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2013 Meeting Presentations

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expand 13th I. E. Melhus Graduate Student Symposium: What’s in Our Toolbox to Minimize the Risk of Plant Disease?
Environmental and management factors associated with bacterial rots of onion in Pennsylvania
E. E. PFEUFER (1), M. A. Mansfield (1), B. K. Gugino (1). (1) Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, U.S.A.
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An integrated approach to understanding tomato sour rot and improving disease management
K. FIEDLER (1), S. Rideout (1). (1) Virginia Tech Eastern Shore AREC, Painter, VA, U.S.A.
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expand An Unconventional Classroom: Reaching New Students with Online and Distance Courses and Programs
Teaching tropical plant pathology to a global audience
J. B. RISTAINO (1), M. Daub (1). (1) North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, U.S.A.
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What’s in it for us? Creating financial and academic incentives for faculty in an online degree program
D. G. PFEIFFER (1). (1) Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, U.S.A.
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expand Bacterial-Host Interactions
Diverse plant genes are targeted by TAL effectors for disease susceptibility
J. ZHANG (1), H. Yang (2), H. Jia (3), D. Sosso (4), W. Frommer (5), Y. Bing (6), N. Wang (3), J. Jones (2), F. White (1). (1) Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, U.S.A.; (2) University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, U.S.A.; (3) University of Florida, Lake Alfred, FL, U.S.A.; (4) Stanford University, Stanford, CA, U.S.A.; (5) Carnegie Institution of Science, Stanford, CA, U
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expand Basidiomycete Molecular Systematics and Evolution
Phylogeography and taxonomy of Pluteus section Pluteus (Basidiomycota, Agaricales) in the Northern Hemisphere
A. JUSTO (1), E. Malysheva (2), T. Bulyonkova (2), E. C. Vellinga (3), G. Cobian (3), N. Nguyen (3), A. M. Minnis (4), D. S. Hibbett (1). (1) Clark University, Worcester, MA, U.S.A.; (2) Komarov Botanical Institute RAS, St. Petersburg, Russia; (3) University of California-Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.; (4) Biological and Environmental Influences on Forest Health and Productivity (USDA), Ma
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expand Biological Control
Biocontrol potential of endophytic fluorescent Pseudomonas isolated from Salvadora species
S. EHTESHAMUL-HAQUE (1), F. Korejo (1), V. Sultana (2), S. A. Ali (3), J. Ara (4). (1) Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan; (2) Department of Biochemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan; (3) HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan; (4) Department of Food Science
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Effect of native-Mexican strains of Bacillus subtilis on melon (Cucumis melo L.) fruit quality and diseases
I. M. Espitia-Vazquez (1), L. Perez-Moreno (1), R. Ramírez-Malagon (1), B. Mendoza-Celedón (1), G. Martinez-Soto (1), M. d. Abraham-Juarez (1), V. Olalde-Portugal (2), H. G. NUNEZ-PALENIUS (1). (1) University of Guanajuato, Irapuato, Mexico; (2) CINVESTAV-IPN, Irapuato Unit, Irapuato, Mexico
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expand Chemical Control
Effects of quinone outside inhibitor fungicides on Fusarium head blight, deoxynivalenol, and Fusarium graminearum biomass in soft red winter wheat
D. D’ANGELO (1), K. Willyerd (1), A. Cabrera (1), L. Madden (1), P. Paul (1). (1) The Ohio State University, Wooster, OH, U.S.A.
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Impatiens downy mildew: Management options for the greenhouse, nursery, and landscape industries
A. J. PALMATEER (1), I. J. Maguire (1), S. N. Suarez (1), P. N. Lopez (1). (1) University of Florida, Homestead, FL, U.S.A.
