2002 Annual Report
Chair: Andrew F. Bent,
afb@plantpath.wisc.edu
Immediate Past Chair: Thomas
J. Wolpert, wolpertt@bcc.orst.edu
Vice Chair: Christopher B.
Lawrence, clawrenc@lamar.colostate.edu
Members: (2003) Tom Wolpert,
Thomas K. Mitchell, Lisa D. Price; (2004) Andrew F. Bent, Ahmad M. Fakhoury,
Camellia M. Okpodu, Rui Rong, Yinong Yang; (2005) Christopher Lawrence, Lisa J.
Vaillancourt
Outgoing Members: Robert G.
Upchurch, Jyothi P. Bolar, Susanne B. Von Bodman
Annual Report: Members and
visitors were urged to attend this year's symposium, "Programmed Cell
Death in Disease and Development," organized by Tom Wolpert. The symposium
was held Sunday, July 27, from 1-4:10 pm in room 203C of the Midwest Express
Center and was very well attended. Chris Lawrence, Colorado State University
was nominated for Vice Chair to serve in 2002-3 and to become Chair following
the 2003 annual meeting. He has graciously accepted the nomination. Nominations
for new committee members were taken and included: Don Warkentin (USDA-ARS),
Won-Bo Shim (USDA-ARS), Charles Woloshuk (Purdue University), Joe Flaherty
(Purdue University), Lynda Ciuffetti (Oregon State University), Marty Dickman
(University of Nebraska) and Barbara Valent (Kansas State University). The
committee reviewed the subjects for a symposium for the 2003 meeting in
Charlotte, North Carolina. Two possible symposium topics were proposed and
submitted: 1) Contemporary Methods for the Analysis of Gene Function in Plants
and Plant-Parasitic Microbes (Co-sponsored with the Genetics Committee); and 2)
The Role of Reactive Oxygen Species in Plant Disease. If approved by the
Program Planning Committee, Andrew Bent would organize the first symposium and
the second would be co-organized by Marty Dickman and Tom Wolpert. Two
tentative subjects were retained for possible symposia at the 2004 meeting in
Anaheim, California. They are: 1) "Post-genomic approaches to the analysis
of plant pathogens", and 2) "Genome level analyses of host-parasite
interactions" (to be co-sponsored with the Genetics Committee). The
committee also decided to submit the topic, "The Biochemistry, Physiology
and Molecular Biology of Plant/Microbe Interactions" for consideration as
a Melhus symposium. If approved, Lisa Vaillancourt agreed to organize this
symposium. The committee also conducted a discussion on the white paper on
microbial genome sequencing. The committee appreciates the effort to identify
objective criteria for the ranking of microbes in the ongoing attempts to
prioritize genome sequencing. The committee also strongly recommends that the
white paper undergo constant reevaluation. In addition, a discussion was held
on the scheduling of poster sessions and symposia. Committee members felt that
the scheduling of posters concurrent with symposia and other talks diminished
attendance at the poster sessions. Also, the committee expressed concerns that
many symposia of shared interests were scheduled concurrently. This discussion
resulted in the committee submitting a recommendation to the Program Planning
Committee meeting that: 1) poster sessions be scheduled in the evening
concurrent with social activities in the poster area and 2) that tentative
schedules for symposia be distributed to Subject Committee chairs to minimize
the concurrent scheduling of symposia that would be of mutual interest broad
segments of those in attendance. Following the 2002 annual meeting, Andrew Bent
assumed the role of Chair of the Biochemistry, Physiology, and Molecular
Biology Committee.
Self-Evaluation: The
membership felt that the committee continues to serve a vital and valuable
contribution to the functions of the society. With a perspective to the future
and in the context of current efforts toward gene discovery and identification,
the role of the type of research considered by this committee will continue to
increase in significance and importance. The committee is aggressively seeking
broader membership and participation in recognition of its ever-emerging role.
The committee also serves as an advisory resource for APS's leadership role in
identifying and prioritizing national and international research efforts.
Submitted By: Thomas J.
Wolpert at wolpertt@bcc.orst.edu
2002 Annual Report
Chair: Brian McSpadden
Gardener, bbmg+@osu.edu
Immediate Past Chair: Bill
Stoneman, billstoneman@charter.com
Vice Chair: Erin N.
