ON-THE-JOB TRAINING FOR ESTABLISHING DUS TRIAL WITH EXPERIENCED PVPOFFICESession 2: Calibration of Characteristics and Concept of Distinctness,
Uniformity & Stability

OCTOBER 31, 2023 – NOVEMBER 3, 2023
HIBRID MEAN
DATETIME

AGENDAMETHOD OF CONDUCT/ VENUESESSION 2: CALIBRATION OF CHARACTERISTICS AND CONCEPT OF DUS
Oct. 30(Mon)0900 – 1700

Arrival of Participants
Registration and Check-in

Oct. 31(Tue)0900 – 0910

On-Line Session
Special Remarks from East Asia Plant Variety
Protection Forum Officeby Mr. NAGATA Akira, Japan Association forTechno-Innovation for Agriculture, Forestry andFisheries (JATAFF)
Welcoming Remarksby Mr. Azreen bin Basir, Director of Crop Quality
Control Division, Department of Agriculture,Malaysia cum Secretary of Plant Varieties Board

0910 – 0920

Introduction of Training Content of Session 2by Mr. Muhammad Nuradib bin Mazlan, Head ofTechnical Unit, Plant Variety Protection
Registration Section, Crop Quality ControlDivision, Department of Agriculture Malaysia

0920 – 0950

Online Lecture 1: Introduction of note andcharacteristic types and their functions in
DUS Test (QL/PQ/QN/MS/MG/VG/VS)
by Mr. Kobayashi Toshiya, Senior Examiner,
National Center for Seeds and Seedlings (NCSS),Japan0950 – 1015

Online Lecture 2: Manual Characterization
on Pumpkin
by Mr. Kobayashi Toshiya, Senior Examiner,
National Center for Seeds and Seedlings (NCSS),Japan1015 – 1030

Online Lecture 3: Standard of Photographs
for DUS Reportby Mr. Kobayashi Toshiya, Senior Examiner,
National Center for Seeds and Seedlings (NCSS),

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Venue: Hostel at ILPP
Serdang (Tentative) /Hotel
Physical attendance:
1. Expert lecturer
2. MalaysianExaminers
3. Brunei Examiners
Open Session(Open to all membercountries)
Venue: Serdang PlantVariety Testing Center
Virtual attendance:
1. Forum members
Physical attendance:
1. Expert lecturer
2. Malaysian
Examiners
3. Brunei Examiners
Closed Session
Venue: Serdang Plant
Variety Testing Center
Physical attendance:
1. Expert lecturer
2. Malaysian
Examiners
3. Brunei Examiners

DATETIMEAGENDAMETHOD OF CONDUCT/ VENUE

Japan
1030 – 1100

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERGROUP PHOTO

Nov.01(Wed)

0900 – 0945

0945 – 1000
1000 – 1230

Nov.02(Thu)

Closed Session

Coffee BreakPhysical attendance:
1. Expert lecturer
2. Malaysian
Examiners
3. Brunei Examiners

Off-line Activities:
Conduct of DUS Test for Pumpkin: Pumpkin
plant characteristics evaluation andphotography

1230 – 1430

Lunch Break

1430 - 1630

Off-line Activities:
Conduct of DUS Test for Pumpkin: Pumpkin
plant characteristics evaluation andphotography

0900 – 0945

0945 – 1000
1000 – 1230

Nov.03(Fri)

Off-line Activities:
Conduct of DUS Test for Pumpkin: Pumpkin
plant characteristics evaluation andphotography

Venue: Serdang Plant
Variety Testing Center

Off-line Activities:
Conduct of DUS Test for Pumpkin: Pumpkin
plant characteristics evaluation andphotography

Closed SessionCoffee BreakPhysical attendance:
1. Expert lecturer
2. Malaysian
Examiners
3. Brunei Examiners

Off-line Activities:
Conduct of DUS Test for Pumpkin: Pumpkin
plant characteristics evaluation andphotography

Venue: Serdang Plant
Variety Testing Center

1230 – 1430

Lunch Break

1430 - 1630

Off-line Activities:
Examination of Characteristic on DUS Trial forPumpkin: Key-In Data

0900 – 1000

Group Presentation of Result

Closed Session

1000 – 1015

Coffee Break1015 – 1130

Comments and Discussion

Venue: Serdang Plant
Variety Testing Center

1130 – 1200

Closing Remarks, Group Photo

1200 - 1430

Lunch BreakEND OF SESSION 2

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Physical attendance:
4. Expert lecturer
5. Malaysian
Examiners
6. Brunei Examiners