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​​​​​​The Genus ​Phytophthora​ – Don’t Change a Winning Concept​?

​Event Format & Dates

​Live & Fully Virtual

Day 1 Agenda​​​​​ - Recording Posted!

Moderated by Niklaus Grunwald​

• Welcome to Delegates by Niklaus Grunwald | 5 minutes
• "The Phytophthora genus - history, characteristics and the case for retaining the concept" presented by​ Clive Brasier, Niklaus Grunwald, Tyler Bourret, David Cooke, Francine Govers, Bruno Scanu, Thomas Jung | 30 minutes
• "Phylogenomics of Phytophthora and suggestions to deal with its taxonomic implications​" presented by​ Marco Thines | 30 minutes
  
• "Peronosporaceae phylogenetics" presented by​ Michael Seidl, Tyler Bourret| 30 minutes
• 15 minute break
  
• "Biological cohesion and synapomorphy within Phytophthora - and its contrast to Pythium" presented by Thomas Jung | 30 minutes
• "European forest disease syndromes involving multiple Phytophthora species and clades" presented by Bruno Scanu | 25 minutes
• "Protection of the genus Phytophthora for international scientific and research communication" presented by Joan Webber | 15 minutes
• ​Discussion​
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Day 2 Agenda - Recording Posted!

Moderated by David Guest​

• Welcome to Delegates by Niklaus Grunwald | 5 minutes
• "The impact of Phytophthora in the tropics" presented by​ André Drenth | 30 minutes
• "Phytophthora diversity and ecosystem management in Australasia​" presented by Giles Hardy & Mia Townsend | 30 minutes
• "Phytophthora risk and regulation in California" presented by Heather Martin | 15 minutes​
• 15 minute break​
• "Importance of ‘genus stability’ in the management and regulation of Phytophthoras on native plants in Western North America" presented by Susan Frankel | 20 minutes
  
• "What Does Comparative Mitochondrial Genomics tell us?" presented by Frank Martin | 30 minutes
• "How do we infer patterns and processes structuring Phytophthora populations" presented by Niklaus Grunwald | 3​0 minutes
• Discussion

April 24, 2024 ​- ​View On-Demand Recordings​

• ​​Attendees in Europe/Africa and Asia Pacific are expected to attend only one of the previous sessions, although programming is different each day. This day is reserved for attendees to view recordings of missed sessions. Recordings will be made available to all attendees after the close of each session.
  

April 25, 2024 

• ​​​​Time: 9:00 am – 1:00​ pm US Central Time | 14:00 - 18:00 UTC​ 
  

Day 4 Agenda

Moderated by Tanay Bose​

Part 1

• Welcome to Delegates by Niklaus Grunwald | 5 minutes
• "Breeding system flexibility and the global success of Phytophthora" presented by​ Clive Brasier | 30 minutes
• "Identification and characterization of Phytophthora hybrids using GBS and flow cytometry​" ​presented by Kris Van Poucke | 30 minutes
• "Common ground and shifting paradigms: How to reconcile Phytophthora evolution, cladistics, taxonomy, and biosecurity" presented by Tyler Bourret| 20 minutes
• 15 minute break
• "Don’t fix what ain’t broke: the name Fusarium " presented by David Geiser | 20 minutes
• "Relevant ICNafp rules and other options available to retain established genus names and circumscriptions" presented by David Hawksworth | 2​​0 minutes
  

Part 2

• Break out Session including presentation of three 'statements' for consideration led by Francine Govers
  
• Workshop Summary led by David Cooke
  
• Wrap-up including next steps​ led by Francine Govers
  

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Global Event Times


Region	Reference City	Monday, April 22	Tuesday, April 23​	Thursday, April 25
		Day 1 Start Time	Day 2 Start Time	Day 4 Start Time
North America	Minneapolis	09:00	17:00	09:00
South America	R​io de Janeiro	11:00	19:00	11:00
Europe	London	15:00	23:00	15:00
Africa	Cape Town	16:00	24:00	16:00
Asia (Western)	New Delhi	19:30	03:30 (4/24/2024)	19:30
Asia (Eastern)	Hong Kong	22:00	06:00 (4/24/2024)	22:00
Australasia	Sydney	24:00	08:00(4/24/2024)​	24:00

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Event Overview


The genus Phytophthora is an ancient, historic, biologically and structurally cohesive and evolutionarily successful generic concept. Comprising more than 200 species across at least 13 clades, it shows paraphyly with two downy mildew clades.

This virtual event is convened to assess the scientific support for retaining the name Phytophthora for all major clades of the genus. The workshop will explore the evolutionary, biological, taxonomic, regulatory, social and economic ramifications involved. 




Talk topics will encompass:


• ​​Overview of the Phytophthora paraphyly and cladism issue (including history of the genus)
• Proposal to split Phytophthora into multiple genera
• Update on the phylogeny of the oomycetes since 2000
• Adaptation and evolution of the Downy Mildews
• Structure and evolution of oomycete genomes (including trans generic effector distribution)
• Lessons from molecular clocks and coalescence analyses
• Biological cohesion across the Phytophthora clades (including lack of major discriminating synapomorphies)
• Phytophthora breeding systems
• Role of ancient reticulation and recent hybridization events in Phytophthora and other oomycetes
• Economic impact of Phytophthora pathogens (including multiple clade involvement in major disease syndromes)
• Importance of conserving the Phytophthora genus in its current form for regulation, disease management and scientific communication​
  
• Evolutionary process versus taxonomic cladism
• The Fusarium nomenclatural conflict
• Relevant ICNafp protocol and its possible role in genus preservation




Virtual Event Outcomes

All scientists working on the genus Phytophthora and other oomycetes are encouraged to actively participate in weighing the evidence and to vote on a recommendation aimed at reaching a community consensus.





Organizing Committee

• Tyler Bourret –​ United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service, Mycology and Nematology Genetic Diversity and Biology Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland, USA
• Clive Brasier – Emeritus Mycologist, Tree Health, Forest Research, Farnham, UK
• David E.L. Cooke –​ The James-Hutton-Institute, Cell and Molecular Sciences, Dundee, UK
• Francine Govers –​ Wageningen University and Research, Laboratory of Phytopathology, Wageningen, the Netherlands
• Nik Grünwald –​ United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service, Horticultural Research Unit, Corvallis, Oregon, USA
• Thomas Jung –​ Mendel University in Brno, Department of Forest Protection and Wildlife Management, Brno, Czech Republic
• Bruno Scanu –​ University of Sassari, Department of Agriculture Sciences, Sassari, Italy




​Registration


• APS Members and Non-Members: $49
• APS Student and Early Career Members: $20
• Development Economy Registration is complimentary for individuals residing or working in qualifying countries.

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Limited space is available! Registration is now closed​.





Cancellations/Refunds

Registrations are final and cannot be refunded. 




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Questions?
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