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expand Counting Beans & Tooting Horns: Effective Metrics for Documenting the Impact of Research and Extension
Impact evaluation: It’s by design
T. BARTHOLOMAY (1). (1) Minnesota Office of Higher Education, St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
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A case study in documenting impact in research
C. SMART (1). (1) Cornell University, Geneva, NY, U.S.A.
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expand Disease Control Alternatives
Trunk and soil applications of imidacloprid, thiamethoxam and acibenzolar-S-methyl for SAR control of citrus canker on young fruiting citrus trees
J. H. GRAHAM (1), M. E. Myers (1). (1) University of Florida, Citrus Research and Education Center, Lake Alfred, FL, U.S.A.
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Increasing the mobility and stability of nematicides using plant viral nanoparticles
S. A. LOMMEL (1), R. H. Guenther (1), J. Cao (1), T. L. Sit (1), C. H. Opperman (1), J. A. Willoughby (1). (1) North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, U.S.A.
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expand Disease Detection
A method for detecting Xanthomonas cucurbitae in pumpkin seed
A. RAVANLOU (1). (1) University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, U.S.A.
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expand Disease Diagnosis and Detection
Real-time detection of airborne Erysiphe necator (grape powdery mildew) inoculum with loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP)
L. D. THIESSEN (1), W. Mahaffee (2), J. A. Keune (1), G. Grove (3). (1) Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, U.S.A.; (2) USDA-ARS, Corvallis, OR, U.S.A.; (3) Washington State University, Prosser, WA, U.S.A.
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expand Diseases of Potato
Genetic differentiation between Verticillium dahliae populations from asymptomatic and symptomatic hosts
M. d. JIMENEZ-GASCO (1), G. M. Malcolm (1), L. d. Bautista-Jalon (1), B. K. Gugino (1). (1) The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, U.S.A.
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Effect of composted cattle manure and separated hog slurry solids on potato early dying and potato yield and tuber quality in Manitoba
O. I. MOLINA (1), M. Tenuta (1), F. Daayf (1). (1) University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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expand Ectomycorrhizal Community Ecology & Endophytes
Ectomycorrhizal community responses to recurring prescribed fires in yellow pine forests: Effects of fire intervals and season
A. K. OLIVER (1), S. P. Brown (1), M. Callaham (2), A. Jumpponen (3). (1) Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, U.S.A.; (2) USDA Forest Service, Athens, GA, U.S.A.; (3) Division of Biology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, U.S.A.
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Foliar fungal endophytes associated with Cornus (dogwood) species in Japan and North America
S. J. MILLER (1), H. Masuya (2), J. Luo (1), N. Zhang (1). (1) Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, U.S.A.; (2) Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Matsunosato, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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expand Emerging Issues of Mycotoxins in Food Safety
Influences of weather on aflatoxin-producing fungi and aflatoxin concentrations in crops
P. J. COTTY (1), A. Ortega-Beltran (2), R. Jaime (2). (1) USDA ARS, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.; (2) University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
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When mycotoxins come in bunches: Fumonisin production by Aspergillus niger in grapes
J. D. PALUMBO (1), T. L. O’Keeffe (1). (1) USDA ARS WRRC, Albany, CA, U.S.A.
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expand Endophyte Biology
Exploring endophyte diversity across the Pooideae
C. A. YOUNG (1), N. D. Charlton (1), J. E. Takach (1), G. A. Swoboda (1), B. A. Hall (1), K. D. Craven (1), M. E. Afkhami (2), T. Shymanovich (3), M. Oberhofer (3), S. H. Faeth (3), J. Rudgers (4), J. Pan (5), L. Chen (5), C. L. Schardl (5). (1) The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Ardmore, OK, U.S.A.; (2) University of California-Davis, Davis, CA, U.S.A.; (3) University of North Carolina-Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, U.S.A.; (4) University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, U.S.A.; (5) University
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expand Exploring Genomic and Molecular Mechanisms of Host-Parasite Interactions for Crop Protection
expand Filling in the Gaps: How Do Xanthomonads Adapt to Diverse Hosts, Tissues, and Environments?
