Job Description:

• 1) Transplants orchids in greenhouse, according to specific instructions: Slides meristem from jars of nutrient solution, or lifts plants from trays or pots.

• 2) Trims and cleans plant roots, using knife, tweezers, water, and fungicide.

• 3) Spreads pebbles and inert growth-media in planting containers, positions plant on media, adds and presses media around roots, and sprinkles surface with water and fertilizer solution.

• 4) Records species code and planting date on plastic marker, and inserts marker in container.

• 5) Places planted orchids on designated greenhouse shelves.

• 6) Washes jars and lids in sanitizing solution, and carries them to laboratory.