Rosskopf, erosskopf@ushrl.ars.usda.gov,
Members: Brian B. McSpadden
Gardener 04, William F. Stoneman 03, Erin N. Rosskopf 05, Pamela Adams 05,
Susan M. Boyetchk 03, Larry D. Butler 04, Anthony Caesar 04, Brion Duffy 03,
Naseem Khan 03, Prem Kharbanda 05, Bonnie Ownley 04, Caroline Press 03, Yasser
Shabana 04, James Stack 05, Linda Thomashow 05, Krishna Vanga 04, Roberto Vargas
04, David Weller 05,
Outgoing Members: Prem
Warrior
Annual Report: During the
year 2001-2002 the Biological Control Committee of the APS Planned and executed
or co-sponsored three special sessions at the 2002 APS Annual meeting.
Symposium, "Commercial
Biopesticides: Practice and Experience". William Stoneman presiding. For a
schedule click here.
Symposium, "Creating
the right environment for biological control of soilborne diseases." Brion
Duffy presiding. Co-sponsored with Soil Microbiology and Root Diseases
committee.
Symposium, "Chestnut
Blight: A 10-year study of disease management using hypoviruses." Jane
Cummings presiding. Co-sponsored by Forest Pathology and Epidemiology
committees.
Discussion session,
"Genomic sequencing of Pseudomonas fluorescens Pf-5". Linda Thomashow
presiding. Co-sponsored with Bacteriology committee.
Brian McSpadden Gardener
managed the BCC website.
Our committees annual
meeting was held at the APS Annual Meeting in Milwaukee, WI. Brian also assembled
a list of biological control agents currently in commercial use.
Self-Evaluation: The APS BCC
Committee Service a purpose as a forum for planning Biological Control special
sessions and for determining co-sponsorship or sponsorship of annual meeting
sessions and field trips. This committee could be more active in determining
the direction of and programs of APS. Under the new chairmanship great new
things are expected.
Submitted By: Bill Stoneman
at billstoneman@charter.net
2002 Annual Report
Chair: Phil Brannen,
pbrannen@uga.edu
Immediate Past Chair: David
Langston, dlangsto@uga.edu
Vice Chair: Kenneth Seebold,
kseebold@uga.edu,
Members: Phil Brannen-2004,
Kenneth Seebold-2005, Bob Kemerait-2004, John Damicone-2005, Tony Keinath-2005,
David Wedge-2004, Francis Wong-2004, Richard Cartwright-2004, Julius Fajard
-2004, David Langston-2003
Outgoing Members: Norm
Lalancette, Randall Gold, Clint Kohls, Timur Momol
Annual Report: During the
2001-2002 year the chemical control committee put together sessions for the
2002 APS meeting in Milwaukee, WI. Sessions that were sponsored by the Chemical
Control committee were symposiums titled "IPM Labeling - Has the Time
Come", "Innovations in Bacterial Disease Control Materials", and
a discussion session titled "The Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA):
Expected Impact on Agriculture and the Consumer". The IPM committee was a
co-sponsor of all three sessions. Greta Schuster was the organizer for the IPM
labeling session, Norm Lalancette for the bacterial control session, and Kent
Smith organized the FQPA discussion. This year we met on 7/27/02 at 7:00 pm.
Eleven people were in attendance and some of those individuals indicated that
they wished to join the Chemical Control committee. We submitted 2 proposals
for potential sessions at next years meeting in Charlotte. These were
"Fungicide Compatibility Issues - Do's and Don'ts", and
"Fungicide Modes of Action and Deployment for Resistance Management".
We also agreed to co-sponsor 2 more sessions and a workshop. These sessions are
on soybean rust, which was proposed by the Regulatory committee, and on
ornamental greenhouse disease control, which was proposed by the Diseases of
Ornamental Plants committee.
Self-Evaluation: The
Chemical Control committee remains a small but viable APS subject area
committee that works cooperatively with the IPM, Pathogen Resistance, and
Industry committees. Co-sponsoring of sessions with the Regulatory and Diseases
of Ornamental Plants is planned. It is recommended that the Chemical Control
committee continue to function as a separate subject area committee at this
time.
