INTERNATIONAL NEWSLETTER ON PLANT PATHOLOGY

(UK Registered Charity No 1065521)

Material for the Newsletter is invited from individual members of ISPP, Associated Societies, Council members, Chairs of all Committees and representatives of Affiliated Societies and Supporting Organisations.

Editors, Joseph-Alexander Verreet, e-mail: javerreet@phytomed.uni-kiel.de
and Elaine Davison, e-mail: edavison@agric.wa.gov.au

In this issue:

• 2^nd Asian Conference on Plant Pathology 2005
• Soybean rust found in USA
• New books of interest to Plant Pathologists
• Coming Events

 Call for abstracts. 25-28 June 2005, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, http://www.2ndacpp.org

The principal aim of the conference is to create a forum for Asian plant pathologists who are interested in or related to scientific work, information or business in plant pathology. The conference mainly dedicates to review of the current status and advances of plant pathology and sharing of new achievements in Asian countries, although it does not cover all of the important scientific information. This conference presents topics such as host-pathogen interactions, fungal diseases, viruses and viral diseases, prokaryote diseases, nematode diseases, epidemiology and crop loss assessment, biological control, postharvest diseases and mycotoxin, integrated disease management, etc.

Abstracts shall be reviewed by a peer committee. Accepted abstracts shall be notified for either an oral presentation or a poster presentation during the conference.

Topics include, but may not be inclusive of:

1. Host-Pathogen Interactions
2. Fungal Diseases
3. Viruses and Viral Diseases
4. Prokaryote Diseases
5. Nematode Diseases
6. Epidemiology and Crop Loss Assessment
7. Resistance of Plant and Resistance Breeding
8. Biological Control
9. Postharvest Diseases and Mycotoxin
10. Integrated Pest Management

To submit an abstract, please  http://www.2ndacpp.org

Important Deadlines:
Abstract Submission: 15th November 2004
Abstract Acceptance: 15th December 2004
Submission of Full Manuscript: 15th February 2005

Wong Sek Man, Chairman, Local Organizing Committee, 2nd ACPP

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service today confirmed the presence of soybean rust on soybean leaf samples taken from two plots associated with a Louisiana State University research farm.

The full USDA news release is available at: http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB?contentidonly=true&c ontentid=2004/11/0498.xml

For current updates, visit the APHIS website at: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/lpa/issues/sbr/sbr.html

Background information on soybean rust is available in the June 2003 APSnet Feature: http://www.apsnet.org/online/feature/rust/

Edited by H. Lapierre and P-A. Signoret

The Poaceae are one of the most important plant families in species number, worldwide distribution, ecosystems and as ingredients of human and animal food. It is not surprising that they support many parasites including more than 100 severely pathogenic virus species, of which new ones are being regularly described.

This book results from the contributions of 150 well-known specialists and presents for the first time an in-depth look at all the viruses (including the retrotransposons) infesting one plant family.

Taxonomic and agronomic descriptions of the Poaceae are presented, followed by data on molecular and biological characteristics of the viruses and descriptions to species level. Virus diseases of field grasses (barley, maize, rice, sorghum, sugarcane, triticale and wheats), forage, ornamental, aromatic, wild and lawn Gramineae are largely described and illustrated. A detailed index of viruses and taxonomic lists will help readers in their search for information.

16 x 24 cm – 857 pages. ISBN: 2-7380-1088-1
Mieux comprendre series, INRA Editions 95€ + postage and packing.
Ordering: www.inra.fr/Editions/

Nematode Identification Short Course, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA
4-11 December 2004
http://pppweb.clemson.edu/Nematode.htm

2^nd International Symposium of Fusarium Head Blight, Orlando FL, USA
11-15 December 2004
http://www.scabusa.org/fhb_symposium.html

VI International Symposium on Peach, Santiago, Chile
9-13 January 2005
www.peach2005.cl