The xylan utilization system of Xanthomonas campestris controls epiphytic life and reveals common features with animal gut symbionts
M. ARLAT (1), G. Déjean (1), S. Blanvillain (1), E. Lauber (2). (1) INRA/CNRS University Toulouse 3, Castanet Tolosan, France; (2) INRA/CNRS, Castanet Tolosan, France
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Genome and transcriptome analysis to reveal adaptation to new environments and hosts
L. GAGNEVIN (1), B. Roux (2), S. Bolot (2), S. Carrère (2), E. Charbit (3), S. Cunnac (4), M. A. Jacques (3), L. D. Noël (5), M. Arlat (6), R. Koebnik (4). (1) UMR PVBMT, CIRAD, Saint-Pierre, La Réunion, France; (2) Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes Micro-organismes (LIPM), INRA, UMR 441, Castanet-Tolosan, France; (3) UMR1345 IRHS, INRA, Beaucouzé, France; (4) UMR186 RPB, IRD, Montpellier, France; (5) Lab
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expand Filling the Gap: Understanding Factors Driving Expanding Distributions of Plant Viruses
Evolutionary genetics factors underlying the emergence and spread of plant RNA viruses
S. F. ELENA (1). (1) IBMCP-CSIC, Valencia, Spain
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Specialty crop clean plant centers—Managing plant health through pathogen screening and distribution of plant materials
D. GOLINO (1). (1) Department of Plant Pathology & Foundation Plant Services, University of California, Davis, CA, U.S.A.
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expand Food Safety
Differential interaction of human pathogens with plants
D. ROY (1), S. Panchal (1), M. Melotto (1). (1) University of Texas-Arlington, Arlington, TX, U.S.A.
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Transgenic approaches to control aflatoxins in maize
R. SAYLER (1), B. Bluhm (1), J. Cary (2), K. Rajasekaran (3), J. Jaynes (4). (1) University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, U.S.A.; (2) Food and Feed Safety Research Unit, USDA, New Orleans, LA, U.S.A.; (3) Food and Feed Safety Research Unit, USDA, New Orleans, AR, U.S.A.; (4) Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL, U.S.A.
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expand Fruit Pathogen Epidemiology
Fine-scale genetic structuring and reproductive biology of the blueberry pathogen Monilinia vaccinii-corymbosi
K. M. BURCHHARDT (1), M. A. Cubeta (1). (1) North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, U.S.A.
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Effects of rootstock on Xylella fastidiosa infection and grapevine sap phenolics
A. K. Wallingford (1), C. M. Wallis (1), J. CHEN (1). (1) USDA ARS, Parlier, CA, U.S.A.
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expand Fruit Tree Pathology
Molecular evaluation of resistibility/susceptibility of Saudi date palm germplasm against Bayoud disease caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. albedinis
A. A. SALEH (1), M. H. El-Komy (1), A. Eranthodi (1), A. H. Sharafaddin (1), Y. Y. Molan (1). (1) King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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expand Functional, Evolutionary, and Ecological Diversity of Wood Decay Systems
expand Fungal Biology
Geographic and climatic discontinuity in production of cleistothecia in Podosphaera aphanis
K. A. BEKOSCKE (1), B. Asalf (2), A. Stensvand (2), A. M. Tronsmo (2), R. Seem (1), N. Peres (3), L. Cadle-Davidson (4), M. T. Brewer (5), D. Gadoury (1). (1) Cornell University, Geneva, NY, U.S.A.; (2) Bioforsk, Aas, Norway; (3) University of Florida, Wimauma, FL, U.S.A.; (4) USDA-ARS GGRU, Geneva, NY, U.S.A.; (5) University of Georgia, Athens, GA, U.S.A.
