Theoretical background and practical application of tissue culture and disease elimination techniques for the propagation of Musa spp.

Theoretical background and practical aspects of growing tissue cultured bananas that include potting out, nursery establishment, field planting and cultural management practices in growing tissue cultured bananas; includes training kit with in vitro meriplants and established seedlings ready for field planting; useful for nurserymen and banana growers

Theoretical and practical aspects of producing hybrid papaya ‘Sinta’; include seed handling, pricking, planting, cultural management, disease management, harvesting, post-harvest practices and marketing; also features trip to a papaya-growing area or to a participant’s’ possible planting site for evaluation and planting recommendations

Theoretical and practical aspects of producing vegetable crops under organic conditions that cover preparation of organic fertilizer, pesticides, proper cultural management practices and suitable farming systems

Theoretical and practical aspects (with some field exercises) of producing high quality corn seeds that include planting, cultural management, harvesting, processing, post-harvest practices, marketing and seed distribution; a requirement for the accreditation of IPB-UPLB hybrid and open pollinated corn seed growers

Theoretical and practical aspects of vegetable production for seed purposes that covers site selection, planting, cultural management practices, harvesting, post-harvest handling and storage, economics of seed production and marketing; includes an exposure trip to other neighboring research institutions; a requirement for the accreditation of IPB-UPLB vegetable seed growers

Theoretical and practical aspects of vegetable and legume production for seed purposes that covers site selection, planting, cultural management practices, harvesting, post-harvest handling and storage, economics of seed production; includes an exposure trip to other neighboring research institutions; a requirement for the accreditation of IPB-UPLB legume seed growers

Theoretical and practical aspects of hydroponics with emphasis on setting-up and running a SNAP hydroponics system; identification of different nutrient deficiency and toxicity symptoms; basic concepts in plant nutrition relevant to hydroponics vegetable production; includes starter kit – nutrient solution, established seedlings, and styropor box and cups

Theoretical and practical aspects of disease detection and diagnosis using nucleic acid and antibody-based techniques; useful for producing disease-free planting materials of new crop varieties or tissue cultured plantlets for plantation managers, agriculturists, technicians, and teachers

Theoretical and practical aspects of identifying/screening crop varieties with resistance to important diseases; useful to seed growers and producers