Southwide Forest Disease Workshop, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
10-13 January 2005
http://www.forestry.auburn.edu/enebak/swfdw/swfdw.html

V International Symposium on Mineral Nutrition of Deciduous Fruit Crops, Talca, Chile
16-21 January 2005
www.fruitmineralnutrition.cl

Sudden Oak Death Science Symposium II, Monterey, California, USA
18-21 January 2005
http://natur.berkeley.edu/forestry/sodsymposium

4^th International Workshop on Grapevine Trunk Diseases, Stellenbosch, South Africa
20-21 January 2005
phfourie@sun.ac.za

43^rd Annual Congress of the Southern African Society for Plant Pathology and the 5^th Congress of the African Mycological Association, Hartenbos, South Africa
23-26 January 2005
http://www.saspp.org/list_circular.php, http://194.203.77.69/AfricanMycologicalAssociation/

X International Symposium on Timing of Field Production in Vegetable Crops, Bonn, Germany
13-17 March 2005
http://www.gartenbauwissenschaft.uni-bonn.de/vegcrop2005

International Plant Virus Epidemiology Symposium, Lima, Peru.
4-8 April 2005
http://www.cipotato.org/training/PlantVirusEpidemSymp05

9^th International Workshop on Plant Disease Epidemiology, Rennes, France
10-15 April 2005
http://www.rennes.inra.fr/epidemio2005/

International Working Groups on Legume and Vegetable Viruses, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.
11-15 April, 2005
Contact: Gail Wisler gcwisler@mail.ifas.ufl.edu

International Working Groups on Legume and Vegetable Viruses, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
11-15 April 2005
www.ifa.to.cnr.it/vvwg

IV International Pineapple Symposium, East London, South Africa
11-15 April 2005
www.pinesymp05.org

International Edible Legume Conference in conjunction with the IV World Cowpea Congress, Durban South Africa
17-21 April 2005
www.up.ac.za/conferences/ielc

1^st International Conference on Plant-Microbe Interactions: Endophytes and Biocontrol Agents, Lapland, Saariselkä, Finland
http://www.bioweb/fi/

13th Meeting of the Latin American Association of Plant Pathology. Córdoba. Argentina
19-22 April 2005
slenard@infovia.com.ar

III International Symposium on Figs, Faro, Portugal
16-20 May 2005
jleitao@ualg.pt

IV International Symposium on Pistachio and Almond, Tehran, Iran
20-26 May 2005
http://www.pri.ir

V International Cherry Symposium, Bursa, Turkey
6-10 June 2005
masum_burak@yalova.tagem.gov.tr

13th International Sclerotinia Workshop Monterey, California, USA
12-16 June 2005
stkoike@ucdavis.edu

XIII International Symposium on Apricot Breeding and culture, Murcia, Spain
13-17 June 2005
congresos@viajescajamurcia.com

II International Symposium on Sweetpotato and Cassava – 2ISSC, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
14-17 June 2005
http://www.mardi.my

ISHS: ‘Improving the performance of supply chains in the transitional economies’, Chiang Mai, Thailand
19-23 June 2005
http://www.muresk.curtin.edu.au/conference/ishscm

V International Symposium on Artificial Lighting, Aas, Norway
21-24 June 2005
www.lightsym2005.no

Second Asian Conference on Plant Pathology, ‘Challenges and Opportunities in Plant Pathology in Asia’. Singapore.
25-28 June 2005
http://www.2ndACPP.org

X International Symposium on Plant Bioregulators in Fruit Production, Saltillo Coahuila, Mexico
26-30 June 2005
www.saltillo2005.org

IX International Controlled Atmosphere Research Conference, East Lansing, MI, USA
5-10 July 2005
allens@msu.edu

International Symposium on Herbaceous Ornamental Plant Germplasm Conservation and Utilization, Columbus, Ohio, USA
6-9 July 2005
http://opgs.osu.edu

International Symposium on Greenhouse Systems and Energy Conservation, Columbus, Ohio, USA
13-15 July 2005
short.2@osu.edu