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Identification and characterization of mating type (MAT) alleles in Sclerotinia minor
P. CHITRAMPALAM (1), B. Pryor (2). (1) North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, U.S.A.; (2) University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
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expand Fungal Disease Control on Monocots
Investigation of quantitative real-time PCR as a mechanism for evaluating the efficacy of experimental fungicides against Septoria tritici
C. AVILA-ADAME (1), G. Gustafson (1). (1) Dow AgroSciences LLC, Indianapolis, IN, U.S.A.
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Induction of plant defense response by salicylic acid in perennial ryegrass turf against gray leaf spot caused by Magnaporthe oryzae
A. RAHMAN (1), W. Uddin (1). (1) Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, U.S.A.
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expand Fungal Diversity and Dispersal
Signatures of global dispersal and population structure in Sclerotinia homoeocarpa
A. PUTMAN (1), L. Tredway (2), I. Carbone (1). (1) North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, U.S.A.; (2) Syngenta Crop Protection, Greensboro, NC, U.S.A.
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Genetic diversity in epichloae of Bromus laevipes
B. A. HALL (1), N. D. Charlton (1), G. A. Swoboda (1), M. E. Afkhami (2), S. R. Ghimire (3), K. D. Craven (1), C. A. Young (1). (1) The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Ardmore, OK, U.S.A.; (2) University of California-Davis, Davis, CA, U.S.A.; (3) RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC, U.S.A.
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expand Fungal Diversity and Management
Diversity of oomycetes associated with soybean seedling diseases in the U.S.
A. ROJAS (1), J. L. Jacobs (1), S. Napieralski (1), C. A. Bradley (2), T. Chase (3), P. D. Esker (4), L. Giesler (5), D. Jardine (6), B. D. Nelson (7), D. Malvick (8), S. Markell (9), A. E. Robertson (10), J. C. Rupe (11), L. Sweets (12), K. Wise (13), M.. (1) Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, U.S.A.; (2) Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, U.S.A.; (3) South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, U.S.A.; (4) Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica; (5) Depart
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Effects of solarization and biocontrol on soilborne Phytophthora spp. in container nurseries
F. FUNAHASHI (1), J. L. Parke (1). (1) Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, U.S.A.
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expand Fungal Ecology 1
Plant-microbe relationships determine winners and losers in response to nitrogen pollution
S. HICKS (1), E. Farrer (2), D. L. Taylor (1), A. P. Alfaro (3), K. Suding (2), R. Sinsabaugh (1). (1) University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, U.S.A.; (2) University of California-Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.; (3) Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL, U.S.A.
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Alkaloids produced by a defensive symbiont may have evolved from a plant stress metabolite
J. PAN (1), M. Bhardwaj (1), R. B. Grossman (1), C. L. Schardl (1). (1) University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, U.S.A.
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expand Fungal Ecology 2
Root mycobiomes: Diversity and plant-host interactions in extreme environments
A. PORRAS-ALFARO (1), S. L. Hicks (2), J. Tuter (3), T. Tobias (1), K. Sandona (1), D. O. Natvig (2), R. L. Sinsabaugh (4), R. Mussser (1), S. Hum-Musser (1). (1) Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL, U.S.A.; (2) University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, U.S.A.; (3) Western Illinois University, Macomb, IN, U.S.A.; (4) University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, IL, U.S.A.
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expand Fungal Ecology Beyond Boundaries: From Communities to the Globe
An experimental test of the functioning of arbuscular mycorrhizal symbioses across scale
J. KLIRONOMOS (1). (1) University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, BC, Canada
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Modeling fungal decomposition pathways across scales
J. M. TALBOT (1), K. G. Peay (1). (1) Boston University, Boston, MA, U.S.A.
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Strangers in a new land: Do Alnus and Salix trees associate with different ectomycorrhizal fungi outside their native ranges?
P. KENNEDY (1), L. Bogar (1), I. Dickie (2), D. Peltzer (2). (1) Lewis & Clark College, Portland, OR, U.S.A.; (2) Landcare Research, Christchurch, New Zealand
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expand Fungal Genetics and Genomics
expand Fungal Genomics 1
Genone-wide mutation dynamic within a long-lived individual of Armillaria
J. B. ANDERSON (1). (1) University of Toronto, Missisauga, ON, Canada
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expand Fungal Genomics 2
One genome, two genomes, one thousand genomes
I. V. GRIGORIEV (1). (1) U.S. DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, CA, U.S.A.
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Diverse lifestyles and strategies of plant pathogenesis encoded in the genomes of eighteen Dothideomycetes fungi
R. OHM (1), S. Goodwin (2), Dothideomycetes Consortium (3), I. Grigoriev (1). (1) U.S. DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, CA, U.S.A.; (2) USDA ARS, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, U.S.A.; (3) international locations
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expand Fungal Genomics and Ecology
expand Fungal Molecular Systematics & Evolution 3
Problems in ITS-rDNA taxonomy: Hypervariable ITS sequences among isolates and within single-ascospore strains of Ceratocystis fimbriata sensu stricto
T. HARRINGTON (1). (1) Iowa State University, Ames, IA, U.S.A.
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Shotgun poplar disease diagnostic using next gen sequencing
B. DHILLON (1), N. Feau (1), R. C. Hamelin (1). (1) University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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expand Fungal Molecular Systematics and Evolution 1
Species concepts in Geoglossomycetes
V. P. HUSTAD (1), A. N. Miller (2). (1) University of Illinois, Champaign, IL, U.S.A.; (2) Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign, IL, U.S.A.
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expand Fungal Molecular Systematics and Evolution 2
Phylogeny of mitosporic Capnodiales and description of a new sooty mold species Fumiglobus pierisicolus from British Columbia, Canada
T. BOSE (1), D. R. Reynolds (2), M. L. Berbee (3). (1) University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; (2) Jepson Herbaria, University of California, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.; (3) Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Molecular phylogeny of fungi in the genus Thelonectria (Hypocreales, Nectriaceae): Are they really monophyletic?
C. SALGADO-SALAZAR (1), A. Y. Rossman (2), P. Chaverri (3). (1) University of Maryland, College Park, MD, U.S.A.; (2) USDA-ARS, Beltsville, MD, U.S.A.; (3) Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, U.S.A.
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expand Fungal Population Biology, Ecology & Biochemistry
Microbial diversity associated with Saharan dust storms: A developing tale of emerging pathogens
S. LINARES (1). (1) University of Maryland, College Park, MD, U.S.A.
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Production of cell wall degrading enzymes and melanin in response to changes in temperature by Lasiodiplodia theobromae
M. PAOLINELLI-ALFONSO (1), R. Hernández-Martínez (1). (1) Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education of Ensenada (CICESE), Ensenada, Mexico
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expand Fungal-Host Transcriptomics
Histology and transcriptional changes of maize seed infected by Aspergillus flavus and Fusarium verticillioides
X. SHU (1), D. Livingston (1), R. G. Franks (1), G. A. Payne (1). (1) North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, U.S.A.
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expand Fungi
Using SSR markers to understand the mechanism of powdery mildew disease resistance in Cornus florida
M. Mmbaga (1), L. PARIKH (2). (1) Tennessee State University School of Agriculture & Consumer Science, McMinnville, TN, U.S.A.; (2) Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN, U.S.A.
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expand Fusarium
Comparison of the Fusarium species composition between a New England and Chinese salt marsh affected by dieback and climate change
W. ELMER (1). (1) Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, CT, U.S.A.
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expand GenBank, Fungal Digitization & Cell Biology
Fungal digitization projects
A. N. MILLER (1), B. M. Thiers (2), C. Gries (3), T. Nash (3), E. Gilbert (4). (1) University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, U.S.A.; (2) New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY, U.S.A.; (3) University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, U.S.A.; (4) Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, U.S.A.
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expand Host Resistance
Characterization of ectotrophic root-infecting fungi isolated from ultradwarf bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon × C. transvaalensis) root materials
P. L. VINES (1), M. Tomaso-Peterson (1), T. Allen (1), B. Stewart (1), F. Meyer (1), J. Dubien (1). (1) Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, U.S.A.
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Systemic infection in chrysanthemum plants by Puccinia horiana, causal agent of chrysanthemum white rust
M. R. BONDE (1), C. A. Murphy (2), G. R. Bauchan (2), D. G. Luster (1), C. L. Palmer (3), S. E. Nester (1), D. K. Berner (1). (1) USDA ARS, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.; (2) USDA ARS, Beltsville, MD, U.S.A.; (3) Rutgers University, Princeton, NJ, U.S.A.
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Histological characterization of wheat leaf rust resistance components in Thatcher isolines carrying race specific and race non-specific genes
S. Dugyala (1), P. Borowicz (1), R. Brueggeman (1), M. ACEVEDO (1). (1) North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, U.S.A.
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Screening sorghum germplasm for biotic and abiotic stress tolerance and potential use of selected physiological traits as disease severity predictors
A. Y. BANDARA (1), R. Perumal (2), M. H. Kapanigowda (2), C. R. Little (1). (1) Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, U.S.A.; (2) Agricultural Research Center, Kansas State University, Hays, KS, U.S.A.
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expand Innovations in Microbial Forensics and Plant Biosecurity
Forensic epidemiology: New sensor-based plant pathogen detection: Where to look for evidence in a 300-acre crop
F. NUTTER (1). (1) Iowa State University, Ames, IA, U.S.A.
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expand Innovations in Seed Treatments for Crop Protection and Health
Development and formulation of seed treatment combinations
K. S. ARTHUR (1). (1) Valent U.S.A. Corporation, Plano, TX, U.S.A.
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Enhancement of plant productivity through microbial seed treatments
G. E. HARMAN (1). (1) Advanced Biological Marketing, Geneva, NY, U.S.A.
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expand Interaction Between Plants and Human Pathogens
A microbe is a microbe: What plant pathologists can and do to contribute to food safety research and outreach
S. A. MILLER (1). (1) The Ohio State University, Wooster, OH, U.S.A.
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Plant immunity against human pathogens
M. MELOTTO (1). (1) University of Texas-Arlington, Arlington, TX, U.S.A.
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expand Interactions and Mechanisms of Symptomless Plant Symbioses
Parallels between mutualism and pathogenesis: A comparison of lichen and pathogenic symbioses
E. M. MEDINA (1), O. Mueller (1), D. Armaleo (1), F. Lutzoni (1). (1) Duke University, Durham, NC, U.S.A.
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Obligately lichen-associated fungi in the lichen microbiome: How did they get there and what are they doing?
J. LAWREY (1), R. Lücking (2). (1) George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, U.S.A.; (2) Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
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expand Invasive Threats to Palm Trees
Cadang-cadang disease of palm and other diseases
R. F. LEE (1). (1) USDA ARS, Riverside, CA, U.S.A.
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expand Liberibacter Biology
Transcriptomic, proteomic, and nutritional analyses of potato tissues infected with ‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’
C. NWUGO (1), V. Venkatesan (2), J. Munyaneza (2), H. Lin (1). (1) USDA-ARS, Parlier, CA, U.S.A.; (2) USDA-ARS, Austin, TX, U.S.A.
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Relationship of potato biochemical responses to ‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’, causal agent of zebra chip, to disease progression
C. M. WALLIS (1), A. Rashed (2), A. K. Wallingford (1), C. M. Rush (2). (1) USDA ARS, Parlier, CA, U.S.A.; (2) Texas AgriLife Research, Amarillo, TX, U.S.A.