Submitted By: David Langston
at dlangsto@uga.edu
2002 Annual Report
Chair: Lindsey du Toit,
dutoit@wsu.edu
Immediate Past Chair: Julie
Beale, jbeale@uky.edu
Vice Chair: Barbara Ambruzs,
ambruzsb@iastate.edu
Members: Tom C. Creswell 03,
Melodie Ptunam 03, David L. Scott 03, Julie W. Beale 03, Lindsey du Toit 04,
Maohammad Babadoost 04, Ellen M. Bentley 04, Jason H. Brock 04, Gary G. Grove
04, Barbara Ambruzs 05, Sharon Douglas 05, Jennifer Chaky 05
Outgoing Members: Jacqueline
Mullen, Karen Snover, Karen Rane
Annual Report: Annual
Report: Activities Conducted in Milwaukee -- 2002
A. Diagnostics Poster --
Karen Snover
B. Diagnostics Working Group
-- Cheryl Smith
C. Diagnostics Contest --
Karen Snover
D. Co-sponsor of Discussion
Session -- "Real-time PCR" (Sponsored by the
Bacteriology Committee)
E. Business Meeting
Breakfast -- Diagnostics Table
Activities Planned for
Charlotte -- 2003 (tentative)
A. A. Diagnostics Poster --
Barbara Ambruzs
B. Diagnostics Working Group
-- Cheryl Smith
C. Diagnostics Contest --
Karen Rane
D. Co-sponsor of Symposium
-- "Extension's Role in Biosecurity" (Sponsored by the Extension
Committee)
Other proposed activities:
Workshop on Diagnosis of Turfgrass Diseases -- proposed for 2004 with the Turf
Committee
Plant Disease Quarterly
(PDQ): The Committee re-opened discussion about using remaining funds from PDQ
subscriptions to archive PDQ in an electronic format. This issue had been
discussed during the 2001 Committee Meeting, but since some disagreement was
expressed, the Chair and Immediate Past Chair wanted to provide an opportunity
for more discussion. It was agreed (and voted unanimously) to archive PDQ in an
electronic format. Any remaining funds could be used for committee activities
(workshops, etc.).
Other items of discussion:
Interest and concern over the Regional Diagnostics Centers was expressed by
some members (on-line prior to the meeting and at the meeting). Events during
the Annual Meeting about these issues were reviewed and members were encouraged
to attend them. On-line discussions over the Diagnostics Centers will likely
continue throughout the year.
Self-evaluation: The
Diagnostics Committee continues to be an active committee, attracting new
diagnosticians as members and maintaining considerable involvement from
experienced and past members. The committee has long been involved in promoting
diagnostics as a unique and important area of plant pathology, and as recent
developments in issues of biosecurity bring diagnostics to the forefront, the
committee can expect increased interest in its activities. Although meeting
attendance (by members) was lower this year than in some previous years due to
state budget constraints, on-line communication throughout the year allows
members to stay involved. Interest in membership was expressed by a number of
individuals during and after the meeting. I recommend that the Diagnostics
Committee continue in its valuable role in APS.
Submitted By: Julie Beale at
jbeale@uky.edu
2002 Annual Report
Current Committee Chair:
James W. Buck, jbuck@gaes.griffin.peachnet.edu
Immediate Past Chair: Gary A
Chastagner, chastag@wsu.edu
Current Vice Chair: Chuanxue
Hong, chhong@vt.edu
Members: James W. Buck 2004,
Gary A Chastagner 2003, Ann Brooks Gould 2003, Mary K. Hausbeck 2003, James C.
Locke 2003, Gary W. Moorman 2003, Anne Bird Sindermann 2003, Ann R. Chase 2004,
Raymond A. Cloyd 2004, Maria R. Corral Garcia 2004, Jeffery H. Dobbs 2004,
Janet L. Hall 2004, Chuanxue Hong 2005, Brooke Edmunds 2005, Steve Nameth 2005,
Jean Williams-Woodward 2005
Annual Report: The Diseases
of Ornamental Plants Committee sponsored/co-sponsored a workshop and three
discussion sessions entitled: Diagnosis of abiotic diseases, Product
development in the ornamental market, Diagnosis and management of nematodes on
ornamental plants, and Sudden Oak Death: A new disease reported on oaks and
Rhododendrons, at the annual meeting in Milwaukee. For the 2003 meeting in
Charlotte, NC, we have proposed sponsoring one discussion session and a field
tour. Gary Moorman agreed to organize a discussion session entitled: New
technologies, new challenges in managing diseases of greenhouse crops. Mike
Benson will organize an ornamentals field tour prior to the start of the annual
meeting. The committee also discussed program ideas for the 2004 meeting in
Anaheim, CA. Jean Williams-Woodward agreed to work on the development of a
discussion session dealing with pathogen free production material and Janet
Hall agreed to organize an ornamentals field tour prior to the meeting.
