ISCO Specialization 3141.2.4 Botanical Technician
From Open Risk Manual
Definition
Botanical Technician: Botanical technicians provide technical assistance in researching and testing different plant species to monitor their properties such as growth and structure. They collect and analyse data using laboratory equipment, compile reports and maintain laboratory stock. Botanical technicians also study plants to research their use in areas such as medicine, food and materials.
Essential Skills
- Maintain Laboratory Equipment
- Botany
- Calibrate Laboratory Equipment
- Write Technical Reports
- Assist In The Production Of Laboratory Documentation
- Use Laboratory Equipment
- Apply Scientific Methods
- Analyse Experimental Laboratory Data
- Laboratory Equipment
- Collect Biological Data
- Perform Laboratory Tests
- Plant Species
- Laboratory Techniques
- Perform Scientific Research
- Manage Inventory
- Biology
- Characteristics Of Plants
- Apply Safety Procedures In Laboratory
- Scientific Research Methodology
Optional Skills
- Prepare Visual Data
- Hazardous Waste Storage
- Keep Task Records
- Create Soil And Plant Improvement Programmes
- Label Samples
- Horticulture Principles
- Chemistry
- Nurse Plants
- Maintain Database
- Environmental Legislation
- Biosecurity
- Analyse Cell Cultures
- Write Research Proposals
- Aquatic Species
- Plant Care Products
- Handle Chemical Products For Soil And Plants
- Ensure Compliance With Environmental Legislation
- Ecology
- Preserve Samples
- Maintain Plant Health
- Conduct Ecological Surveys
- Variety Of Botanicals
- Analyse Environmental Data
Alternative Names
- Plant Biocurator
- Naturalist
- Field Botany Technician
- Research Plant Pathologist
- Plant Scientist
- Forest Technician
- Plant Researcher
- Botanist
- Horticulturist
- Green House Operations Supervisor
