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Divisional Forum Meets with Northeastern 

Division to Discuss Engagement 

Jim E. Adaskaveg, Divisional Forum Chair, jim.adaskaveg@ucr.edu 

The APS Divisional Forum met in conjunction with the Northeastern 

Division’s annual meeting in New Brunswick, NJ, October 12–14, 

2011. Council-approved divisional engagement plans were discussed as 

goals that the divisions will address in the coming years. With the final 

divisional (i.e., Pacific Division) ratification of APS governance changes 

for their constitution at the 2011 Joint Meeting in Hawaii, divisions 

are now being asked to establish ad hoc committees. The committees 

will focus on one or more of the engagement plans developed by the 

Divisional Forum last spring. The engagement plans are for the divisions 

to target programs in education and extension by 1) increasing their 

exposure to high school students and teachers; 2) attracting promising 

Jim E. Adaskaveg undergraduate students to the field of plant pathology; and 3) increasing 

their awareness to private and public sectors of extension. For example, 

the North Central Division has already approved a half-day Plant Pathology in Focus session 

for high school students and undergraduates at their next divisional meeting at The Ohio State 

University in June 2012 to increase awareness of careers in plant pathology. 

Another goal of the Divisional Forum was to participate in the annual extension round table discussions 

of the Northeastern Division. Major disease outbreaks over the last year were discussed for 

each state in the division. Not all of the divisions have such a program and thus the Divisional Forum 

participated to encourage other divisions to develop extension and outreach awareness amongst 

membership and possibly public sectors. 

During these meetings it was realized 

by the forum that not all divisions have 

early career awards for achievements of 

young professionals in plant pathology. 

Thus, Divisional Forum representatives 

were encouraged to develop these ideas 

with their divisional officers to ultimately 

recognize and publicize achievements 

and awareness of outstanding 

contributions in plant pathology at the 

regional level. 

An annual APS Graduate Student 

Symposium proposal is also being 

developed by the Divisional Forum. 

This proposal is to have the winners of 

the divisional student paper competitions 

participate in a symposium at the APS Annual Meeting. Monetary travel awards will be established 

through the divisions. The objective is to showcase award-winning graduate students at the national 

level and to assist them in launching their careers. n 

In this Issue 

Editor’s Corner ....................................... 178 

APS Foundation ..................................... 180 

Public Policy Update .............................. 182 

December 2011 • Volume 45 • Number 11 

APS Divisional Forum members (left-right) Wade Elmer, Dan 

Roberts, Jim Adaskaveg, David Schmale, Lawrence Datnoff, and 

staff member Marci Smith. Not pictured is George Sundin. Other 

forum members unable to attend include Tim Brenneman and 

Tamra Jackson. 

OIP News & Views ................................ 183 

People .................................................... 184 

Classified ................................................ 186 

News 

Communicate Your 

Science—2012 APS 

Annual Meeting Call 

for Papers 

What do you have to communicate with 

the plant pathology community? It’s not too 

early to start thinking about the 2012 APS 

Annual Meeting, to take place August 4–8, 

2012, in Providence, RI, and how you can be 

a part of it. You are invited to share your latest 

breakthroughs and research findings with APS 

at the annual meeting. 

This is the premier meeting for plant pathology, 

featuring high-quality plant disease science. The 

latest topics and issues in plant pathology will 

be discussed through posters, special sessions, 

and technical sessions. By presenting a poster 

or oral presentation, you have the opportunity 

to share your research with the top minds in 

the plant pathology community and receive 

feedback on your work. 

Be a part of the scientific program by 

submitting your research. Online submissions 

for both oral and poster presentations will be 

accepted February 1 through March 15, 2012. 

More information, including guidelines and 

criteria for acceptance, is available at www. 

apsnet.org/meet. Make your plans now to join 

APS as the largest plant pathology society in the 

world meets in the smallest state in the United 

States next August! n 

APS Journal Articles ............................... 187 

Calendar of Events ................................. 188

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December 2011 • Volume 45 • Number 11 

Editor-in-Chief: Doug Jardine 

Managing Editor: Michelle Bjerkness 

Editor: Amanda Aranowski 

Design: Agnes Walker 

Advertising Sales: Cindy Anderson 

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APS Leadership 

Council 

President: Carol A. Ishimaru 

President-Elect: Michael J. Boehm 

Vice President: George S. Abawi 

Immediate Past President: John L. Sherwood 

Internal Communications Officer: David M. Gadoury 

Treasurer: Randall C. Rowe 

Treasurer-Elect: Steven A. Slack 

Senior Councilor-at-Large: Anne E. Dorrance 

Intermediate Councilor-at-Large: Walter F. Mahaffee 

Junior Councilor-at-Large: Jeff B. Jones 

Divisional Councilor: David G. Schmale III 

Publications Councilor: Anthony P. Keinath 

Executive Vice President: Steven C. Nelson 

Editors-in-Chief 

APS PRESS: Margery L. Daughtrey 

MPMI: Gary Stacey 

Phytopathology: Niklaus J. GrÜnwald 

Phytopathology News: Doug J. Jardine 

Plant Disease: R. Mike Davis 

Plant Disease Management Reports: Frank P. Wong 

Plant Health Progress: Ned A. Tisserat 

The Plant Health Instructor: Anton B. Baudoin 

Board and Office Chairs and Directors 

APS Foundation Chair: Ray D. Martyn 

Divisional Forum Chair: Jim E. Adaskaveg 

PPB Chair: Jan E. Leach 

Publications Board Chair: Anthony P. Keinath 

OE Director: Scott E. Gold 

OEC Director: Seogchan Kang 

OIP Director: Sally A. Miller 

OIR Director: Brian D. Olson 

OPRO Director: Monica L. Elliott 

AMB Director: Scott T. Adkins 

AXMB Director: Rick Bennett 

Division Officers 

Caribbean 

Divisional Forum Rep.: Lawrence Datnoff 

President: Ronald D. French-Monar 

Vice President: Judith K. Brown 

Secretary-Treasurer: Aaron Palmateer 

North Central 

Divisional Forum Rep.: Tamra Jackson 

President: Anne Dorrance 

Vice President: James Stack 

Secretary-Treasurer: Carl Bradley 

Northeastern 

Divisional Forum Rep.: Wade H. Elmer 

President: Beth K. Gugino 

Vice President: Christian A. Wyenandt 

Secretary-Treasurer: David C. Thompson 

Pacific 

Divisional Forum Rep.: Jim E. Adaskaveg 

President: Debra A. Inglis 

President-Elect: Themis Michailides 

Secretary-Treasurer: Akif Eskalen 

Potomac 

Divisional Forum Rep.: Daniel Roberts 

President: Boris A. Vinatzer 

Vice President: Yilmaz Balci 

Secretary-Treasurer: Bingyu Zhao 

Southern 

Divisional Forum Rep.: Timothy B. Brenneman 

President: David Langston 

President-Elect: Raymond W. Schneider 

Vice President: Jason Woodward 

Secretary-Treasurer: Donald M. Ferrin 

178 Phytopathology News 


Editor’s Corner 

Is There a Tricorder in Your Future? 

Doug Jardine, Kansas State University, PhytoNewsEditor@scisoc.org 

For anyone who was or is a Star Trek fan, you would know that a tricorder 

was a fictional, multifunction device used for sensor scanning, data analysis, 

and recording data. Mr. Spock wouldn’t think of exploring a planetary 

surface without one, and Dr. McCoy was able to make on-the-spot, 

detailed medical diagnoses by waving his handheld version over the 

patient. After attending the recent Third National Meeting of the National 

Plant Diagnostic Network (NPDN), I am not so sure that a crude, but 

functional, tricorder-like device for plant pathology diagnosticians is not all 

that far off in the future. 

The theme of the conference was “Next Gen NPDN.” The opening 

Doug Jardine symposium was “New Technologies in Diagnostics.” Topics included 

loop-mediated isothermal amplification, next-generation sequencing for 

identification of plant pathogens, DNA chip arrays for virus identification, and the potential of 

microfluidic systems for diagnostics in plant pathology. Can you imagine doing PCR in a device 

about the size of your smart phone? Testing for multiple pathogens in a plant sample at a cost of a few 

pennies a run? The possibilities are closer than you think! 

One of the most interesting presentations at the conference was by Arturo Casadevall, Einstein 

College of Medicine, who presented a paper entitled “Emerging fungal pathogens—Past, present, and 

future.” One of his discussion points was why is it, when there are approximately 1.5 million species 

of fungi, only about 150 are pathogenic to humans? Hint: It has to do with our body temperature and 

why we have to eat so much compared to reptiles for instance, that may only eat once a week. 

If you weren’t one of the nearly 200 plant pathologists in attendance, you are in luck as many of the 

presentations were videotaped and will be made available on the NPDN website at www.NPDN. 

org. To sum up the conference, I turn to one of Mr. Spock’s most frequently repeated quotes, 

“Fascinating!” n 

Submissions Due Soon for PDMR Volume 6 (2012) 

As in the past, Plant Disease Management Reports (PDMR) will be published in two installments, 

allowing authors to submit reports twice a year. Submissions to the first installment are due to 

the editor-in-chief for assignment by December 5, 2011. Publication charges are $40 per report 

and are payable with submission of the final approved report by February 20, 2012. Instructions 

for submission preparation and procedure and an online submission form are available at 

www.scientificsocieties.org/aps/pdmr/guidelines. n 

2010 Art in Phytopathology Submission: 

Mike’s Nose 

Robin Choudhury, University of California-Davis 

I took this photo in Blacksburg, VA, where an 

annual Halloween carving party occurs each year. 

The owner of the property, Mike, has several acres of 

land, and this locust tree was near the entrance. He 

had jokingly added the eyes and mouth to the conch, 

making it look like a face. I was an undergraduate at 

University of Maryland at the time, and my former 

plant pathology teacher (Yilmaz Balci) identified the 

fungus as Phellinus robiniae. n

Impressive, Dedicated APS Community 

Continues to Grow 

Thank You 

Volunteers are at the heart of APS’s success; we simply 

could not produce the exceptional experiences, vibrant 

community, and essential tools that we all value without 

the contributions of members’ time, talent, and expertise. 

Special thanks to the more than 900 members who shared their skills, passion, and diverse 

perspectives this past year. Together, we are accomplishing significant goals for APS and furthering 

the plant pathology profession. 

According to the 2011 APS Membership Survey, members are eager to volunteer and the percentage 

of members who volunteer is growing. In addition, the amount of time members give is on the 

rise, and those indicating interest in participating in the future is also increasing, with early career 

professionals, along with student/post-doc members and those in developing countries, showing the 

most interest. 

What an impressive, dedicated community! Opportunities exist at various levels of engagement and 

across the full spectrum of the society. Make sure to share your talents with APS in the year ahead 

and continue to impact the future of plant pathology! n 

Actively Engage in APS and Expand Your 

Leadership Experiences 

Looking for an opportunity to actively engage in APS? Interested in a leadership experience that 

will provide the unique opportunity to impact the future of plant pathology? Or perhaps you 

have a colleague who has the skill set and interest in an advanced service-learning opportunity? 

Now is your chance, as a member of APS, to nominate your colleagues or indicate your own 

interest in service to APS for vice president or councilor-at-large on APS Council. 

On November 8, an e-mail requesting participation was sent to all APS members. To 

submit your nominations, simply use the web form at http://surveys.qualtrics.com/ 

SE/?SID=SV_1NQoHHT25jeqHWY. (Paper nomination ballots were only sent to those members 

without an e-mail address on file at APS Headquarters.) All nominations must be received on or 

before Tuesday, December 6, 2011. Members may either self-nominate or they may be nominated 

by others. Keep in mind that for your nominations to be considered for the 2012 APS Council 

election, nominees will also need to complete an application form by January 20, 2012. Additional 

details are available at www.apsnet.org/members/apsleadership/Pages/APSCouncilNominations.aspx. 

Your involvement in this process is important, submit your nominations today! n 

Food Safety Starts with Healthy Plants! 

2012 Human Pathogens on Plants Workshop 

Share strategies, perspectives, and 

expertise while shaping the future of 

research for human pathogens on plants. 

February 13–15, 2012 

Hyattsville, Maryland, U.S.A. 

The American Phytopathological Society 

www.apsnet.org/hppw 

#8606-11/2012 

COMMITTEE SPOTLIGHT 

Collections and 

Germplasm 

Committee 

Shuxian Li, Collections and Germplasm 

Committee Chair, shuxian.li@ars.usda.gov, 

and Rick Bennett, Collections 

and Germplasm Committee vice chair, 

rbennett@uark.edu 

The mission of the Collections and 

Germplasm Committee is to promote 

and foster the collection, preservation, 

improvement, and utilization of U.S. and 

international resources of microbial and 

higher-plant germplasm; identify issues 

relevant to germplasm resources; advocate 

judicious improvements in collection and 

germplasm systems; and constructively 

influence policies and procedures through 

APS Council by such means as committee 

proposals, APS publications and discussion 

sessions, and communications with other 

scientific societies, governmental agencies, 

institutions, and industry. 

Collections of plant pathogens have played 

important roles in the advancement of 

plant pathology and related fields. They 

provide critical links between past and 

present disease epidemics, facilitate 

identification of emerging diseases, and 

are useful in developing control strategies 

for plant diseases. However, the collection 

of plant pathogens in the nation lacks a 

coordinated national system to protect, 

preserve, and enhance these valuable 

resources. Currently, the key issue our 

committee is focusing on is support for the 

establishment of a national plant microbial 

germplasm system (NPMGS) to protect 

endangered collections and teach good 

collection practices. 

Members of the committee sponsor 

symposia and workshops at APS meetings 

that address issues related to culture 

collections and germplasm and sponsored 

a hands-on workshop entitled “Microbial 

Collections: Practice and Management” 

on August 5, 2011, at the APS-IPPC Joint 

Meeting in Honolulu, HI. n 

Phytopathology News 179

Call for Applications 

for 2012 Storkan- 

Hanes-McCaslin 

Foundation Awards 

The Storkan-Hanes-McCaslin Foundation 

Awards are named in honor of Richard C. 

Storkan, Gerald L. Hanes, and Robert L. 

McCaslin. Each had a long history of 

cooperation with the scientific community, 

and were pioneers in developing effective soil 

fumigation through experimental research. 

The foundation was established in 1987 to support 

graduate student research. To date, more 

than $366,000 has been awarded to 63 promising 

scientists. In addition to unrestricted cash awards 

(which range from $5,000 to $10,000 and can be 

used for any purpose that will benefit the education 

of the student, including personal expenses), 

new awardees will also receive round-trip fares to 

the APS Annual Meeting and are presented their 

awards at a luncheon attended by their research 

advisors, previous awardees, and members of the 

Foundation Committee. The research for which 

the award is given is expected to be performed 

by the applicant during the academic year 2012– 

2013 and a one-page progress report is due one 

year from the date of the award. It would be appreciated 

if the foundation were acknowledged in 

research publications stemming from this award. 

A major aim of the foundation is to encourage 

research by offering financial assistance to 

graduate students who are working on soilborne 

diseases of plants. The research must be done in 

the United States. Foundation policy is to contribute 

to the education of the student. Grants 

are made on a yearly basis and may be renewed 

upon review by the committee. 

Applications must be received before May 1, 

2012, for funding to begin September 1, 2012. 

Please submit six copies each of a short, two- to 

three-page research proposal containing a concise 

statement of the objectives, methods and 

materials, and projected impact of the proposed 

research; a one-page resume (i.e., a brief education 

and research background, including a telephone 

number and e-mail address); and a letter from 

the applicant’s major professor or research 

director. A budget is not required. Preference 

will be given to those proposals containing 

innovative, creative, and/or novel research 

approaches to the stated objective(s) and to the 

overall quality (organization, correct grammar, 

and spelling) of the written proposal. Send 

applications to A. Paulus, Chair Selection 

Committee, Storkan-Hanes-McCaslin 

Foundation, Department of Plant Pathology 

and Microbiology, University of California, 

Riverside, CA 92521-0122. If further details 

are desired, Paulus can be reached by 

e-mail at albert.paulus@ucr.edu or by phone 

at +1.951.827.3431. n 


APS Foundation 

Introduce Undergrads to Plant Pathology 

Research with a Frank L. Howard Fellowship 

Do you have undergraduate students working in your laboratory who could benefit from the support 

of the Frank L. Howard Undergraduate Fellowship? If so, we encourage you to notify them about 

this opportunity. The application process is not complicated and it provides an excellent opportunity 

to introduce an undergraduate to the exciting world of plant pathology research. 

The fellowship will be awarded for summer 2012 or the 2012–2013 academic school term. One 

award of $1,000 will be made to support undergraduate research and may be used for stipend and 

research budget expenses. The sponsor or student should plan to present the results of their research 

at a regional or national APS meeting following completion of the research. 

Undergraduate students are encouraged to apply immediately. Six copies of the application package 

are due January 24, 2012. Applications and instructions can be found at www.apsnet.org/ 

members/foundation/apply/Pages/UndergradFellowship.aspx. 

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Mani Skaria, Texas A&M University, 

Kingsville Citrus Center, by phone +1.956.447.3368 or via e-mail at mani.skaria@tamuk.edu. n 

Graduate Student Funding Opportunities 

Mark your calendars and plan to submit your applications for the Raymond J. Tarleton Student 

Fellowship and/or the I. E. Melhus Graduate Student Symposium. These APS Foundation awards 

provide unique opportunities for student plant pathologists to support their research and increase 

their participation in APS activities. 

The Raymond J. Tarleton Student Fellowship can be used as a stipend for research expenses, books, 

research or scientific meeting travel, summer internships, and/or equipment. Applications are being 

accepted through January 13, 2012. One award of $1,500 is available; view full details at www. 

apsnet.org/members/foundation/apply/Pages/RaymondTarleton.aspx. 

The 2012 I. E. Melhus Graduate Student Symposium this year is focused on host plant resistance 

and disease management and will feature four graduate student presentations with travel awards 

for each presenter of $500 for the 2012 APS Annual Meeting. Applications are being 

accepted through January 9, 2012. View full details at www.apsnet.org/members/ 

foundation/apply/Pages/IEMelhusGradStudentSymposium.aspx. 

Submit your applications and gain new opportunities and experiences through 

the support of the APS Foundation! n 

Creating Possibilities for Plant Pathology 

You can make an immediate and direct impact. With a donation to the APS 

Foundation, 97% of what you give goes to the cause you care about most— 

sustaining the profession and science of plant pathology. 

More than 1,500 contributors have already shown their support, making it 

possible to give more than 50 awards for a total of $36,000 of 

funding in 2011. Thank you donors! (Visit www.apsnet.org/ 

members/foundation/contributors for a cumulative listing.) 

You can create possibilities for plant pathology too, make a 

donation today at www.apsnet.org/give. 

Be an advocate. 

Grow plant pathology. 

Give today.

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Public Policy Update 

PPB Attends Plant Science Research Summit 

Jan Leach, PPB Chair, jan.leach@colostate.edu 

What research in plant science is needed in the next 10 years to improve global food supplies using 

sustainable approaches and increase our understanding of plant biology? To develop a united plan 

to address this question, a Plant Science Research Summit (Chevy Chase, MD; September 22–23, 

2011), organized by the American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB), brought together 75 plant 

scientists as well as representatives of federal agencies, professional societies, grower organizations, 

and other stakeholders of plant science. APS was represented at the summit by Jan Leach, Public 

Policy Board (PPB) chair; Kellye Eversole (Eversole Associates); and Angela Records (Eversole 

Associates), public policy fellow. 

While the summit participants readily agreed that plant science is critical to solving the global food 

needs, the discussions of “how” and “what is needed” were broad. One key, as summarized in the 

Science Insider (http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2011/09/decadal-plan-for-plant-science. 

html), is that “Progress will require new model systems, intensively studied species that provide 

insights useful both in basic and applied research.” The importance of including crop species as 

models and the tools and information needed to accelerate characterization of the fundamental 

biological processes important to agriculture were discussed. The need to understand plant 

genetic diversity and plant-microbe interactions (beneficial and pathogenic) for improvement of 

economically useful plants was also discussed. 

Not surprisingly, no common path for plant science emerged from this two-day summit. However, 

Organizer Gary Stacey (ASPB) indicated that this summit was just the beginning. Over the next 

several months, a committee will work to capture the ideas from the summit and combine them with 

input submitted from the broad community to prepare a report that will provide a unified path for 

plant science and emphasize the critical role plant science plays in the nation’s future. The product, 

according to Stacey, will be a strong, single message that can guide future funding for plant sciences. 

We encourage you to participate in the process. You can follow progress at www.aspb.org/ 

plantsummit and submit ideas there, or you can send suggestions to Leach (jan.leach@colostate. 

edu), Eversole (eversole@eversoleassociates.com), or Records (angela.records@gmail.com). n 

PPB Position Open with Regulatory Focus 

APS announces the availability of a position on the APS Public Policy Board (PPB) for a plant 

pathologist to focus on regulatory issues of interest to plant pathologists. For this position, PPB is particularly 

interested in plant pathologists with knowledge of regulatory issues at the EPA and APHIS. 

PPB seeks a person to continue productive initiatives related to regulatory issues, including the 

• establishment of an APS-APHIS partnership for risk-based regulations and e-Permitting to 

facilitate the movement of pathogens/pests intrastate and internationally; 

• identification of possible improvements in the risk-based permitting process for APS and 

associated societies; 

• efforts to provide the EPA with objective, science-based information for risk assessment on crop 

protection materials and biotechnology products for combating plant disease; and 

• submission of comments to USDA and the EPA on proposed regulations or guidances related to 

genetically engineered crops. 

Some newer areas of regulatory policy of interest to APS and PPB include 

• input on plant pathogens proposed for the Select Agent list; and 

• plant-pathology-relevant regulations from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 

(HHS) on synthetic biology. 

Interested individuals should review full details available at www.apsnet.org/ 

members/apsleadership/Pages/VolunteerOpenings.aspx. 

PPB requests submission by December 20 of a short statement of interest and 

background (short CV) from members interested in serving APS as a PPB 

board member. Please send to PPB Chair Jan Leach at jan.leach@colostate. 

edu. Questions? E-mail or call Leach at +1.970.491.2924. n 


Field Crops Rust 

Symposium This 

Month! 

The American Phytopathological Society has 

created the first Field Crops Rust Symposium 

to be held December 14–16, 2011, in San 

Antonio, TX. Make time for this important 

event—registration and housing are now open. 

“The FCRS is unique in its focus; it’s intended 

to provide presentations of cutting-edge research 

on the rust diseases, but should also facilitate 

the exchange of ideas beyond the typical crop 

specific discussions,” said Erick DeWolf, Kansas 

State University. 

“In recent years, new races of rust have emerged 

that are causing serious problems in wheat, corn, 

and soybeans. These diseases are causing yield 

losses valued at more than $100 million annually, 

and aggravate global shortages of grain. It’s 

essential that the scientific community comes 

together to address these disease problems— 

nothing less than global food supply is at stake,” 

he added. 

The keynote will be given by Philip Pardey, 

University of Minnesota, concerning “Rust 

diseases within the larger context of food 

security.” The lecture will help the audience 

understand the fundamental issues related to 

food security and the hazards impacting global 

food production. 

Registration is now open. Find more information 

and the full program schedule online at 

www.apsnet.org/fcrs. The symposium is targeted 

at the scientific community, but commodity 

leaders, crop consultants, and others will also 

benefit from attending. Be a part of this 

symposium, be a part of the solution. n 

2011 

Field Crops Rust 

Symposium 

December 14-16, 2011 

San Antonio, Texas 

Registration & 

Housing Are Open 

Go to 

www.apsnet.org/fcrs 

to register now!

Learn Best 

Management Practices 

for Dealing with 

Common Scab 

Common scab is a disease that can persist 

indefinitely in some soils and affects all varieties 

of potatoes. This unsightly disease causes 

lesions on tubers, which lowers marketability 

and increases the costs of production and 

processing. The latest Focus on Potato webcast 

by Thomas Zitter, professor of plant pathology 

at Cornell University, addresses common 

scab and best management practices to deal 

with the disease. This presentation will help 

users get a broad overview of common scab 

and understand its associated symptoms; 

become aware of the difference between 

common scab and powdery scab; know the 

characteristics of organisms involved and 

specific in-field features of the disease; and 

learn best management practices for dealing 

with the disease. The presentation is available 

online at www.plantmanagementnetwork. 

org/edcenter/seminars/potato/CommonScab. 

Other presentations are available on 

the Focus on Potato website at www. 

plantmanagementnetwork.org/fop. 

Focus on Potato is a publication of the Plant 

Management Network (PMN), a nonprofit 

online publisher whose mission is to enhance 

the health, management, and production of 

agricultural and horticultural crops. It achieves 

this mission through applied, science-based 

resources. PMN is jointly managed by APS, 

American Society of Agronomy, and Crop 

Science Society of America. To take advantage 

of PMN’s full line of resources, please 

sign up for its free online newsletter at 

www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/update/ 

default.cfm. n 

OIP News & Views 

Deadlines Approaching for JANE and 

International Travel Awards 

Proposals for the John and Ann Niederhauser Endowment (JANE) are due December 15, 

2011. One award of up to $5,000 for a project to take place during the 2012 calendar year will 

be provided. JANE was created to facilitate international cooperation related to research on and 

management of plant diseases, with particular emphasis on those caused by Phytophthora spp. To 

increase the award’s impact, the scope of projects to be considered has been expanded to include any 

international program in plant pathology that involves cooperation between a person or institution 

in the United States and a person or institution outside the United States. Full details are available 

online at www.apsnet.org/members/foundation/apply/Pages/JANEEndowment.aspx. 

Applications for the International Travel Fund must be submitted by January 6, 2012. 

One award of $1,500 will be provided to support travel costs to the annual 

meeting for early- to mid-career APS members native to and working in 

developing countries who otherwise would not be able to participate in the 2012 

APS Annual Meeting. This award, provided by OIP and the APS Foundation, is 

intended to support scientists holding post-graduate positions in their respective 

country; graduate students and post-doctoral fellows will not be funded. Full 

details are available online at www.apsnet.org/members/foundation/apply/ 

Pages/InternationalTravelFund.aspx. n 

Looking Back at the History of UC-Berkeley’s 

Plant Pathology Department 

A copy of History of the Plant Pathology Department, University of 

California, Berkeley, 1903–1994, is now available in The Iowa State 

University Library Special Collections Department, home to the 

historical records of APS. This text includes the early history of 

agriculture in California and the role of the Experiment Station. 

According to Milt Schroth, many early documents were written by 

the chair and other faculty during the early days when diseases were 

rampant and the governor and legislature realized the importance of 

research and solving problems. Ralph Smith’s memoirs are also included 

in the book and are an interesting read. In fact, Smith started the first 

department of plant pathology in the country. To read more about this 

book or to purchase it online, visit www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/2442774. 

APS works to maintain extensive historical resources through its historical archives on APSnet at 

www.apsnet.org/about/history. If you have information or materials that you would like added, 

please contact APS Historian Paul Peterson (ppeters@clemson.edu or +1.843.662.3526 ext. 133). n 

IMPORTANT APS DATES TO REMEMBER 

December 2011 

1 Proposals due for 2012 OIP Global Experience Program 

5 PDMR Volume 6 submissions due 

6 APS vice president and councilor-at-large nominations due for 2012 election 

15 John and Ann Niederhauser Endowment (JANE) proposals due 

20 Letters of interest for the PPB regulatory position due 

January 2012 

6 International Travel Fund applications due 

9 Applications for the I. E. Melhus Symposium due 

13 Raymond J. Tarleton Student Fellowship applications due 

20 APS vice president and councilor-at-large applications due for 2012 election 

24 Frank L. Howard Fellowship applications due 


People 

Student Degrees and Awards 

Marin Talbot 

Brewer completed 

the requirements for 

a Ph.D. degree in 

plant pathology at 

Cornell University in 

2011. Her research 

was supervised by 

Michael Milgroom, 

with a focus on the 

population genetics 

Marin Talbot Brewer and phylogeography 

of the grape powdery 

mildew pathogen, Erysiphe necator. Using multilocus 

sequencing, Brewer demonstrated that E. 

necator populations in the eastern North America 

are highly diverse and are the likely center 

of origin for E. necator populations in Europe, 

Australia, and the Pacific Coast of the United 

States. She also identified mating-type genes in 

E. necator and several other powdery mildew species, 

including Blumeria graminis, Podosphaera 

spp., and Microsphaera syringae. She is currently 

an assistant professor in the Department of Plant 

Pathology at the University of Georgia, Athens. 

More about her research and opportunities for 

graduate, postgraduate, and visiting scholars can 

be seen at www.cals.cornell.edu/cals/plpath. 

Amara R. Dunn was the 2011 recipient of the 

Robert Gilmer Graduate Student Award. The 

award is named in honor of Robert M. Gilmer, 

a member of Cornell University’s (CU’s) Department 

of Plant Pathology at the Geneva Experiment 

Station from 1950 to 1975. Gilmer is 

remembered as an outstanding plant pathologist, 

colleague, and mentor, internationally respected 

for his contributions to our knowledge of virus 

diseases of fruit crops. His generous gift created 

the endowment that bears his name. Dunn received 

the award in recognition of her excellence 

in academics, research, and service to the Department 

of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe 

Biology. Her M.S. research on Phytophthora 

blight caused by the oomycete Phytophthora capsici 

was conducted at CU’s Department of Plant 

Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology under 

the direction of Christine Smart. More about 

Dunn’s work can be seen at www.cals.cornell. 

edu/cals/plpath/directory/camp-a.cfm. 

Amara R. Dunn receiving her award from Wayne F. 

Wilcox 


Santiago Mideros 

completed the 

requirements for 




2011. His research on 

resistance to aflatoxin 

accumulation in 

maize was supervised 

by Rebecca Nelson. 

He was a former 

Santiago Mideros 

manager in charge 

of integrated pest and disease management at 

a fresh flower production company in Ecuador 

and a research assistant at the International 

Potato Center (CIP) in Peru. Mideros is 

currently a post-doctoral scientist at the 

International Maize and Wheat Improvement 

Center (CIMMYT) in Mexico. More about 

his research and opportunities for graduate, 

postgraduate, and visiting scholars can be seen 

at www.cals.cornell.edu/cals/plpath. 

Ji-Hyun Park 

received her Ph.D. 

degree in plant 

pathology from 

the University of 

Minnesota (UMN) 

in September 2011. 

Her research was on 

the etiology of crown 

decline and dieback 

in bitternut hickory 

Ji-Hyun Park in the North Central 

and Northeastern 

United States and was conducted under the 

direction of Jennifer Juzwik. Park grew up 

in Seoul, Republic of Korea, where she earned 

B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in forest resources 

from Seoul National University. She is currently 

working as a post-doctoral scientist with the 

Korea Forest Research Institute. 

Jonathan E. Oliver 

completed the 

requirements for 




2011. His research, 

supervised by Marc 

Fuchs, focused on 

the genetic variability 

of Grapevine fanleaf 

virus and the design Jonathan E. Oliver 

and testing of 

constructs for resistance. Oliver demonstrated 

that recombination and purifying selection 

are important evolutionary mechanisms in the 

genetic diversification of the virus and, using 

an agroinfiltration transient expression assay 

and stable transformants, identified varied 

concatenate constructs designed in conserved 

genomic regions that confer resistance to 

virus infection. He is currently a post-doctoral 

associate with Leonardo de la Fuente at 

Auburn University. More about his research 

and opportunities for graduate, postgraduate, 

and visiting scholars can be seen at www.cals. 

cornell.edu/cals/plpath. 

James Popko 

recently completed 

an M.S. degree from 

the Department 

of Plant, Soil, and 

Insect Sciences at 

the University of 

Massachusetts- 

Amherst (UMass) 

under the direction 

of Geunhwa Jung. 

His research project, James Popko 

entitled “Association 

between in vitro propiconazole sensitivity and 

propiconazole field efficacy of five New England 

Sclerotinia homoeocarpa populations” was 

accepted for publication in Plant Disease. He 

was awarded second place in the CO5 Division 

Industry student competition for a presentation 

he gave on his research at the 2010 ASA-CSSA- 

SSSA meeting. Popko is currently working as 

a research associate conducting field trials and 

other research for the Turf Pathology/Breeding 

Lab in the Department of Plant, Soil, and Insect 

Sciences at UMass. 

A. Paola Zuluaga 

completed the 

requirements for a 

Ph.D. degree in plant 

pathology at Cornell 

University in July 

2011. She studied 

host and pathogen 

gene expression 

during the transition 

from biotrophy 

A. Paola Zuluaga 

to necrotrophy 

in a compatible 

interaction (tomato and Phytophthora infestans) 

with Bill Fry. She found significant evidence 

for alternative splicing in tomato and detected 

the expression of 90,000 genes in tomato (about 

fourfold more than predicted from analysis 

of the genome). She detected 9,000 genes in 

P. infestans. She also found evidence for new 

R genes in the host and new effectors in the 

pathogen. Zuluaga is currently investigating 

post-doctoral opportunities in Spain. More 

about her research and opportunities for 

graduate, postgraduate, and visiting scholars can 

be seen at www.cals.cornell.edu/cals/plpath.

Awards 

Mary-Dell Chilton, Brent Godshalk, and 

Palle Pedersen have been recognized by 

the Crop Science Society of America for 

outstanding contributions to crop science 

research. Chilton, a distinguished science 

fellow at Syngenta, will receive the CSSA 

Presidential Award. Syngenta’s head of parent 

traits, Godshalk, was inducted into the CSSA’s 

2011 Class of 

Fellows. CSSA is also 

recognizing Pedersen, 

a seed care technology 

asset lead at Syngenta, 

with the 2011 Young 

Crop Scientist Award. 

The CSSA awards 

were presented at the 

society’s 2011 Awards 

Ceremony during its 

annual meeting held 

in October. 

Mary-Dell Chilton 

Brent Godshalk 

Palle Pedersen 

Martin Dickman, 

director, Institute for 

Plant Genomics and 

Biotechnology, Texas 

A&M University, 

received the 2011 

E. C. Stakman 

Award from the 

Department of Plant 

Pathology, University 

of Minnesota, in 

Martin Dickman May 2011. The 

award is granted to 

individuals of any country and nationality for 

outstanding achievements in plant pathology. 

Dickman has made numerous fundamental 

contributions to our understanding of fungalplant 

interactions. Early in his career, he 

recognized the potential of molecular and 

genetic approaches to address fundamental 

questions in host-pathogen interactions. His 

studies on the role of cyclic AMP and calcium 

in fungal development and the participation of 

signal transduction pathways involving various 

classes of protein kinases and phosphatases in 

pathogenesis are among the most thorough 

and significant contributions in this area of 

plant pathology. In his more current research, 

Dickman is beginning to elucidate mechanisms 

that regulate programmed cell death with the 

goal of generating transgenic plants with novel 

mechanisms of pathogen resistance. His interest 

in potentially common mechanisms of infection 

by pathogens and common mechanisms 

of resistance led to his key participation in 

establishing the first national program in 

comparative microbiology, now a graduate 

program at the University of Nebraska. He truly 

embodies the qualities and spirit of the E. C. 

Stakman Award. 

Amy Y. Rossman, 

research leader, 

USDA-ARS, 

Systematic Mycology 

and Microbiology 

Laboratory, 

Beltsville, MD, 

was honored as the 

2011 Distinguished 

Mycologist by the 

Mycological Society 

of America at their 

Amy Y. Rossman 

annual meeting in 

Fairbanks, AK. This award is given for her 

lifetime contributions to increased knowledge 

of the systematics of fungi, especially those of 

importance to agriculture and her contributions 

to the development of the U.S. National Fungus 

Collections and associated databases. 

South Dakota State University’s (SDSU’s) Soil 

Judging Team placed fourth overall, qualifying 

for the 2012 National American Society of 

Agronomy Soil Judging Contest at the Region 

5 Collegiate Soil Judging Contest held in the 

Pierre and Fort Pierre area September 25–30, 

2011. SDSU and the South Dakota Natural 

Resources Conservation Service hosted the 

event. Soil judging provides students with 

practical experience evaluating the physical 

and chemical properties of soils, important 

in making land-use decisions. Soil forming 

factors, which include site characteristics, soil 

classification, land-use interpretations, and 

soil morphology, are key parts of the judging 

process. 

Members of South Dakota State University’s soil judging 

team Dustin Voss, Matt Mehlhaf, Colin Tobin, Angela 

Kutzbach, Laura Schwengel, Emily Helms, Kerry Kelly, 

Tyann Slepikas, Doug Malo, Bri Wegner, and Shaina 

Sabel (Jesse Cameron not pictured) 

New Positions 

Lindsey du Toit, 

associate professor 

in the Department 

of Plant Pathology 

at Washington State 

University (WSU) 

and located at the 

Northwest Research 

and Extension Center, 

Mount Vernon, WA, 

has been appointed 

Lindsey du Toit as associate professorextraordinary 

in the 

Department of Plant Pathology, University 

of Stellenbosch, Matieland, South Africa, for 

a period of three years beginning October 

1, 2011. The University of Stellenbosch 

created this category of appointment to give 

recognition to individuals for their proven 

specialized expertise, and/or their eminence 

in their profession and field of study, and to 

involve them in academic programs of the 

relevant department. du Toit holds the Alfred 

Christianson Endowed professorship in 

vegetable seed science at WSU. The endowment 

was also established by the family of Alfred 

Christianson, founder of the Alf Christianson 

Seed Company, to “attract and retain a worldrenowned 

scholar and practitioner with special 

expertise in vegetable seed science.” du Toit 

was the recipient of the Early Career Award 

from the Pacific Division of The American 

Phytopathological Society (APS). 

Collaborations 

Tamotsu Hoshino, leader of the Genomic 

Resources and Environmental Adaptation 

Research Group in the National Institute of 

Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, 

Sapporo, Japan, visited the Department of Plant 

Pathology at Washington State University, 

Pullman, September 14–16. He was hosted 

by Jack Rogers, professor of plant pathology. 

Hoshino visited the Mycological Herbarium 

in the department to examine specimens of the 

snow mold fungus, genus Typhula. He is using 

DNA and other technologies to understand 

certain species of the genus on a worldwide 

basis. 

Mike Adams, Tamotsu Hoshino, and Jack Rogers 

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Malcolm Manners, the John and Ruth Tyndall 

professor of citrus science at Florida Southern 

College, has taken his agricultural expertise 

to Angola, Africa, where he has worked for 

two years to establish a sustainable tropical 

fruit and citrus nursery program. From July 

7 to August 2, he worked in Angola as part 

of the USAID’s Farmer to Farmer Program; 

the trip was coordinated by Citizen’s Network 

for Foreign Affairs (CNFA). Last year, several 

Angolan cooperatives identified a need to plant 

and grow fruit trees and asked Manners to assist 

them. The Coopecunha cooperative successfully 

implemented the recommendations Manners 

made during his first visit. In addition to his 

work with the Coopecunha group, Manners 

taught the members of another cooperative 

a better process for growing citrus, mango, 

avocado, papaya, and passion fruit. 

Malcolm Manners (left) checking budwood source trees 

in Angola. 

Classified 

Assistant Professor of Pulse Crop Pathology 

North Dakota State University (NDSU), 

Department of Plant Pathology, invites 

applicants for a 12-month tenure-track position 

at the assistant professor level. The appointment 

is for research (90%) and teaching (10%). The 

successful candidate will develop an applied 

and basic research program on the biology and 

management of diseases of pulse crops (edible 

dry bean, dry pea, lentil, and chickpea) grown 

in the state. Research will focus on the many 

fungal diseases of economic importance, but 

efforts on bacterial and other pathogens may 

be possible or required. Cooperation with 

NDSU dry bean and pulse breeding programs 

is expected. The appointee will develop an 

externally funded research program and publish 

results. This individual also will interact with 

and disseminate information to appropriate 

grower and industry groups, advise graduate 

students, and teach a graduate-level course in an 

area of expertise. Service to the university and 

the profession of plant pathology is expected. 

Minimum qualifications: Ph.D. degree in plant 

pathology or closely related field that includes 


Karl-Heinz Kogel, professor at the Institute for 

Phytopathology and Applied Zoology (IPAZ), 

Justus-Liebig-University, Giessen, Germany, 

visited the Department of Plant Pathology, 

Washington State University, Pullman, on 

October 10–11. Kogel’s research interests 

are in the areas of biological mechanisms of 

disease resistance in cereals, biological plant 

protection, and plant biotechnology. He gave 

a seminar, “Broad spectrum suppression of 

innate immunity is required for colonization 

of Arabidopsis thaliana roots by the fungus 

Piriformospora indica.” His seminar was 

jointly sponsored by the Departments of Plant 

Pathology and Crops and Soil Sciences. Kogel 

visited with plant pathology faculty and held 

discussions. 

Diter von Wettstein, Karl-Heinz Kogel, and Tim 

Paulitz 

extensive experience with diseases of economic 

importance; demonstrated ability to conduct 

and publish research results; and excellent 

interpersonal/communication skills. Preferred 

qualifications: post-doctoral experience; 

demonstrated experience in field-based research; 

teaching experience; expertise to teach fungal 

biology, bacteriology, or nematology at the 

graduate level; and demonstrated experience 

with commodity groups and successful 

experience obtaining extramural funding. 

Pay scale negotiable. Review of applications 

begins January 9, 2012. NDSU policy requires 

applications be completed online at http:// 

jobs.ndsu.edu/postings/1312. Documents 

to submit include an application letter that 

describes research and teaching interests and how 

the minimum and preferred qualifications are 

met; CV; and Ph.D. transcripts. Additionally, 

applicants should have three letters of reference 

mailed directly to Mohamed Khan, professor and 

Search Committee chair, Department of Plant 

Pathology, P.O. Box 6050, Dept. 7660, Fargo, 

ND 58108-6050. n 

Presentation 

Kevin McCluskey 

attended the 

International Union 

of Microbiological 

Societies (IUMS) 

2011 Congress in 

Sapporo, Japan, as an 

official delegate of the 

United States. 

The IUMS meeting 

included a session 

Kevin McCluskey commemorating the 

60th anniversary of 

the Japanese Society of Culture Collections 

where McCluskey presented a talk on 

“Characterization of classical mutant strains 

of Neurospora from the Fungal Genetics Stock 

Center collection using gene and whole genome 

sequence analysis.” McCluskey was appointed 

as a delegate of the United States by the U.S. 

National Academy and as such participated 

and voted in the IUMS General Assembly. 

McCluskey also participated in the IUMS 

Mycology Council meeting. The IUMS 2011 

Congress culminated with a ceremony and 

reception for His Imperial Majesty, the 

Emperor of Japan, who is a noted gobi fish 

taxonomist. n 

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APS Journal Articles 

Phytopathology 

December 2011, Volume 101, Number 12 

Comments Regarding the Binary Power Law for 

Heterogeneity of Disease Incidence. 

Exponential and Power-Law Contact Distributions 

Represent Different Atmospheric Conditions. 

Characteristics of the Spread of Apple Proliferation by 

Its Vector Cacopsylla picta. 

Biological Control of Take-All by Fluorescent 

Pseudomonas spp. from Chinese Wheat Fields. 

Effect of Temperature on Cortical Infection by 

Plasmodiophora brassicae and Clubroot Severity. 

A Test System to Quantify Inoculum in Runoff from 

Phytophthora ramorum-Infected Plant Roots. 

Modeling Cold Curing of Pierce’s Disease in Vitis 

vinifera ‘Pinot Noir’ and ‘Cabernet Sauvignon’ 

Grapevines in California. 

Genetics of Resistance to Race TTKSK of Puccinia 

graminis f. sp. tritici in Triticum monococcum. 

Sequence and Simple-Sequence Repeat Analyses of 

the Fungal Pathogen Seiridium cardinale Indicate 

California Is the Most Likely Source of the Cypress 

Canker Epidemic for the Mediterranean Region. 

Botrytis pseudocinerea, a New Cryptic Species Causing 

Gray Mold in French Vineyards in Sympatry with 

Botrytis cinerea. 

Grapevine leafroll-associated virus 1 Occurs as 

Genetically Diverse Populations. 

Plant Disease 


Observations from a Quarter Century of Evaluating 

Reactions of Sweet Corn Hybrids in Disease 

Nurseries. 

Quantification of the Components of Resistance to 

Rice Sheath Blight Using a Detached Tiller Test 

Under Controlled Conditions. 

Triticum mosaic virus Isolates in the Southern Great 

Plains. 

Evaluation of Lisianthus as an Indicator Host for Iris 

yellow spot virus. 

Virulence in Oat Crown Rust (Puccinia coronata f. sp. 

avenae) in the United States from 2006 through 

2009. 

Wild Type Sensitivity and Mutation Analysis for 

Resistance Risk to Fluopicolide in Phytophthora 

capsici. 

Development of Primers for Improved PCR Detection 

of the Potato Zebra Chip Pathogen, ‘Candidatus 

Liberibacter solanacearum’. 

Molecular Analysis of Turfgrass Rusts Reveals the 

Widespread Distribution of Puccinia coronata as 

a Pathogen of Kentucky Bluegrass in the United 

States. 

A Two-Step Molecular Detection Method for 

Pyrenophora tritici-repentis Isolates Insensitive to QoI 

Fungicides. 

Apical Necrosis and Premature Drop of Persian 

(English) Walnut Fruit Caused by Xanthomonas 

arboricola pv. juglandis. 

Detection of Multiple Verticillium Species in Soil Using 

Density Flotation and Real-Time Polymerase Chain 

Reaction. 

First Report of Group 16SrXII Phytoplasma Associated 

with Papaya Yellows in Taiwan. 

First Report of Enterobacter Bulb Decay of Onions 

Caused by Enterobacter cloacae in New York. 

First Report of Ratoon Stunt of Sugarcane Caused by 

Leifsonia xyli subsp. xyli in Pakistan. 

First Report of a Natural Infection of Stevia rebaudiana 

by a Group 16SrXXIV Phytoplasma in India. 

A New Leaf Blight of Rice Caused by Pantoea ananatis 

in India. 

First Report of Bacterial Canker of Kiwifruit Caused by 

Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae in Spain. 

First Report of Bacterial Wilt Caused by Erwinia 

tracheiphila on Pumpkin and Watermelon in New 

Mexico. 

First Report of Xanthomonas gardneri Causing Bacterial 

Spot of Tomato in Ohio and Michigan. 

First Report on Association of Colletotrichum coccodes 

with Chili Anthracnose in India. 

First Reports of Brown Fruit Rot on Sweet Cherry 

(Prunus avium) and Plum (P. domestica) and Shoot 

Blight on Apricot (P. armeniaca), Kwanzan Cherry 

(P. serrulata), and Sweet Cherry (P. avium) Caused 

by Monilinia laxa in New York, Rhode Island, and 

Massachusetts. 

First Report of Dollar Spot Caused by Sclerotinia 

homoeocarpa on Switchgrass in the United States. 

First Report of Root Rot Caused by Sclerotium rolfsii 

on Daucus carota var. sativa in Southern Korea. 

First Report of Cochliobolus sativus Causing Leaf Spot 

on Paper Mulberry in China. 

Leaf Anthracnose, a New Disease of Swallow-Worts 

Caused by Colletotrichum lineola from Russia. 

Outbreak of Cucurbit Powdery Mildew on Watermelon 

Fruit Caused by Podosphaera xanthii in Southwest 

Florida. 

Outbreaks of Smut Caused by Tilletia maclaganii on 

Switchgrass in New York and Pennsylvania. 

First Report of Walnut Canker Caused by Fusarium 

incarnatum from India. 

First Report of Gray Mold Caused by Botrytis cinerea 

on Yellow Cosmos (Bidens sulphurea) in Brazil. 

First Report of Laurel Wilt Disease Caused by Raffaelea 

lauricola on Pondspice in Florida. 

First Report of Damping-Off on Strawberry Tree 

Caused by Colletotrichum acutatum and C. 

simmondsii in Italy. 

First Report of White Pine Blister Rust Caused by 

Cronartium ribicola on Immune Black Currant Ribes 

nigrum Cv. Titania in Preston, Connecticut. 

Laurel Wilt, Caused by Raffaelea lauricola, is 

Confirmed in Miami-Dade County, Center of 

Florida’s Commercial Avocado Production. 

First Report of Phoma herbarum on Field Pea (Pisum 

sativum) in Australia. 

First Report of Powdery Mildew Caused by 

Golovinomyces biocellatus on Monarda didyma in 

Korea. 

First Report of Twig Blight Disease of Citrus Caused by 

Haematonectria haematococca in the Philippines. 

First Report of Wilt on Alfalfa in China Caused by 

Verticillium nigrescens. 

First Report of Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici Races with 

Virulence to Wheat Stem Rust Resistance Genes 

Sr31 and Sr24 in Eritrea. 

First Report of Cylindrocarpon macrodidymum on Acer 

palmatum in Virginia. 

First Report of Gray Mold of Blackberry Caused by 

Botrytis cinerea in South Carolina. 

First Report of Tomato chlorosis virus Infecting 

Tomato in Sudan. 

MPMI 


EBR1, a Novel Zn2Cys6 Transcription Factor, Affects 

Virulence and Apical Dominance of the Hyphal Tip 

in Fusarium graminearum. 

Variable Expression of the Stagonospora nodorum 

Effector SnToxA Among Isolates Is Correlated with 

Levels of Disease in Wheat. 

Barley Leaf Transcriptome and Metabolite Analysis 

Reveals New Aspects of Compatibility and 

Piriformospora indica–Mediated Systemic Induced 

Resistance to Powdery Mildew. 

Photosynthetic Bradyrhizobium Sp. Strain 

ORS285 Synthesizes 2-O-Methylfucosylated 

Lipochitooligosac charides for nod Gene–Dependent 

Interaction with Aeschynomene Plants. 

Exopolysaccharide Production Is Required for Biofilm 

Formation and Plant Colonization by the Nitrogen- 

Fixing Endophyte Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus. 

Role of the 4-Phosphopantetheinyl Transferase of 

Trichoderma virens in Secondary Metabolism and 

Induction of Plant Defense Responses. 

Whole-Genome Expression Profiling of Bradyrhi zobium 

japonicum in Response to Hydrogen Peroxide. 

Characterization of the Gene Encoding Pisatin 

Demethylase (FoPDA1) in Fusarium oxysporum. 

Large-Scale Data Integration Reveals Colocalization 

of Gene Functional Groups with Meta-QTL for 

Multiple Disease Resistance in Barley. 

Phytoplasma-Induced Floral Abnormalities in 

Catharanthus roseus Are Associated with Phytoplasma 

Accumulation and Transcript Repression of Floral 

Organ Identity Genes. 

Synthesis of the Flavonoid-Induced Lipopolysaccharide 

of Rhizobium sp. Strain NGR234 Requires 

Rhamnosyl Transferases Encoded by Genes rgpF and 

wbgA. 

Elevated Activity of Dolichyl Phosphate Mannose 

Synthase Enhances Biocontrol Abilities of 

Trichoderma atroviride. 

Digital Gene Expression Profiling of the Phytophthora 

sojae Transcriptome. 

The Iturin-like Lipopeptides Are Essential Components 

in the Biological Control Arsenal of Bacillus subtilis 

Against Bacterial Diseases of Cucurbits. 

A Comparative Transcriptome Analysis of Rhizobium 

etli Bacteroids: Specific Gene Expression During 

Symbiotic Nongrowth. 

Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis Limits Foliar 

Transcriptional Responses to Viral Infection and 

Favors Long-Term Virus Accumulation. 

EMSY-Like Genes Are Required for Full RPP7- 

Mediated Race-Specific Immunity and Basal 

Defense in Arabidopsis. 

The Arabidopsis thaliana DNA-Binding Protein AHL19 

Mediates Verticillium Wilt Resistance. 

Plant Management Network 

www.plantmanagementnetwork.org 

Plant Health Progress 

Foliar Nematodes: A Summary of Biology and Control 

with a Compilation of Host Range. 

A Diagnostic Guide for Fusarium Wilt of 

Watermelon. n 


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June 2012 

13-15 — APS North Central Division 

Meeting. Wooster, OH. 

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27-29 — APS Pacific Division Meeting. 

Sacramento, CA. 

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August 2012 

4-8 — APS Annual Meeting. Providence, 

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December 2011 

4-6 — 2011 National Fusarium Head Blight 

Forum. St. Louis, MO. 

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March 2012 

1-3 — Second International Symposium of 

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Bangkok, Thailand. 

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20-22 — Joint Meeting of the 58th Annual 

Conference on Soilborne Plant Pathogens 

and the 44th Annual California Nematology 

Workshop. San Marino, CA. 

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April 2012 

22-26 — Ascochyta 2012: The 3rd International 

Ascochyta Workshop. Córdoba, Spain. 

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May 2012 

20-24 — Bouyoucos Conference on the 

Advances in Research on Soil Biological, 

Chemical, and Physical Properties for 

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PERIODICALS 

21-25 — 4th International Workshop for 

Phytophthora, Pythium, and Phytopythium. 

University of Maryland, College Park, MD. 

www.psla.umd.edu/faculty/Balci/workshop2011/ 

index.cfm 

July 2012 

1-5 — Plant and Canopy Architecture Impact on 

Disease Epidemiology and Pest Development. 

Rennes, France. https://colloque.inra.fr/ 

epidemiology_canopy_architecture 

29-August 2 — XV Intl. Congress on MPMI. 

Kyoto, Japan. www.ismpminet.org 

November 2012 

25 — Third International Symposium on 

Biological Control of Plant Bacterial Diseases. 

Agadir, Morocco. 

www.iavcha.ac.ma/biocontrol2012 

August 2013 

25-30 — 10th International Congress of Plant 

Pathology. Beijing, China. www.icppbj2013.org n 

For the most current listing go to 

www.apsnet.org/meetings/meetingcalendar.

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