Self-Evaluation: This
committee continues to organize topical sessions and field tours of interest to
the APS membership and the continuation of this committee is recommended.
Submitted By: Gary A Chastagner at chastag@wsu.edu
2002 Annual Report
Chair: Steven Shafer,
srs@ars.usda.gov
Immediate Past Chair:
Charles Krause, krause.2@osu.edu
Vice Chair: Michael Simini,
michael.simini@sbccom.apgea.army.mil
Members: Charles
Krause-2003, Michael Simini-2004, Steve Shafer-2004, Muhammed Bhatti – 2005,
Jose Chavarria-2004, Cheryl Lennox-2004, Tim Schubert-2003, George Smith-2003,
Stephen Vann-2003
Outgoing Members: Matthew
Krause-2002, Russ Bullock-2002, Peter Gay-2002, Charles Curtis-2002
Annual Report: Chris
Boerboom, Univ of Wisconsin presented, "Clinical Diagnosis of Herbicide
Injury"; Dr. John Skelly, Pennsylvania State Univ, presented
"Diagnosis of Air Pollution Injury to Plants"; Dr. Charles Krause
presented "New Innovative Methods of Abiotic Disease Diagnosis" and
also organized the workshop. The Committee believes that it serves a unique
function within APS by addressing the challenges and losses caused by abiotic
stress to plants.
Self-Evaluation: The
committee continues to play a vital role in the society addressing abiotic
disease issues not addressed by other committees; and requests continuation of
our present mission Submitted By: Charles R. Krause at krause.2@osu.edu
2002 Annual Report
Chair: Glen Stanosz,
grs@plantpath.wisc.edu
Immediate Past Chair: Linda
Haugen, lhaugen@fs.fed.us
Vice Chair: Susan Cohen,
cohen057@umn.edu
Members: Linda Haugen 98 03,
Susan D. Cohen 98 05, Johann Bruhn 00 03, Richard Hunt 00 03, Glen Stanosz 00
04, Pierluigi Bonello 01 04, Matteo Garbelotto 01 04, Ned Klopfenstein 01 04,
Joe O'Brien 01 04, Bruce Moltzan 02 05, Mee-Sook Kim 02 05, Steve Oak 02 05,
Terry Shaw 02 05, Gaston Laflamme 02 05
Outgoing Members: Bill
Otrosina 96 02, John Kliejunas 99 02, Paul Zambino 99 02
Annual Report: At the 2002
meeting, the Forest Pathology committee sponsored two field trips, two symposia
and a discussion. Participants in the 2-day forest pathology field trip enjoyed
a day viewing sustained-yield forestry practices at the Menominee Reservation
and a day viewing and hearing about research projects on important Wisconsin
forest pathogens. Participants in the chestnut field trip were able to
experience the largest remaining stand of American chestnut. The symposium
"Chestnut Blight: a 10-year Study of Disease Management Using
Hypovirus"; explored many aspects of research that has taken place in this
unique stand. The Symposium "Forces that Shape Microbe Populations in
Forest Ecosystems"; examined the significance of various factors that
affect population genetics of forest pathogens. The discussion "Sudden Oak
Death: A New Disease Reported on Oaks and Rhododendrons"; provided
opportunity for scientists to learn the latest information on a very
significant new disease.
For the 2003 meeting in Charlotte, the committee hopes to sponsor a field trip
(organized by Steve Oak), a symposium on Diseases of Oaks Worldwide (organized
by Dave Appel and Jenny Juzwik), and a discussion on mitigating the movement of
exotic forest pests (organized by Sue Cohen).
The forest pathology committee, represented by Joe O'Brien and Linda Haugen,
provided input on forest pathogens to the APS list of "Threatening
pathogens not present or with very limited distribution in the US". This
list, coordinated by Larry Madden, was posted on APSnet in October 2001. In
2002-03, Ned Klopfenstein and Louis Bernier will represent the forest pathology
committee to provide input on the APS list of priority organisms for microbial
genome sequencing. In 2002-03, forest pathology committee intends to develop an
active web page. This web page will be useful to archive committee historical
information and facilitate communication about the committee and its
activities. It will also serve at a gateway site to sources of tree health
information. Carla Thomas of Fieldwise has generously offered to host and help
develop the web page. Linda Haugen and Paul Zambino will assist with developing
the content.
Progress continues to be
made toward establishing a Forest Pathology Student Travel award. A minimum of
$2500 is needed to establish the award. Mee Sook Kim has been instrumental in
leading this effort. The committee thanks those outgoing committee members who
rotated off in 2002: Bill Otrosina, John Kliejunas, and Paul Zambino. We
nominated Paul Zambino to become incoming vice-chairperson in 2003 (following
Susan Cohen). Four additional individuals were nominated to begin service to
the committee in 2003.
Self-Evaluation: The forest
pathology subject matter committee continues to be an active, productive
component of APS. Committee meetings are always well attended by a large number
of APS members with an interest in forest pathology, in addition to the
official committee members. This committee serves an important role in
representing and giving voice to a unique subgroup of the Society. The sessions
and field trips we sponsor are particularly important for professional
development of forest pathologists, but also serve the Society as a whole.
Submitted By: Linda Haugen at lhaugen@fs.fed.us
2002 Annual Report
Chair: Seogchan Kang,
sxk55@psu.edu
Immediate Past Chair: Scott
Gold, sgold@uga.edu
Vice Chair: Sophien Kamoun,
kamoun.1@osu.edu
Members: Scott Gold 98/03,
Seogchan Kang 98/03, Guo-Liang Wang 00/03, Jeff S. Lehman 00/03, Greg Douhan
01/04, Ravinda Baht 01/04, Sophien Kamoun 01/04, Anthony Glenn 01/04, Yue Jin
01-04, Robert Bowden 02/05, Xianming Chen 02-05, Frank Martin 02/05, Maria
Garcia-Pedrajas 02/05
Outgoing Members: Gretchen
Kuldau, Tobin Peever, Craig Liddell
Annual Report: Seogchan Kang
was elected vice-chair at the 2001meeting and has assumed duties as chair
following the Milwaukee meeting. Sophien Kamoun, Ohio State was elected
vice-chair at the 2002 meeting.
In attendence at the
committee meeting in Milwaukee were the following: Xianming Chen, Maria
Garcia-Pedrajas, Tony Glenn, Scott Gold, Niklaus Grunwald, Sophien Kamoun,
Seogchan Kang, Yong-Hwan Lee, Frank Martin, Paul Morris, Guo-Liang Wang, Don
Warkentin, Quan Zhang
Our committee sponsored two
symposia at the Milwaukee meeting. The first was entitled "How Many Genes
Does It Take to Make a Plant Pathogen?" organized by Tony Glenn. The
second was entitled "Functional Genomics of Plant-Pathogen
Interactions" organized by Seogchan Kang and Sophien Kamoun which was
cosponsored by the Biochemistry, Physiology, and Molecular Biology committee.
Both symposia were well attended and well-received. Unfortunately, conflicting
sessions impacted attendance and overcrowding impacted by room size continued
to be an issue at times. As discussed at the planning session there will be an
effort by the Meeting Program Planning Committee to try to look more carefully
at subject matter conflicts in the future.
Several potential symposia
topics were discussed for upcoming annual meetings. Molecular and Ecological
Aspects of Pathogen Fitness (Jeff Lehman, organizer) Technology Transfer and
Applications Development from Basic Research Models to Less Tractable Organisms
(Scott Gold, organizer) Host-Parasite Coevolution (Greg Douhan, organizer)
Animal and Plant Pathogens Shared Strategies (Xianming Chen, organizer) The
committee decided to go ahead with the last of these proposals and presented
this topic at the 2002 planning meeting in Milwaukee. This topic was well
received by representatives of the subject matter committees and received the
most votes in the "Molecular/Cellular Plant Microbe Interactions"
section. Based on this level of support, it is anticipated that this symposia
will go ahead for the Charlotte meeting. The committee also lent its name to a few
other proposals as cosponsor.
The committee continued to
spend a substantial amount of time this year on the Microbial Genomic
Sequencing
list. Other APS committees
also contributed to this effort. Progress on this topic will be reported in an
upcoming issue of Phytopathology News. Most importantly it was a successful
year for those interested in genomic sequencing of plant-associated
microorganisms and the list played a positive role in this achievement.