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expand Liberibacter Biology and Detection
expand Mechanism of Host and Non-Host Resistance
Role of humidity and light in the initial stage of Arabidopsis-Pseudomonas interaction
S. PANCHAL (1), M. Melotto (1). (1) University of Texas-Arlington, Arlington, TX, U.S.A.
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expand One Fungus, One Name: The Impact of Recent Changes in Fungal Nomenclature
Overview of changes affecting fungal nomenclature in the International Code of Nomenclature and progress of nomenclatural working groups
K. A. SEIFERT (1), A. N. Miller (2). (1) Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, Eastern Cereal and Oilseed Research Centre, Ottawa, ON, Canada; (2) Illinois Natural History Survey, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL, U.S.A.
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Merging the 2000 plus genera of Dothideomycetes
P. W. CROUS (1), K. D. Hyde (2). (1) CBS-KNAW Fungal Biodiversity Centre, Utrecht, Netherlands; (2) School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, Thailand
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Pyricularia or Magnaporthe? Names and genomes
N. ZHANG (1), J. Luo (1), G. Cai (1), D. Bhattacharya (1). (1) Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, U.S.A.
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Mapping Alternaria cucumerina resistance in Cucumis melo
J. D. DALEY (1), R. L. Hassell (2), W. P. Wechter (3). (1) Clemson Univeristy, Charleston, SC, U.S.A.; (2) Clemson University, Charleston, SC, U.S.A.; (3) U.S. Vegetable Laboratory, USDA ARS, Charleston, SC, U.S.A.
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Prevalence and characterization of iprodione and fludioxonil resistance in Botrytis cinerea isolates from small fruits in the southeastern U.S.
A. GRABKE (1), X. Li (1), D. Fernández-Ortuño (1), A. Amiri (2), N. A. Peres (2), G. Schnabel (1). (1) Clemson University, Clemson, SC, U.S.A.; (2) University of Florida, Wimauma, FL, U.S.A.
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What are the best ways to manage Rhizoctonia solani of sugar beet?
M. F. R. KHAN (1). (1) North Dakota State University & University of Minnesota, Fargo, ND, U.S.A.
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Assessments of potential management and environmental factors affecting regional occurrence of potato zebra chip disease
F. WORKNEH (1), D. C. Henne (2), J. A. Goolsby (3), J. M. Crosslin (4), S. D. Whipple (5), J. D. Bradshaw (5), A. Rashed (1), L. Paetzold (1), R. M. Harveson (5), C. M. Rush (1). (1) Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Bushland, TX, U.S.A.; (2) Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Weslaco, TX, U.S.A.; (3) USDA-ARS, Edinburg, TX, U.S.A.; (4) USDA-ARS, Prosser, WA, U.S.A.; (5) University of Nebraska, Panhandle Research and Extension Center, Scotts
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Stability and fitness of pyrimethanil-resistant phenotypes of Penicillium expansum from apple
R. CAIAZZO (1), C. L. Xiao (2). (1) Washington State University, Wenatchee, WA, U.S.A.; (2) USDA ARS, Parlier, CA, U.S.A.
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Efficay of foliar applications of a phosphite fungicide for control of apple scab, caused by Venturia inaequalis
M. ELLIS (1), W. Stringfellow (2), L. Wilson (1). (1) Ohio State University, Wooster, OH, U.S.A.; (2) Quest Products Corp., Lindswood, KS, U.S.A.
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Attachment and germination of Phytophthora capsici zoospores on roots of susceptible and resistant peppers
A. R. DUNN (1), C. D. Smart (1). (1) Cornell University, Geneva, NY, U.S.A.
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Effect of watering regime and Fusarium virguliforme (Fv) infection on location of soybean cyst nematode (SCN) syncytia in soybean roots
