Progress

At last I have got to doing some practical work. This week I obtained isolates of Phytophthora species from the long term storage in our lab and from another lab on campus also working on Phytophthora spp. and I transfered them onto bigger plates to get them going a little and hopefully begin to play with them and try to get some of them sporulating so that I can move on to inoculate some Rhododendron leaves. I also had a meeting with Nik and Walt about an idea to study leaf wetness sensors so I am going to learn to use the weather station and try to get things set up in my office for that too. Aside from these things it is midterms week so I have had two tests and on Friday I have a lab practical exam for mycology.