Anita, I don't think you are going to learn about plant breeding and embryo rescue in any master gardening set of courses. Here are the courses taught here in Victoria B.C. Canada: • Botany - Nomenclature, plant structure and chemistry • Plant Identification I - Evergreen trees and shrubs • Soils I - Soil texture, structure, fertility, pH and how these factors relate to plant health • Plant Identification II - Evergreen shrubs and perennials • Soils II - Soil tests, amendments, mulches, cultural practices, soil/water relations, how they affect plant health • Plant Identification III - Perennials and groundcovers • Water, Soils and Plant Health - Strategies for remediation of drainage and erosion problems • Propagation and Houseplants - Propagation from cuttings and seed, popular houseplants, common cultural and pest problems • Vegetables - Cultivation of common garden vegetables • Plant Diseases - Causes, identification and control (IPM) of common diseases of ornamental plants • Plant Pests - Causes, identification and control (IPM) of common landscape pests • Weeds - Causes, identification and control (IPM) of common landscape weeds • Integrated Pest Management - Principles and practice of IPM in the landscape • Rhododendrons / Roses - Cultivation, diseases, pruning, & varieties for special environmental conditions • Pruning I - Pruning methods and their effects on plant growth and development • Ornamental Landscape Plants - Suitable plants for a variety of environments, hardiness zones & shade, as well as suitability for design use • Pruning II - Specialty pruning considerations; trees, shrubs, hedges, climbers • Pruning Lab - Pruning of ornamental trees, shrubs and hedges. Students must bring their own bypass pruners. • Turf - Characteristics and culture of common West Coast turf grasses, turf installation, maintenance and pest control • Plant Identification IV - The design and use of bulbs and annuals • Xeriscaping/Native Plants - Plants for extreme situations, waterwise strategies to combat high water use, the culture of native plants • Fruit - Cultivation of tree fruit and berries • Plant Installation - Handling, planting and staking, strategies for special environmental conditions – compacted soils, high water tables, high winds • Container Gardening - Design, year-round care, specific environmental stresses and solutions • Plant Identification V - Deciduous trees and shrubs • Organic Food Gardens - Culture, soils and pest management of a food garden without chemicals • Plant Identification VI - Climbers and perennials • Water Gardens - Components and workings of a water garden, the culture of water plants • Plant ID VII - Perennials Diane On 10-Aug-09, at 10:25 AM, by way of Mary Sue Ittner <msittner@mcn.org> wrote: > I started thinking the other day after reading the comment someone > made > about the "young whippersnappers". > My basic degree was in Biology and I am about to sign up for a master > gardening course. > I've decided I want to learn MORE about gardening; the plant > breeding side > of it. > Where do you go to learn the lab techniques used in such cutting > edge stuff > as embryo rescue? > How much lab equipment does one person need to do this sort of stuff > any way? > > Thanks, > Anita Clyburn > Terre Haute, Indiana > Zone 5B and situated on top of some of the purest clay you've ever > seen. > > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >