FUNAAB/KNUST/DfID/BRITISH COUNCIL DelPHE-5 PROJECT
INTERNATIONAL TRAINING WORKSHOP 2

TITLE

On-farm evaluation of marker-selected tomato genotypes for combined resistance to bacterial and fungal wilt

ABOUT THE WORKSHOP

This Training Workshop 2 is a follow-up of DfID-sponsored 2011 Training Workshop 1 on ‘Molecular Screening of tomato germplasms for resistance to bacterial and fungal wilt’. We expect the participants of 2011 workshop to attend this workshop.

SPONSOR

UK’S Department for International Development (UK’s DfID) under DelPHE-5 Project.

PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONS

1. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, FUNAAB, Nigeria.
2. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana.

DATE

February 24 – March 2, 2013

VENUE

1. Biotechnology Centre, FUNAAB, Nigeria.
2. Plant Tissue Culture Laboratory, COLPLANT, FUNAAB, Nigeria

TIME

10:00 am – 4:00 pm Daily

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Visit the project website (www.funaab.edu.ng/delphe.html) and follow a link for registration for the training workshop. Registration closes 4:00pm Nigerian time on Friday 8 February, 2013. Only very few places remain. Participants in the 2011 Training Workshop 1 are especially encouraged to apply.

COURSE FEE

No course fee. Lodging and feeding shall be provided. Participants will have to bear the cost of their transportation to and fro the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, FUNAAB.

ELIGIBILITY

Researcher/academic with interest in molecular plant pathology of tomato. Applicants should be nationals of either Nigeria or Ghana

ENQUIRIES

Please contact:-
The Director, Prof. O. M. Onagbesan, Biotechnology Centre, FUNAAB. Email:-onagbesanok@yahoo.com; +2347033204685.
OR
The Principal Investigator, Dr. A. R. Popoola, Dept. of Crop Protection, FUNAAB. popoolaar@funaab.edu.ng; +2348030629408
OR
Collaborating Partner : Ms. Patience D. Kaledzi, Dept of Horticulture,
KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana. padzikal@yahoo.com;+233266770670