Cory Brennan; here is a recent post to the rarefruit yahoogroup which may be relevant to your work at Pine Ridge. Small woody plants from tissue culture need careful handling to grow them up but the technique may be useful.
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Doug Woodard
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
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On 26/05/2011 2:15 PM, cannonconsult wrote:
Special Announcement
Hi Group,
Many of you may remember that I have been trying to set up a plant tissue culture workshop. My first attempt, a few months ago, did not generate enough students. The location was fair but weekdays are not good as people have to miss work to attend. This time I have a better location and day.
I know that there are other events scheduled for the same weekend, something I could not avoid as our instructor had only certain dates available in July. All three events are worthwhile but I think that the TC Workshop stands out as unique:
I – New event – nothing here you’ve seen last year or the year before
II – All day hands on experience, lecturing is kept to a minimum and ‘doing’ stressed
III – Chance to learn a skill that can be used for hobby, profit, employment
IV – Educational credits may be available for completing the TC Workshop
For the workshop to ‘make’ we need 17 students. We have limited space, and do not want to have to turn people away so if there is enough demand a second session can be offered on Sunday. If a second session develops an adjustment to tuition may also be made.
Date: 9 July 1011, Saturday in Davie Florida (UF site on College Avenue). Indoors, air conditioned, free parking. As with all the Home Tissue Culture Workshops all TC materials will be provided and you will take home some supplies and cultures of your own.
The cost is still being determined, expect it to be in the $130 to $150 range. Besides increased costs for shipping our instructor, Dr. Carol Stiff will be flying in from the Pacific NW. I wanted to get this notice out so that if you are interested you can consider including the workshop in your plans as more information becomes available. Information will be posted here and on a couple of web sites as the workshop develops.