Banana Macropropagation Workshop Part 2 - Kona

Thursday, February 7, 2019
10:00 am – 11:00 pm
Kona Research Station
79-7381 Mamalahoa Hwy.
Kealakekua, HI 96750
Participants are welcome to bring in samples for
 BBTV testing (limit 1 per participant)
UH CTAHR’s Kona and Oahu Cooperative Extension and the Hawaii Department of Agriculture welcome you learn how to propagate healthy disease-free banana plants using macropropagation techniques.

This field day will cover:
  • Multiplication of corms using materials from Part 1
  • Review if needed, of:
    • Propagation of clean banana plants through macropropagation techniques
    • Identification and management of Banana Bunchy Top Virus (BBTV)
    • A demonstration on rapid BBTV detection using AmplifyRP® Acceler8® test kits
    • Participants are welcome to bring in samples for testing (limit 1 per participant)

Speakers:
Jensen Uyeda (O‘ahu County Extension)
Andrea Kawabata
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This co-sponsored workshop is a free event and all commercial farmers are welcomed. 
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Register here.
(​http://bit.ly/BananaMacro)
Or call Gina at (808) 322-4892 to reserve your seat at least 2 days prior to the workshop. Based on a first come, first serve basis. 30 participant limit.

If you register and are unable to make the workshop, please contact Gina at 808-322-4892 or Andrea at andreak@hawaii.edu as soon as possible. There may be a wait list and we would like to provide someone else with the opportunity to attend.
 For information or to request an auxiliary aid or service (e.g., sign language interpreter, designated parking, or materials in alternate format), contact Gina (ginab@hawaii.edu) or Andrea (andreak@hawaii.edu) at (808)322-4892 at least seven days before the activity/event. ​
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