International Congress on Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, Cancun, Mexico
17-22 July 2005
www.ismpminet.org

XVII International Botanical Congress (XVII IBC 2005), Vienna, Austria,
18-23 July 2005
website: http://www.ibc2005.ac.at

APS Annual Meeting, Austin TX, USA
30 July-3 August 2005
www.apsnet.org

International Congress of Auchenorrhyncha and Concurrent Workshop on Leafhoppers and Planthoppers of Economic Significance, Berkeley, California, USA
11-15 August 2005
http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/hoppergongress/index

1st International Conference on the Importance of Biodiversity to Human Health, Galway, Ireland,
23 - 25 August 2005
www.cohab2005.com

International Conference & Exhibition on Soilless Culture – Singapore 2005, Singapore
1-4 September 2005
www.singaporehydroponics.com

International Symposium on Growing Media, Angers, France
4-10 September 2005
http://ishs-angers.agrena.org/

VIII International Symposium on Thysanoptera and Tospoviruses, Pacific Grove, California, USA
5-11 September 2005
www.istt2005.net

Potato 2005, Emmeloord, The Netherlands
5-11 September 2005
www.potato2005.com

III International Symposium on Cucurbits, Townsville, QLD, Australia
12-16 September 2005
gordon@ahr,com.au

IV International Symposium on Rose Research and Cultivation, California, USA
12-16 September 2005
b-pemberton@tamu.edu

International Symposium on Advances in Grapevine and wine Research, Venosa, Italy
15-17 September 2005
nuzzo@unibas.it

15^th Biennial Australasian Plant Pathology Society Conference, ‘Innovations for Sustainable Plant Health’, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
26-29 September 2005
http://www.deakin.edu.au/events/APPS2005

International Symposium on Biotechnology of Temperate Fruit Crops and Tropical Species, 10-14 October 2005
http://conference.ifas.ufl.edu/ishscrops

International Symposium on High Value Indigenous Fruit Trees in the Tropics and subtropics: Production, Utilization and Marketing, Lilongwe, Malawi
20-28 October 2005
f.akinnifesi@cgiar.org

IX International Rubus and Ribes Symposium, Santiago, Chile
5-7 December 2005
pbanados@puc.cl

Emerging Trends in Plant-Microbe Interactions, University of Madras, Chennai, India.
8-10 December, 2005
gnanamanickam@yahoo.com

VIII International Mango Symposium, Johannesburg, South Africa
5-10 February 2006
elphic@iafrica.com

Internation Symposium on New Crop Technologies in Soil and soilless Cultivation under Protected Environment¸ Agadir, Morocco
19-24 February 2006
hanafi@iavcha.ac.ma

VI International Symposium on Artichoke, Cardoon and their Wild Relatives, Lorca, Spain
28-31 March 2006
www.viajescajamurcia.com/artichoke

II International Symposium on Loquat, Guangzhou, China
1-5 April 2006
cmliu@scau.edu.cn

XX International Symposium on Virus and Virus-like Diseases of Temperate Fruit Crops and XI International Symposium of Small Fruit Virus Diseases, Antalya, Turkey
22-26 May 2006
caglay@mku.edu.tr

18^th World Congress of Soil Science, Philadelphia, PA, USA
9-15 July 2006
www.18wcss.org

XXVII International Horticultural Congress, Seoul, Korea
13-19 August 2006
www.ihc2006.org

APS Annual Meeting, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
29 July-2 August 2006
www.apsnet.org

II International Symposium on Saffron Biology and Technology, Mashhad, Iran
28-30 October 2006
http://saffron-ir.um.ac.ir

APS Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, USA
28 July-1 August 2007
www.apsnet.org

APS Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, USA
26-30 July 2008
www.apsnet.org

ICPP 2008, Torino, Italy.
24-29 August, 2008
Contact: Prof. M.L. Gullino, University of Torino: marialodovica.gullino@unito.it