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INTERNATIONAL
NEWSLETTER ON PLANT PATHOLOGY
ISPP
Newsletter 33 (3) June 2003
(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:
Sudden oak death
A CD-Rom copy of the international on-line symposium ‘Sudden oak
death: how concerned should you be?’ that was recently hosted by the
American Phytopathological Society, can be ordered from http://sod.apsnet.org
Symposium on soybean rust
Is Soybean Rust too close for comfort? Plant pathologists will discuss
the potential impact this devastating disease may have on U.S. agriculture
at a Soybean Rust symposium at the APS Annual Meeting in Charlotte, NC, on
Tuesday, August 12, 2003.
In 2001, the Asian species of Soybean Rust was observed for the first
time in South America, notably in Brazil and Paraguay. Known for its
rapid, windborne spread, the discovery and impact of Soybean Rust in South
America has alarmed the U.S. soybean industry, which generates
approximately $13 billion annually.
Soybean Rust has long been noted as a serious fungal leaf disease of
soybean in Asia, Africa, and Australia, with yield losses reported from 10
to 80 percent. In 1994, the disease was observed on the Hawaiian island of
Oahu. While the disease is yet to appear in the continental U.S., plant
pathologists with the American Phytopathological Society (APS) say the
possibility of this disease occurring and creating substantial yield loss
in the United States is very real.
According to Gary Peterson of the USDA Agricultural Research Service,
the appearance of the disease in South America was a "wake-up
call" that we need to be prepared for the potential entry of this
disease into the U.S. "This disease can cause significant yield
losses and fungicide control measures can be costly," Peterson said.
"If Soybean Rust is found in the U.S., we must to be prepared to make
rapid decisions and take effective actions based the available science.
Early detection could be critical to the overall cost of control, so
public awareness is important," he said.
A full report on Soybean Rust is also available on APS' website at http://www.apsnet.org/.
Joint Workshop on Molecular Diagnostics of Plant Pathogens
November 20 – 23, 2003, Lamezia Terme, Italy.
The workshop, co-organized by the :
- Università Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria
- Mediterranean Phytopathological Union
- Società Italiana di Nematologia
- Società Italiana di Patologia Vegetale
will illustrate and discuss advanced methodologies for the diagnosis of
plant pathogenic fungi, bacteria, nematodes and viruses. Contact: Prof.
Franco Lamberti, Istituto di Nematologia Agraria, C.N.R., Via G. Amendola,
165/A, 70126 Bari, Italy. Fax: +39-080-5484165, e-mail: nemafe01@area.ba.cnr.it
New publications of interest to plant pathologists
Corn: Chemistry and Technology, 2nd Edition
Edited by: Pamela J. White and Lawrence A. Johnson
2003; 6" x 9" hardcover;
892 pages;
200 black and white illustrations (est.);
ISBN 0-913227-33-0
Item No. 27330
Regular Price: $229 (Shipping and handling not included.)
This 2nd Edition provides a broad perspective of new knowledge on corn
from 36 expert agronomists, food scientists, and geneticists. This 892
page book is an encyclopedic storehouse of comprehensive information on
all aspects of the world’s largest crop (in metric tons grown).
The chapter on Mycotoxins, contributed by APS author Gary P. Munkvold, Ph.D., is
available separately in pdf format.
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The Advance of the Fungi
By E.C. Large with new introductory material by Karen-Beth Scholthof,
Paul D. Peterson, and Clay S. Griffith.
Reading like a riveting novel, The Advance of the Fungi is a
scientifically accurate and entertaining account of the history and
importance of plant pathology. Originally published in 1940 and now back
by popular demand, this one-of-a-kind title will spark interest in budding
plant pathologists, revitalize experienced plant pathologists, and
captivate the general public.
Regular Price: $69 (Shipping and handling not included)
For complete details and ordering information visit
www.shopapspress.org
The next International Congress of Plant Pathology (ICPP 2008), Torino,
Italy, 24-29 August, 2008
The Organising committee has now been finalised:
President: Prof. G.P. Martelli, University of Bari (martelli@agr.uniba.it)
Vice-Presidents:
Chairperson: Prof. M.L. Gullino, University of Torino (marialodovica.gullino@unito.it)
Scientific Programme Committee:
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Chairmen: Prof. A. Garibaldi, University of Torino (manaresi@rettorato.unito.it)
and Prof. G. Surico, University of Firenze (giuseppe.surico@unifi.it)
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Prof. N. Anselmi, Tuscia University, Viterbo (anselmi@unitus.it)
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Prof. P. Bonfante, University of Torino (p.bonfante@ipp.cnr.it,
paola.bonfante@unito.it)
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Prof. G. Calabrese, University of Torino (g.calabrese@atlink.it)
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Prof. A. Catara, University of Catania (cataraan@unict.it)
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Prof. M. Conti, National Research Council, Torino (m.conti@ivv.cnr.it)
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Prof. F. Faretra, University of Bari (faretra@agr.uniba.it)
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Prof. F. Lamberti, National Research Council, Bari (nemafe01@area.ba.cnr.it)
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Prof. G.C. Pratella, University of Bologna (pratella@agrsci.unibo.it)
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Prof. F. Scala, University of Napoli (scala@unina.it)
International Advisory Committee:
Proceedings and Poster Committee:
Finance Committee:
Local Arrangement Committee:
Coming Events
International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) Extraordinary Meeting
2003 in Glattbrugg, Switzerland.
30 June-3 July 2003.
Contact: International Seed Testing Association (ISTA), Extraordinary
Meeting 2003, P O Box 308, 8303 Basserdorf, CH-Switzerland; Fax:
+41-1-838-6001; e-mail: <ista.office@ista.ch>.
See: <http://www.seedtest.org>.
XVth International Plant Protection Congress, Beijing, China.
6-11 July 2003
www.ipmchina.net/ippc/
22nd Annual meeting of the American Society for Virology,
Davis, California, USA
12-16 July 2003-06-12
www.mcw.edu/asv/
XI International Congress on Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions,
St Petersburg, Russia
18-26 July 2003
http://www.arriam.spb.ru/mpmi/
19th International Symposium on Virus and Virus-like
Diseases of Temperate…, Valencia, Spain.
21-25 July 2003
fv2003@ivia.es
Joint meeting of the Plant Growth Regulation Society of america and the
Japanese Society for the Chemical Regulation of Plants, Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada.
3-6 August 2003
www.griffin.peachnet.edu/pgrsa
XXXVI Brazilian Phytopathology Congress, Universidade Federal de
Uberlândia, Uberlândia City, Minas Gerais, Brazil
3-8 August 2003
www.36cbf.iciag.ufu.br
American Phytopathology Society 95th Annual Meeting in Charlotte,
North Carolina, USA.
9-13 August 2003.
See <http://www.apsnet.org>.
Indonesian Phytopathological Society (IPS) XVIIth Congress and Seminar
in Padjadjaran University, Bandung, West Java.
5-7 August 2003
Dr. Triwidodo Arwiyanto, Faculty of Agriculture, Gadjah Mada
University, Sekip Unit 1 Yogyakarta-55281, Indonesia.
Tel: +62-274-542740, mobile phone: +628156866838 Fax. +62-274-563062;
e-mail: tarwiyanto@yahoo.com
Second International Symposium on Plant Health in Urban Horticulture
in Berlin, Germany.
27-29 August 2003.
Organized by The Plant Protection Services of Berlin and the Federal
Biological Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry in cooperation
with the German Phytomedical Society.
Contact: Dr Hartmut Balder, Plant Protection Service of Berlin, Mohriner
Allee 137, D-12347 Berlin, Germany; e-mail: <pflanzenschutzamt@senstadt.verwalt-berlin.de>.
30th International Carrot Conference, Muskegon,
Michigan, USA
7-10 September 2003
http://plantpathology.msu.edu/labs/hausbeck/CarrotMtgIntl.htm
14th Meeting of the International Council for the study of Virus and
Virus-like Diseases of the Grapevine (ICVG) in Locorotondo (Bari),
Italy.
12–17 September 2003.
Contact: Donato Boscia <csvvdb08@area.ba.cnr.it>.
See: <http://www.agr.uniba.it/ICVG2003>.
Slovak and Czech Plant Protection Conference in Nitra, Slovak
Republic.
16-17 September 2003.
Contact <Jozef.Huszar@uniag.sk>
or <Kamil.Hudec@uniag.sk>.
PGPR Conference, Calicut, Kerala, India
5-10 October 2003
www.ag.auburn.edu/india
Eighth Arab Congress of Plant Protection in El-Beida, Libya.
12-16 October 2003
Contact: Dr Ali Bataw, <alibataw@hotmail.com>,
Secretary of the Organizing Committee, Faculty of Agriculture, Omar El-Mokhtar
University, El-Beida, Libya or Dr Bassam Bayaa, <B.Bayaa@cgiar.org>,
President of the Arab Society of Plant Protection ICARDA, P.O. Box 5466,
Aleppo, Syria.
First International ISHS Symposium on Tomato Diseases, Kusadasi,
Turkey
27-31 October 2003
http://plantdoctor.ifas.ufl.edu/istd.html
Joint Workshop on Molecular Diagnostics Of Plant Pathogens, Lamezia
Terme, Italy
20-23 November 2003
Contact: Prof. Franco Lamberti, nemafe01@area.ba.cnr.it
Special Interest Symposium on ‘Plant Pathogen Actinomycetes’ and
‘Common Scab Diseases of Potato’, (part of the 13th
International Symposium on the Biology of Actinomycetes), Melbourne,
Australia
1-5 December 2003
www.conferencestrategy.com.au/isba/index.html
6th International Septoria/Stagonospora Symposium
in Tunis, Tunisia.
8-12 December 2003.
Contact: Dr GHJ Kema at G.H.J.Kema@plant.wag-ur.nl.
3rd Canadian Workshop on Fusarium Head Blight (CWFHB), Winnipeg,
Canada
9-12 December 2003
British Society for Plant Pathology Presidential Meeting -
Plant-Pathogen Genomics - from Sequence to Application in Nottingham,
UK.
15-18 December 2003.
Contact: Dr M Dickinson, School of Biological Science, University of
Nottingham, Loughborough LE12 5RD, UK; Fax: +44-115-951-3251; e-mail: <meetings@bspp.org.uk>.
3rd Australasian Soilborne Diseases Symposium, Rowland Flat, South
Australia, Australia
8-11 February 2004
www.plevin.com.au/ASDS2004
ISHS First International Symposium on Tomato Diseases, Orlando
Florida, USA
21-24 June 2004
http://plantdoctor.ifas.ufl.edu/istd.html
11th International Cereal Rust and Powdery Mildew Conference in
Norwich, UK.
23-27 August 2004.
Contact: Dr James Brown, John Innes Centre, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK; Fax:
+44-1603-450045; e-mail: <james.brown@bbsrc.ac.uk>.
XIII International Botrytis Symposium in Antalya, Turkey.
25 -31 October 2004.
contact: Dr. Figen Yildiz <fyildiz@ziraat.ege.edu.tr>.
5th International Walnut Symposium, Sorrento, Naples, Italy
7-14 November 2004
Contact: Emilia Malvolti <mimi@ias.tr.cnr.it
5th International Postharvest Research Symposium in Verona, Italy.
2004.
Contact: Professor Pietro Tonutti, University of Padova, Italy; Fax:
+39-04982-72850; e-mail: <ptonutti@agripolis.unipd.it>.
International Plant Virus Epidemiology Symposium, Lima, Peru.
4-8 April 2005
Contact: Pamela Anderson p.anderson@cgiar.org
Meeting of the International Working Groups on Legume and Vegetable
Viruses, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.
11-15 April, 2005
Contact: Gail Wisler gcwisler@mail.ifas.ufl.edu
The XIIIth Latin American Phytopathological Congress (XIII Congreso
Latinoamericano de Fitopatología) in the city of Cordoba, Cordoba
Province, Argentina.
Mid-2005.
Organized by the Latin American Phytopathological Association (ALF)
jointly with the annual meeting of the Argentine Phytopathological
Association (Asociación Argentina de Fitopatología, AAF).
Contact: Dr Sergio L Lenardon, Institute for Phytopathology and Plant
Physiology (IFFIVE), INTA, Cordoba, Argentina; <slenard@infovia.com.ar>.
ICPP 2008, Torino, Italy.
24-29 August, 2008
Contact: Prof. M.L. Gullino, University of Torino: marialodovica.gullino@unito.it
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