Hawai‘i workshop 2012 Agenda
November 3-4, 2012

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The Hawai‘i Public Seed Initiative by Nancy Redfeather, Coordinator HPSI
• Where Have We Been and Where Are We Going?
• Public Seed Commons: A Brief History of the Seed Industry.

History of Seed Production and Crop Breeding in Hawai‘i by Hector Valenzuela
• Brief Summary of Statewide Seed Assesment from the 2010 Seed Symposium.

Seed Basics: Botany and Biology by Russell Nagata
• Monocot and Dicot Plant Differences
• Open-Pollinated/Hybrid/Heirloom
• Inbreeding/outbreeding: Know Your Crops Mating preferences.
• Selfing/Cross Pollination Pollen Transfer (wind, insect, human)
• Reproductive Cycles: Annuals, Biennials, Perennials
• Different Strategies - population numbers, isolation distances, roughing and selection to maintain seed purity

Growing Tomato for Seed in the Garden by Glenn Teves
• Overview of what conventional tomato breeders might consider:
o Selecting for cultivars with characteristics that address the special needs of Island propagation.

Seed Networks and Initiatives Happening Around the Country by Lyn Howe

Update on Kaua‘i Seed Projects by Paul Massey

Seed Saving and Storage: Basic Techniques and Ideas by Paul Massey

Growing Requirements for Producing Lettuce for Seed by Russell Nagata
• Cleaning Techniques for Dry Seeded Crops.
• Pollination, Isolation, Optimum Number of Plants
• Seed Purity, Improving Lettuce Varieties, Roguing and Selection
• Seed Storage, Viability Testing

Growing Kalo by Glenn Teves

Mahalo to Our Workshop Presenters:
Hector Valenzuela, Ph.D., CTAHR Extension - Vegetable specialist.
Russell Nagata, Ph.D., CTAHR County of Hawai‘i Extension Administrator - Lettuce propagation and seed production specialist.
Glenn Teves, CTAHR Moloka‘i Extension Office - Taro And Tomato Propagation Specialist.
Nancy Redfeather - Program Director - Hawai‘i Public Seed Initiative & Program Director Of The Hawai'i Island School Garden Network & Co-Owner Of Kawanui Farm on Hawai‘I Island.
Paul Massey, - President/Director, Regenerations Botanical Garden, Kaua‘i. Manages The Kaua‘i Community Seed Bank.
Lyn Howe - Workshop Coordinator

Special Mahalo to:
Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden for opening their space and sharing their gardens with us.
Jerry Konanui for Joining us to share his mana’o on taro and sweet potato.