2010 Workshops
Statistics  ●  Genetic Technology  ●  Flower Seed

Statistics Workshop
June 4, 2010
8:00am - 5:00pm
Hilton St. Louis Ballpark

Presenters: Kirk Remund and Tim Perez, Monsanto Company.
Fee: $125 (includes lunch and breaks)

This hands-on, intensive workshop will provide one on one teaching of the Seedcalc statistics tool used in genetic seed testing plans. This tool can also be used for the analysis of traditional seed testing results (e.g., germination and vigor).  SeedCalc will be provided to the participants.  Workshop participants will need to bring a laptop with MS Excel® installed and attendance is limited to 20.  In order to allow more laboratories to participate attendance will be limited to two individuals from each laboratory until May 1^st, after this date registration will be open on a first come, first served basis. 

Genetic Technology Workshop
June 5, 2010
8:30am – 4:30pm
Hilton St. Louis Ballpark

Fee: $125 (includes lunch and breaks)

The Genetic Technology workshop will cover challenges related to testing the new products coming on the market and the issues surrounding testing and labeling refuge-in-a-bag seed lots.

Flower Seed Workshop
June 6, 2010
8:30am – 4:30pm
Hilton St. Louis Ballpark

 Fee: $125 (includes lunch and breaks)

This detailed workshop will focus on comparing differences in the seedling evaluation of flower seed families as well as differences in evaluation within families. The workshop will include a “tricks of the trade” presentation/discussion and will conclude with digital quizzes on ten seedling evaluations (normal, abnormal determinations) of many different species, followed with an explanation of each evaluation.   Download the Workshop Agenda

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