N. TATALOVIC (1), G. L. Tylka (1), L. F. Leandro (1). (1) Iowa State University, Ames, IA, U.S.A.
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Geostatistics analysis of the relationship between plant nutrition and coffee rust
G. B. Vasco (1), E. A. POZZA (2), G. Dornelas (1), P. V. A. Paula (1), M. L. O. Silva (1), M. C. Alves (3), P. E. Souza (1). (1) Federal University of Lavras, Lavras, Brazil; (2) Department of Plant Pathology, Federal University of Lavras, Lavras, Brazil; (3) Federal University of Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, Brazil
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Dualism in symbiosis: Growth and defense enhancement of symptomless infection by the pathogen Fusarium circinatum in Pinus radiata seedlings
C. L. SWETT (1), T. R. Gordon (1). (1) University of California-Davis, Davis, CA, U.S.A.
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Phytophthora cinnamomi as a possible contributor to white oak (Quercus alba) decline in Mid-Atlantic forests
M. E. MCCONNELL (1), Y. Balci (1). (1) University of Maryland, College Park, MD, U.S.A.
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Evolution of virulence in Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici (Pst) on genes for adult-plant resistance in soft and hard winter wheat cultivars
E. A. MILUS (1), D. E. Moon (1). (1) Department of Plant Pathology, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, U.S.A.
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Race-specific PCRs for Verticillium dahliae reveal a high frequency of race 2 strains in spinach seed
D. P. G. SHORT (1), S. Gurung (2), K. Maruthachalam (2), K. V. Subbarao (2). (1) University of California, Salinas, CA, U.S.A.; (2) University of California-Davis, Salinas, CA, U.S.A.
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Expression profiling and evolution of pathogenesis related genes in maize and teosinte in response to Ustilago maydis
S. CHAVAN (1), S. M. Smith (1). (1) University of Georgia, Athens, GA, U.S.A.
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expand Responses of Plant-Symbiotic Fungi to Climate Change: Diversity, Distribution, and Function
Fungal community responses to discrete precipitation pulses under altered rainfall intervals
A. JUMPPONEN (1), L. Zeglin (2), M. David (3), E. Prestat (3), S. Brown (1), J. Dvornik (3), K. Lothamer (1), R. Hettich (4), J. Jansson (3), C. W. Rice (1), S. Tringe (5), D. Myrold (2). (1) Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, U.S.A.; (2) Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, U.S.A.; (3) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.; (4) Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, U.S.A.; (5) Joint Genome Institute,
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Mycorrhizal feedbacks with global change: An ecophysiological perspective
G. M. MALCOLM (1). (1) The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, U.S.A.
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expand Schroth Faces of the Future: New Frontiers in Mycology
Measuring oomycete biodiversity in aquatic, forest, and agricultural ecosystems: Culture-based and metagenomic approaches
J. E. BLAIR (1). (1) Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA, U.S.A.
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Detection and identification of sweetpotato viruses in North Carolina
C. V. ALMEYDA (1), J. A. Abad (2), Z. Pesic-VanEsbroeck (1). (1) North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, U.S.A.; (2) USDA, APHIS PPQ FO PGQP, Beltsville, MD, U.S.A.
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Next-generation sequencing of grapevines showing redleaf symptoms implicates a leafhopper-transmissible DNA virus in the family Geminiviridae
S. POOJARI (1), O. J. Alabi (1), V. Y. Fofanov (2), R. A. Naidu (1). (1) Washington State University, Prosser, WA, U.S.A.; (2) Eureka Genomics, Hercules, CA, U.S.A.
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expand Virus Intracellular Accumulation and Movement as a Target for Disease Control
Investigating a new role for the Cauliflower mosaic virus P6 protein: Delivery of virions to plasmodesmata
J. SCHOELZ (1), C. A. Angel (1), A. Rodriguez (1), S. Leisner (2), R. S. Nelson (3). (1) University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, U.S.A.; (2) University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, U.S.A.; (3) The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Ardmore, OK, U.S.A.
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The importance of chloroplast interactions for local and systemic movement of some members of the Alphaflexiviridae
J. HAMMOND (1), A. M. Vaira (2), H. S. Lim (3). (1) USDA ARS, USNA, FNPRU, Beltsville, MD, U.S.A.; (2) CNR, IVV, Torino, Italy; (3) Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea
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