Description
Agenda
This half-day workshop aims to train analysts on evaluating species of three sections of Vol. 4 of the Rules. Those sections were the focus of recent surveys in which a majority of AOSA/SCST analysts participated. Survey results revealed some issues that require focused training: a. variation among analysts in evaluating specific conditions within each family/species; b. common evaluation mistakes when abnormalities are caused by test conditions; and c. apparent lack of clarity of some evaluation standards listed in Vol. 4 of the Rules. Each of these areas will be addressed through virtual training using multiple seedling images. Workshop contents:
- Review of problem areas revealed by recent seedling evaluation surveys (45 minutes).
- Practical training (virtual images) on evaluating species of Poaceae I – Cereals section of Vol. 4 of the Rules (1 hour).
- Practical training (virtual images) on evaluating species in the Cucurbitaceae section of Vol. 4 of the Rules (1 hour).
- Practical training (virtual images) on evaluating lettuce (Asteraceae I – Lettuce) beyond descriptions found in Vol. 4 of the Rules (45 minutes).
General discussion (15 minutes).
