes. https://www.shutterstock.com/
image-vector/petri-dish-seeds-148517738

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4. R E P A P L E W O T method is very simple. All
your need is a square of paper towel, water, and a
plastic Ziplock bag or cling wrap (and, of course,
seeds).

https://houseilove.com/germinating-seeds-
paper-towel/
5. PP or D E T A E L P R A P E R method. Seeds
are germinated in a folded piece of paper.

3. Guide Questions

1. What other seed germination technique or methods are you familiar

with?
2. Is the knowledge of different germination techniques really
important to you as future agriculturist? Why?
3. What safe work practices would you recommend when performing
seed germination tests?

B. Activity 2

1. Directions / Instructions
Analyze and match descriptions on column A to the illustrations in column B.
Write the letter of the correct answer on your activity notebook.

2. Exercises / Activities

Common Methods of Testing Seed Viability

Seed testing is the science of evaluating seed quality for
agricultural purposes. Although initially developed for evaluating the planting
quality of field crop and vegetable seeds, it is also valuable for determining
the quality of lawn, flower, and tree seeds.
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-1-4615-1783-2_13
_____ 1. Winnowing - seeds that are blown away
or carried away by the wind are empty.

A.
https://www.scielo.br/j/sa/a/
tLWQYg8rFBsc9NzXX3ZqbYf/
?lang=en#ModalFiga04fig05m

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_____ 2. Squeeze test – squeeze the seed to see if
it appears full and firm

B.
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/
5cdf03346b058f0001162855/t/5ce05b2e306d5
90001c17ef6/1558207281734/TZtest.pdf

_____ 3. Cutting test. The simplest viability

testing method is direct eye inspection of seeds
which have been cut open with a knife or scalpel.
If the endosperm is of normal color with a well-
developed embryo, the seed has a good chance of
germinating. This test is not very reliable. C.
_____ 4. Floating in water. All floating seeds are
thrown away for they are empty and are not going
to germinate.

D.
_____ 5. Scarification.
The process of scarifying seeds can vary from
(mechanical) scratching and cracking seed coats,
(chemical) soaking seeds briefly in hot water or
extreme acid, or exposing seeds to fire
E.
_____ 6. Stratification - is a cold or warm
technique that breaks the dormancy of seeds to
increase seed germination.
-seeds were layered (stratified) between layers of
moist soil and exposing these strata to winter
conditions. F.
_____ 7. TZ or Tetrazolium test. In this method
living cells are stained red by the reduction of a
colorless tetrazolium salt to form a red formazan.

G.

_____ 8. Radiographic methods. The X-ray

method permits the detection of empty seeds,
mechanical damage and abnormally developed
internal seed structures, measurement of the
thickness of the seedcoat and assessment of the
seed viability when combined with a contrast
agent.
H.

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 3. Guide Questions

1. What other method of seed viability testing are you familiar with?
2. Why is seed viability testing important?
3. How are you going to handle and dispose materials after performing
seed viability testing?

C. Activity 3

1. Directions / Instructions
Supply the missing consonants to reveal the correct terms or words to
reveal the different methods of soil sterilization.

2. Exercises / Activities

To ensure the safety of seedlings from soil-borne diseases, sterilize the

soil or growing media.

Methods of Soil Sterilization

1. _ u _ _ i _ _ organic materials on the soil. A common method of soil

sterilization is heating up the soil. The high temperature will cause the
death of many micro-organisms, including pathogens on the top of the
soil and insect pests with soil-dwelling stages such as cut worms.

2. _ o i _ i _ _ water or steam. Steam is a great way to efficiently

sterilize your soil. It can be done with or without a pressure cooker.

3. _ o _ a _ i_ a _ i o _ uses the sun to heat the soil. The soil is covered

with clear polyethylene or plastic sheets. The best time is during the hot
season, when there is plenty of sun. The sun heats up the soil through
the plastic and the plastic sheet keeps the heat inside the soil. The
sheets should be left in the field for 4 weeks.

4. _ i o _ u _ i _ a _ i o _. Soil-borne pests and pathogens can be

suppressed by chemical compounds that are released during
decomposition of certain crops. The chemical compounds that kill or
suppress pathogens are principally isothiocyanates. Those crops with
bio fumigation potentials are used as rotation crop, a companion or a
green manure crop.

5. _ _ e _ i _ a _ treatment. Treat the soil with chemicals like

Formaldehyde, 1 tablespoon per 1 gallon of water. However, the use of
chemicals is not environmentally friendly because chemicals may kill
not only destructive micro-organisms but also the beneficial ones. They
are also hazardous to health when inhaled.

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 3. Guide Questions

1. What other soil sterilization method are you familiar with?

2. Why do you think we need to sterilize our soil media?
3. How are you going to respond in case of emergency while doing soil
sterilization activity?
4. Who are the proper authorities you need to report to on the incident?
What information are to be included in your report?

V. Reflection

Copy and complete the sentences given below. Use a separate sheet of
paper for your answer.

1. Ideal workplace practices include _____________________________________.

2. Common seed germination methods of techniques are _________________.

3. Methods of Seed viability testing includes _____________________________.

4. Common methods of soil sterilization are _____________________________.

5. Germination is _______________________________________________________.

6. Seed testing is _______________________________________________________.

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VI. Answer Key

A. Activity 1
1. Ragdoll
2. Seedbox
3. Petri-dish
4. Paper towel
5. Paper pleated

B. Activity 2
1. H
2. G .
3. F
4. E
5. D
6. C
7. B
8. A

C. Activity 3

1. Burning
2. Boiling
3. Solarization
4. Bio Fumigation
5. Chemical