Self-Evaluation: The
Committee continues to accomplish the goals outlined in our mission by
continuing to sponsor high quality symposia and contribute to important APS
education and service issues.
Submitted By: Scott Gold at
sgold@uga.edu
2002 Annual Report
Chair: Jim Kolmer, jkolmer@umn.edu
Immediate Past Chair: Anne
Dorrance, dorrance.1@osu.edu
Vice Chair: Monte R. Miles, mrmiles@uiuc.edu
Members: Anne Dorrance 03,
James Kolmer 04, Michael Clements 03, Chandrasekar Kousik 03, Fleet Lee 04,
Henry Ngugi 04, John Norelli 04, Beatriz Perez 04, Margaret Redinbaugh 04,
Raymond Schneider 04, Claude Thomas 04, Casiana Vera Cruz 05, Monte Miles 05, Xiangyang
Zheng 05
Outgoing Members: Judy
Thies, Kristine Crabtree, Phyllis Himmel, Gregory Tylka, Ida Yates
Annual Report: The committee
sponsored a symposium on Monday July 29th entitled “Comparison of
Molecular Marker Techniques and How They can be Used in Breeding Programs”.
Speakers for this session included Dr. Nevin Young, Univ of Minnesota; Dr.
Guo-Liang Wang, Ohio State Univ; Dr. B. C. Kang, a post doctoral researcher
from the laboratory of Dr. Molly Jahn at Cornell; Dr. X. M. Chen, Washington State
Univ; Dr. Lila Vodkin, Univ of Illinois; and Dr. David Galbraith, Univ of
Arizona. The committee met on Saturday, July 27th in Milwaukee, WI.
New members were recognized. We propose to sponsor one symposium during the 03
meeting entitled “ Case Study: Durable Resistance Success Stories” in honor of
Dr. Roy Johnson who passed away recently. Dr. Johnson was the first to coin the
term “durable resistance”. Monies were requested for publication of these talks
in Plant Disease. Activities for the next year include developing a proposal to
sponsor the IE Melhus Graduate Student Symposia (lead person is Dr. Peg
Redinbaugh) and more involvement in the APS Microbe Sequencing List.
Self-Evaluation: We recommend
continuation of the committee due to the sustained involvement of the general
APS membership in committee activities. Several committee members and guests
attended the committee meeting. The symposium that we hosted this year was very
well attended, with standing room only audience through several of the
speakers. This indicates that the committee addresses issues of interest to APS
members and is a very timely topic.
Submitted by: Anne E.
Dorrance at dorrance.1@osu.edu
2002 annual report
Chair: Lorianne Fought,
lorianne.fought.b@bayer.com
Immediate Past Chair: Samuel
A. Alexander, salex@vt.edu
Vice Chair: Daniel S. Egel,
egel@purdue.edu
Members: 2005 - Clint Kohls,
Katheryne L. Everts, Pamela D. Roberts, Daniel S. Egel, 2004 - Scott A.
Heuchelin, Kenneth L. Pernezny, Jennifer L. Riggs, Edward J. Sikora, 2003 -
Samuel A. Alexander, Albert K. Culbreath, Lorianne Fought, Harald Scherm, Simon
F. Shamoun, William Brown
Outgoing Members: Greta L.
Schuster, George S. Smith, Narjess Zriba
Annual Report: The committee
met at the appropriate time with most of the committee members present as well
as several nonmembers. A report was given on the status of the IPM Labeling
symposium by Greta Schuster. Sam Alexander and Lorianne Fought discussed the
webpage for the committee. The committe discused the theme for the next APS
meeting, "Plant Health and Securioty in the Age of Genomics", and how
we could contribute. After some discussion, it was desided that our proposed
topic for the next APS meeting will be "IPM for Tospovirus". Tim
Momol and Albert Culbreath will take the lead on puting the symposium together
along with Sam Alexander. Dan Egel was elected to be the Vice-Chair for the
committee. He agreed to stay on the committee two more years to complete the
cycle.
Self-Evaluation: The
committee recommends continuation as is.The committee meeting was well
attended, reflecting continued interest among committee members and non-members.
Symposia/Discussion Session hosted and co-sponsored by the chemical control,
and industry committee's was well received and well attended, suggesting the
committee has been addressing issues of importance to the general membership.
There were several new applicants for committee membership.
