Intending participants should have a university degree or equivalent and should be reasonably competent in the use of English as the official language of the course will be English. Some familiarity with fodder tree species is desirable, but not essential. The fee does not include airfares to and from Brisbane. The course introduces via lectures and experimental methods each of the major areas of investigation involving the isolation and culture of plant cells, tissues and organs. Each lecture and practical demonstration is devoted to a separate aspect of plant tissue culture and the course is arranged in order of increasing technical complexity.
Lectures cover plant tissue culture, sterilization, aseptic techniques and nutrient medium.
The remainder of the course involves special culture procedures. It will include visits to other research laboratories.