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One Day Courses on the Identification of Fungal Spores

We are offering courses at basic and intermediate levels at a cost of £325.00 + vat per person. The programmes for the courses can be viewed below.

The courses are held by arrangement for up to 4 people at a time. The cost includes some supporting course notes and materials. Participants who attend the course and who successfully complete the end of course test will be given a certificate.

For further information please contact pollen@worc.ac.uk or telephone 01905 855200

Programme for Basic Level

09:30 Presentation
09:40 General Introduction to Fungal Spores
10:00 Introduction to Fungal ecology and spore morphology
10:30 Tea Break
10:45 Practical Session (Ascospores): Chaetomium, Xylariaceae
12:00 Lunch
12:30 Practical Session (Basidiospores): Ganoderma, Tilletia, Ustilago.
14:00 Tea Break
14:15 Practical Session (Mitosporic Fungi): Alternaria, Aspergillaceae, Cladosporium, Nigrospora, Polythrincium, Torula
15:15 Exam Slide and questions
16:30 Close

Programme for Intermediate Level

09:30 Presentation
09:40 General Introduction to Fungal Spores
10:00 Introduction to Fungal ecology and spore morphology
10:30 Tea Break
10.45 Practical Session (Ascospores): Didymella, Leptosphaeria
12:00 Lunch
12:30 Practical Session (Basidiospores): Coprinus, Sporobolomyces, Tilletiopsis, Puccinia
14:00 Tea Break
14:15 Practical Session (Mitosporic Fungi): Botrytis, Drechslera, Periconia, Epicoccum, Stemphylium, Erysiphe
15:30 Exam Slide and questions
16:30 Close
 
   Last update 22nd February 2008