Information about training programme

• Title of training: Advanced topics in comparative flower morphology and wood anatomy
• Description of project: Lectures, practicals, and literature study giving the state of the art on flower morphology and ontogeny, evo-devo and the evolution of flowers, wood anatomy, phylogenetic trends and ecological trends in wood.
• Duration of training: 2 weeks

Type of training

1. Practical experiences
• Preparation of slides for SEM and light microscopy
• Handling of herbarium material
2. Lectures
• Principles of flower morphology, ontogeny and evo-devo
• Principles of wood anatomy
• Comparative analyses of taxonomic diversity
• Evolution of flowers
• Phylogenetic trends in wood
• Morphology, anatomy and APG
3. Seminars
• Morphology, anatomy and APG

Contact information of mentor / supervisor

• Name of mentor / supervisor: Prof.dr. E. Smets / Prof.dr. P. Baas
• Institution / Organisation: Nationaal Herbarium Nederland
• EDIT partner number: 6
• Unit / Department / Laboratory: PITA
• Address: Einsteinweg 2, 2333 CC Leiden, The Netherlands

Target audience: for trainees at PhD or Postdoc level.

Individual training based on face-to-face and group discussions and self-activation in practicals. The content is shaped to the advanced courses organized by NHN in this matter, which usually have 1-2 lectures a day followed by a full day practicals and demonstrations.