OT-About Embryo Rescue Technique and etc.
Diane Whitehead (Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:55:10 PDT)

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: