APS 2003 Annual Meeting Poster Proceedings CD
Multi User

Includes Posters from the following categories:

Bacteria-Systematics, Evolution, Ecology
Fungi-Systematics, Evolution, Ecology
Nematodes
Postharvest Pathology and Mycotoxicology
Phytoplasmas, Spiroplasmas, Fastidious Prokaryotes
Viruses-Systematics, Evolution, Ecology
Disease Detection and Diagnosis
Diseases-Cereals
Diseases-Field and Fiber Crops
Diseases-Fruits and Nuts
Diseases-Ornamentals
Diseases-Turfgrasses
Diseases-Vegetables
Forest Pathology
Seed Pathology
Tropical Plant Pathology
Epidemiology
Pathogen-Vector Interactions
Phyllosphere Microbiology and Ecology
Population Genetics
Rhizosphere Microbiology and Ecology
Bacteria-Genetics, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology
Fungi-Genetics, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology
Host-Parasite Interactions-Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology
Nematodes-Genetics, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology
Viruses-Genetics, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology
Biological Control
Chemical Control
Host Resistance
Integrated Pest Management
Regulatory Plant Pathology
Viruses-Resistance and Control
Plant Pathology and Society
Teaching and Pedagogy
Poster Addendum

Poster Titles:

Almond witches' broom phytoplasma, an epidemic disease in Lebanon
Genetic mapping of septoria tritici leaf blotch resistance genes Stb2 and Stb3 in wheat
Differentiation of Rathayibacter toxicus strains by pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) analyses
Direct detection of potato viruses from crude extracts of dormant potato tubers by real time RT-PCR
Management options for false smut in upland rice in Edo, Nigeria
Exploiting soil suppressiveness and beneficial rhizobacteria for Striga hermonthica control in Africa
Interaction of Xylella fastidiosa with different varieties of Nicotiana tabacum: A comparison of colonization patterns
Relationship between leaf symptoms and the proportions of xylem-colonized vessels of plum, coffee and citrus colonized by Xylella fastidiosa
Effects of cultural practices on disease in lowbush blueberry in Maine
Influence of potato leafhopper injury on Fusarium crown rot development in three alfalfa populations
Acquisition of Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) by adult thrips
Expression profiles of Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri genes associated with pathogenicity and virulence
Association of a PR-10 protein in the resistance of Cornus florida to powdery mildew
Improved disease control and yields with combinations of biocontrol and resistance inducing fertilizers applied to vegetable crops
Fusaric acid, a Fusarium verticillioides metabolite, useful against the endophytic bacterium Bacillus mojavensis
Molecular identification and detection of root rot pathogens in soybean
Development of real-time PCR assays for the detection of stem and leaf rust pathogens of wheat
Customizing the course: The Plant Disease Notebook
RAPD-PCR analysis of fungal endophytes of locoweed
Progress of Phytophthora root rot in plantations of Abies fraseri
Suppression of Pythium root rot in poinsettia with swine waste and binucleate Rhizoctonia fungi
Characterization of genetic diversity in Phytophthora species affecting fruit and nut crops
Improved ELISA tests for the detection of barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV) and cereal yellow dwarf virus (CYDV) isolates in infected plants and aphid vectors
Devices to sample airborne propagules of Aspergillus flavus in the desert regions of southwest Arizona
Development of eyespot on winter wheat in the UK. I: Penetration and infection of leaf sheaths in relation to thermal time
Development of eyespot on winter wheat in the UK. II: Infection and lesion development on stems in relation to thermal time
Field factors contributing to aflatoxin contamination in peanut in the southeastern U.S
Genetic diversity of temperate and tropical isolates of Phytophthora capsici
Distribution and severity of pasmo disease of flax in North Dakota and evaluation of fungicides for management
Brassica juncea inhibits soilborne pathogens
Effects of a ryegrass rotation and biological control on soil microbial communities and Rhizoctonia disease of potato
Regulation of the antibiotic pyoluteorin in Pseudomonas fluorescens Pf-5 includes positive autoregulation, and repression by 2,4-diacetylphloroglucinol and pyrrolnitrin
International standards for phytosanitary measures guidelines for surveillance for specific pests: Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. Citri
Proteins associated with aflatoxin-resistance in maize lines from a West African breeding program.
Nucleotide sequence analysis of the ribosomal 5.8S and the internal transcribed spacer regions 1 and 2 from North American Armillaria species
Myxobacterial predation of plant pathogenic and plant associated bacteria
Oh516 as a source of resistance to Aspergillus ear rot and aflatoxin production
Vegetative compatibility grouping in Cercospora kikuchii
Evaluation of commercial soybean cultivars for resistance to Cercospora leaf blight
Study of fungal populations in sherry wine vineyards
Effects of amending soil with cover crop, compost, and manure on soil microbial community during the growing season on field grown tomatoes
Demonstrating the effectiveness of an IPM program for the management of leaf blight diseases of carrots in New York
Role of Phomopsis vaccinii in upright dieback of cranberry
Identification and antagonistic activities of a Bacillus isolate against Fusarium species
Susceptibility of bentgrass cultivars to pink snow mold using excised leaf tissue and whole plant assays
Field trials of South Dakota soybean varieties for susceptibility to northern stem canker
Epidemics and control of stripe rust on spring wheat in the Pacific Northwest in 2002
Soil variables associated with iron-deficiency chlorosis in Minnesota soybean fields
Characterization of chickpea differentials for Ascochyta rabiei using an improved virulence assay
Indole derivatives produced by the fungus Colletotrichum acutatum
Evaluation of tank mixtures of fludioxonil and azoxystrobin for post-harvest disease control on citrus
Differertial expression of a putative PR-4 protein in citrus after infection by Phytophthora species
Effects of organic amendments and biological seed treatments on suppression of Rhizoctonia hypocotyl rot of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata)
Impact of cover crop on effectiveness of alternative spray programs in pumpkin
Mixtures for simultaneous management of tan spot and leaf rust
Effect of bare fallow on the population density of a Longidorus sp. associated with stunting of loblolly pine seedlings
Incidence of beet curly top virus in chile pepper and weeds in new Mexico
Assessing resistance to soilborne viruses on small grains in a four-year study: Strategies, barriers, and analysis
Ciliated protozoans as alternate hosts for Wheat spindle streak mosaic virus
Control of Phytophthora cryptogea in the hydroponic forcing of witloof chicory with synthetic and biosurfactants
Genetic diversity and activity of Trichoderma stromaticum, a mycoparasite of the cocoa witches' broom pathogen
Control of Verticillium wilt with microbiological antagonists, crop residues or lignin incorporation in soil
Colletotrichum acutatum infections in dormant highbush blueberry buds
A statistical comparison of MARYBLYT and Cougarblight using Receiver Operator Characteristic (ROC) analysis
A resistance response by plant host cells in close proximity to germ tubes of Mycosphaerella graminicola but with no apparent contact
Inoculum sources of Stemphylium botryosum and Cladosporium variabile in spinach seed crops
Verticillium wilt of spinach in Washington
Overwinter survival of Sclerotium rolfsii var. delphinii in Iowa
First report of Pulmonaria longifolia and Astilbe arndsii as hosts of Sclerotium rolfsii var. delphinii
Characterization of two papillate species of Phytophthora from ornamental plants
Comparison of PCR amplification of DNA with vegetative compatibility tests for identifying Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. basilici isolates from soil
Survey of alternative hosts for Pantoea stewartii, causal organism of Stewart's disease in Iowa
Characterization of maf1, a modulator of afltoxin biosynthesis in Aspergillus flavus
Detection of Erysiphe (=Uncinula) necator with the polymerase chain reaction and species-specific primers
Contrasting genotypic diversity in soil borne vs. aerial Phytophthora infestans populations from central Mexico
Suppression of Phytophthora parasitica in composted swine waste
Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of Sphaeropsis sapinea, the causal agent of pine tip blight
Mefenoxam sensitivity of Phytophthora capsici isolates in New Jersey
In vivo analysis of Arabidopsis thaliana -Fusarium oxysporum interactions using time-lapse confocal microscopy
Transformed Gaeumannomyces graminis var. tritici expressing hygromycin resistance and disrupted melanin production
Differences in gene expression of pathogenic and biocontrol Fusarium oxysporum
Evaluation of Glycine species for resistance to Bean pod mottle virus
Molecular characterization of FDB1 and FDB2, two Fusarium verticillioides genes essential for detoxification of maize antimicrobial compounds
Reaction of U.S. spring wheat cultivars to Karnal bunt
Influence of bacterial populations on leaf spot development in resistant and susceptible lettuce cultivars
Molecular evolution of Phytophthora infestans
Characterization of isolates of Colletotrichum spp. and Glomerella cingulata from apple
Sources of resistance to Fusarium root rot
Suppression of Cylindrocarpon destructans utilizing composted soil amendments
PCR-real time identification of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. basilici on basil seeds and roots
Postharvest biological control of grey and blue mould on apple
Role of other soilborne fungi in the development of black shank on tobacco
Impact of peanut cropping frequency on the severity of leaf spot diseases and southern stem rot
RNAi-based control of mycotoxin production by Aspergillus species
Characterization of North American Armillaria species: Phylogenetic relationships from IGS, ITS, and nuclear large subunit ribosomal DNA sequences
Intraspecific and intragenomic variation of Armillaria ostoyae within the western United States
Variability in Fusarium isolates affecting sugar beet or spinach
Effects of soil fumigants, plastic mulch, and variety on Verticillium wilt of strawberry
A rapid PCR-based method for the detection of Magnaporthe oryzae from infected perennial ryegrass
Phytosanitary Alert System of the North American Plant Protection Organization
Effect of lesion nematode (Pratylenchus penetrans) on establishment of pyrethrum (Tanacetum cinerariifolium) in Australia
Studies on the etiology and epidemiology of bull's eye rot of pears
Variability in green stem incidence among soybean cultivars
Susceptibility and tolerance of seashore paspalum to Belonolaimus longicaudatus and Hoplolaimus galeatus
Mycelial interactions of Sclerotinia minor isolates from winter weed species
Field control of bacterial fruit blotch of watermelon with a plant defense activator
Suppression of powdery mildew and botrytis blight of begonia induced by Trichoderma hamatum 382 in peat and compost-amended potting mixes
Potential host range of Phytophthora inflata
Plant nuclear import of Heterodera glycines parasitism proteins
Identification and characterization of Phytophthora species from floriculture crops in North Carolina
Peronosclerospora sorghi resistant to metalaxyl treatment of sorghum seed in Texas
Rootstock effects on gene expression and fire blight resistance in apple
Nematode transmission and immunofluorescent localization of six isolates of Tobacco ringspot virus in Xiphinema americanum
Identification and functional analysis of rice defense genes in turfgrass to gray leaf spot
Development of rice cultivars with improved blast resistance using marker assisted selection
Molecular analysis of Cytochrome P-450 genes from the pine stem rusts
Susceptibility of creeping bentgrass to isolates of Sclerotinia homoeocarpa
Fusarium species on Georgia corn and Pearl millet and its relation with fumonisin production
Development of Sclerotinia stem rot in potato fields in south central Washington
Effects of winter cover crops on populations of Rhizoctonia and Fusarium in bulk soil
Endophytic fungus Acremonium implicatum is seed transmitted in Brachiaria spp
Pea calico - Old players, new game?
Control of late blight tuber rot (Phytophthora infestans) with foliar applications of zoxamide + mancozeb fungicide
Integration of lesion productivity and ontogenic resistance of fruit into a warning system for grape downy mildew (Plasmopara viticola)
Seasonal pattern of dispersal of conidia of Cercospora beticola in sugarbeet fields
Protection from Pythium root rot in cucumbers using Paenibacillus polymyxa in a hydroponic system
Risk assessment of biopesticides: Monitoring fungal biocontrol agents in the environment
Deletion of a hypoviral-regulated cppk1 gene in chestnut blight fungus, Cryphonectria parasitica, results in yeast-like microcolonies
Effect of Messenger and EBC-583 on cotton plant growth and the reproduction of Meloidogyne incognita and Rotylenchulus reniformis
Evaluation of two seed treatments for control of fumonisin in corn grain
Evaluation of white food-grade dent corn hybrids for Fusarium ear rot and fumonisin concentration
Testing an oxalic acid screening method for evaluating resistance of hosta (Hosta spp.) to Sclerotium rolfsii var. delphinii petiole rot
Survey of soilborne pathogens on wheat and barley in southeastern Idaho
Phoma basal rot of lettuce caused by P. exigua in California
Tree pathogen survival in wood chip mulch
Efficacy of compost and compost tea for suppression of early blight in organically grown tomato
Design and development of a DNA array for early detection and rapid identification of multiple tomato vascular wilt pathogens
Armillaria species on woody understory and small woody debris in Pinus resinosa sites
Control of soilborne pathogens of potato with Brassica crop rotations
Combining biological products and green sprouting for control of soilborne diseases of potato
AFLP fingerprinting: an efficient technique for detecting genetic variation of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae
http://www.EcoPort.org: A useful resource for plant pathologists
Effect of hydrophobicity and divalent ions on biofilm formation of Xylella fastidiosa
Nutritional effects on colony size and biofilm formation of Xylella fastidiosa growing on simple chemically-defined media
Control of postharvest decay of apple by combining heat treatment, biocontrol and sodium bicarbonate
Chemical characterization of Fusarium solani f. sp. glycines by image analysis of HPLC chromatograms
Detecting geminiviruses in sweet potato by PCR
Study of geographical patterns of disease occurrence with long-term climatologic data
Temporal and spatial development, relative fitness and dynamics of strains of Colletotrichum sublineolum on sorghum
Comparison of Fusarium solani f. sp. glycines and Saccharomyces cerevisiae genes using the Affymetrix Yeast GeneChip
A root growth inhibitor produced by the biological control agent Lysobacter enzymogenes strain C3
A heat stable antifungal antibiotic produced by Lysobacter enzymogenes strain C3
A new source of resistance to Tapesia yallundae associated with a J genome chromosome in Thinopyrum ponticum
Resistance to Aspergillus flavus in peanut seeds is associated with constitutive trypsin inhibitor and inducible chitinase and β-1-3-glucanase
Effect of cyanogenic Pseudomonas aeruginosa on seed germination and seedling growth of plants
Indirect evidence for sexual reproduction in Rhynchosporium secalis
Variation in Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae isolates adapting to the rice Xa7 resistance gene
Study of Beet necrotic yellow vein virus pathotypes in California
Dispersal of Phytophthora capsici in soils from conventional and organic agro- ecosystems
In vitro sporulation of Cercospora arachidicola from peanut and sensitivity of spore germination to pyraclostrobin
Sensitivity of Alternaria mali from North Carolina apple orchards to pyraclostrobin and boscalid
Best time period for determining latent infection of dried plum caused by Monilinia fructicola
Protein profiles from soybean leaves infected with soybean rust
Systemic expression of defense responses in Austrian pines induced by Sphaeropsis sapinea
Expression of GmEREBP1 in soybean and Arabidopsis induces expression of defense-related genes
Expression of an Arabidopsis phosphoglycerate mutase homologue is localized to apical meristems, regulated by auxin, and induced by sedentary plant-parasitic nematodes
RHD1 is a UDP-glucose-4-epimerase that negatively regulates ethylene signal transduction and cyst nematode susceptibility in Arabidopsis
Identity of postharvest pathogens of California avocados and their control by thermal conditioning
Detection and characterization of a US isolate of Pepino mosaic virus
Raspberry bushy dwarf virus resistance in 'Meeker' red raspberry
Managing plant diseases of cucurbits with famoxadone-based fungicides
Mixed infections of Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) and Impatiens necrotic spot virus (INSV) in weeds around tobacco fields in Georgia
Evaluation of potential chemical management tools for powdery mildew on lettuce
Sequence analysis of a family of osmotin genes from Solanum tuberosum
Resistance to strobilurin fungicides in Podosphaera xanthii associated with reduced control of cucurbit powdery mildew in a research field
Efficacy of using seed and foliar insecticides to control Chaetocnema pulicaria and Stewart's disease of corn
Control of green mold and sour rot of lemons and gray mold rot of grapes by biofumigation with Muscodor albus
Preseason risk assessment of panicle and shoot blight of pistachio in California
Direct toxicity of fungicides to urediniospores of daylily and geranium rusts
Temperature effects on systemic infection of maize by Fusarium verticillioides
Influence of cold hardening temperature and soil matric potential on resistance to speckled snow mold of winter wheat
Selection and characterization of non-adherent mutants and variants of Spiroplasma citri BR3-3X
A pneumatic dispensing system for inoculation of plants
Sphaerellopsis filum - A species complex?
Survival and growth of Erwinia amylovora on apple shoots
Evaluation of selected pecan (Carya illinoensis) rootstocks for resistance to Meloidogyne partityla
Detection of Cycas necrotic stunt virus (CNSV) in post-entry quarantine stocks of ornamentals in New Zealand
A novel potential target site QoI fungicide resistance mechanism in Pythium aphanidermatum
Effect of water temperature on cyst germination by several waterborne Phytophthora spp
Viral diseases of dahlia and their management
Cloning and molecular characterization of Colletotrichum acutatum endo-polygalacturonases
Management of sclerotinia blight on peanut with the biocontrol agent Coniothyrium minitans
Common bean gene pool information provides guidance for effective deployment of disease resistance genes
Influence of the environment on the expansion of lesions of gray leaf spot of maize
Recent outbreaks of hop downy-mildew disease in the South Andean Region of Argentina
Spread of viruses in two new cultivars of hop in Australia
Combining QPCR and TRFLPs to detect bioterrorism agents on plant surfaces
Analysis of genetic diversity in Crinipellis perniciosa with AFLPs
Identification of candidate resistance genes from highbush blueberry using degenerate primers
Gene expression profiles of the biocontrol agent Pseudomonas fluorescens Pf-5 assessed using oligonucleotide arrays
Towards genetically engineered citrus plants with canker resistance
Characterization of antifungal compounds involved in the biocontrol of ,i.Leptosphaeria maculans,/i. in canola
Detection of bacterial fruit blotch in watermelon and cantaloupe seeds by seedling PCR
Induction of the type III secretory pathway in the biocontrol bacterium Lysobacter enzymogenes strain C3 in the presence of fungal cell wall constituents
Bark canker of unknown etiology developing on pecan Carya illinoensis trees
Biological enhancement strategies for control of Meloidogyne incognita on tomato
Assessing the population genetic structure of Cronartium ribicola among multiple hosts and environments
Wood stake decomposition on fertilized sites in the northwestern United States
Survey of Colletotrichum spp. isolated from mango in Puerto Rico and Florida
Biochemical evidence of bacterial exopolysaccharide production in grapevines infected with Xylella fastidiosa, the causal agent of Pierce's disease
Evaluation of the bioherbicidal fungus Dactylaria higginsii as a component of an IPM approach to pest management in tomato
Cabbage leaf curl disease in Jamaica includes a mixed infection with a recombinant geminivirus.
Efficacy of plant extracts for the control of Erwinia amylovora
Previous crop affecting soil populations of Fusarium head blight pathogens in Minnesota
Night-time spore deposition of the Fusarium head blight pathogen, Gibberella zeae
Occurrence and yield impact of cereal cyst nematode and common root rot on cereals in longterm-field experiments in the Eastern Mediterranean
Impact of root diseases on the health of direct-seeded wheat and barley
Differential susceptibility in cultivars of sweet onion to pink root
Biological variation among wheat streak mosaic virus isolates
Incidence and spatial patterns of viruses in New York snap beans in 2002
Potato disease control with a fungicide containing famoxadone and cymoxanil
Control of apple powdery mildew with products different from traditional fungicides
Importance of mutualistic endophytic fungi in banana growing in soils suppressive to endoparasitic nematodes
Role of ethylene in rice blast field resistance
High throughput assay for optimizing microbial biological control agent production and delivery
Evaluation of resistant trap crop radish cultivars for control of the sugar beet cyst nematode, Heterodera schachtii
Precision of visual and radiometric disease evaluations
Genetic characterization of differential reactions among Host Group 3 common bean cultivars to NL-3 K strain of Bean common mosaic necrosis virus
Soybean viruses distribution in Ontario
Determining the pathogenicity of Gaeumannomyces graminis var. tritici on bentgrass
Host specialization of Ceratocystis fimbriata to plants native or exotic to Brazil
Susceptibility of some eastern oak species to sudden oak death caused by Phytophthora ramorum
Messenger and particle film Surround reduces Pierce's disease development in grape
Control of potato silver scurf with chlorine containing atmospheres
Tobacco streak virus in strawberry - An old problem, a new virus?
A crinivirus associated with a chlorotic line pattern in blackberry
Beet pseudoyellows virus, a new virus in strawberry
Effect of cyanogenic Pseudomonas aeruginosa on tomato bacterial wilt caused by Ralstonia solanacearum
Quantifying Aphanomyces euteiches infections in pea with a real time fluorescent PCR assay
Detection of Cephalosporium gramineum in wheat seed with PCR
Genetic analysis and QTL identification of soybean resistance to Sclerotinia stem rot
Host specificity among Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli populations
Biological control seed treatments for the management of bacterial fruit blotch of watermelon
Distinguishing Peltamigratus christiei from other plant-parasitic nematodes associated with warm-season turfgrasses
Gall and tree growth in loblolly pines with fusiform rust
Analysis of genetic and environmental factors that regulate production of syringopeptin by Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae
Molecular genetic dissection of the RPP7 resistance pathway
Biocontrol of Sclerotinia homeocarpa on Agrostis sp. at 6 university sites in 2002
Infection and colonization of blueberry fruit by Colletotrichum acutatum
Managing a wide range of tomato diseases with famoxadone-based fungicides
Survival of Aphanomyces cochlioides oospores in solarized and nonsolarized soil
Effect of selected pesticides on Dactylaria higginsii, a potential bioherbicide for purple nutsedge
Role of chemotactic ability in virulence of Ralstonia solanacearum on tomato
Synergistic activity of a microbial fungicide, serenade with a chemical fungicide, azoxystrobin, in disease control
Chemical-mediated lethal effects of N-Viro soil against Heterodera glycines
Molecular identification of pathogens from soybean stem canker epiphytotics in South Dakota
Effect of C/N ratios of production media on the survival of Cryptococcus nodaensis OH 182.9 after freeze-drying
Maize Rxo1 and avrRxo1 from a rice bacterial pathogen interact to elicit a non-host resistance reaction
Effect of foliar insecticide timing on incidence of Bean pod mottle virus