Submitted By: Sam Alexander
at salex@vt.edu
2002 Annual Report
Chair: Weidong Chen,
w-chen@wsu.edu
Immediate Past Chair: Carol
Stiles, cstiles@ufl.edu
Vice Chair: Stephen B.
Goodwin, sgoodwin@purdue.edu
Members: Weidong Chen 2004,
Stephen B. Goodwin 2003, Carol M. Stiles 2003, Maria L. Boyd 2003, James C.
Correll 2003, Darin M. Eastburn 2003, Lusike Wasilwa 2003, David B. Chalkley
2004, Semra Demir 2004, Carrie L. Lapaire 2005, David M. Beyer 2005, Mary E.
Palm 2005, Dean A. Glawe 2005, Julia L. Kerrigan 2005, Reyes Blanco Pietro 2005
Outgoing Members: Marc A.
Cubeta, Richard E. Baird, Daniel J. Royse
Annual Report: After the joint
annual meeting with the Mycological Society of America in 2001, the committee
added 6 new members. This brings the total membership to 18, the maximum
recommended by APS.
Members of the Mycology
Committee provided substantial input on a revision of the fungal list for
microbial genome sequencing priorities (White Paper revision, Plant Pathology
Board, O.W. Barnett) carried out by e-mail discussion in Fall, 2001. Members
also attended and contributed to a forum on this list at the Milwaukee APS meeting,
with discussion centering around how future revisions will occur, and the
importance of having representative genera from the different phylogenetic
groups.
Darin Eastburn established
the Mycology Committee “splash” page on the APS website, and attended the
Office of Electronic Communication (OEC) meeting in Milwaukee.
The Mycology Committee
discussed revising the committee mission statement at the 2001 annual meeting;
the revised statement will be sent out for approval via e-mail and then added
to the committee splash page.
The Mycology Committee
co-sponsored the following two sessions at the Milwaukee APS meeting:
Symposium: Airborne Mycotoxigenic Fungi in Plant and Human Disease/Sponsoring Committee: Mycotoxicology/Co-Sponsoring Committee(s): Mycology
Discussion session: Sudden Oak Death: A New Disease Reported On Oaks and Rhododendrons, Sponsoring Committee: Forest Pathology/Co-Sponsoring Committee(s): Regulatory Plant Pathology, Diseases of Ornamental Plants, Mycology
The Mycology Committee proposed
a symposium on “Mechanisms of Fungal Speciation” for the 2003 meeting in
Charlotte which was well supported by those attending the program planning
committee meeting in Milwaukee. The Mycology Committee will also cosponsor a
session with the Mycotoxicology Committee for 2003. Two sessions were proposed
for 2004: “Data analyses in molecular systematics of fungi” and “Co-evolution
of plants with fungi.”
Carol Stiles and David
Chalkley have continued their activities on the Widely Prevalent Phytopathogenic
Fungi Working Group with Karel Jacobs and Anwar Rizvi.
Thank you notes for their
efforts were sent to Marc Cubeta (past-chair), Daniel Royse, and Richard Baird
as they rotated off the committee.
Self-Evaluation: The
Mycology Committee contributed to the annual program in Milwaukee and continues
to provide input concerning pertinent mycology-related issues in APS. The
committee has proposed sessions for 2003 and 2004 APS meetings. One current
member of the Mycology Committee (Carol M. Stiles) and two recent members serve
on the Phytopathology Committee in Mycological Society of America. Carol Stiles
is also the APS liaison to MSA, and attended the Affiliates’ meeting at the APS
meeting in Milwaukee. Currently the Mycology Committee is composed of 18 members,
with two people nominated for membership. Committee members continue to
contribute to the grass-roots activities involving “hot issues” such as the
microbial gene sequencing priorities list, biosecurity, and regulatory issues,
and continue to organize and sponsor popular symposia at APS meetings, thus
contributing to the organization as a whole. Committee members also maintain
links to other mycological organizations, particularly the MSA. The
continuation of the Mycology Committee is therefore strongly recommended.
Submitted By: Carol Stiles
at cstiles@ufl.edu
2002 Annual Report
Chair: Anne Desjardins,
DESJARAE@mail.ncaur.usda.gov
Immediate Past Chair: Gary
Munkvold, munkvold@iastate.edu
Vice Chair: Gretchen Kuldau,
kuldau@psu.edu,
Members: Gary Munkvold 2003,
David Schisler 2003, Anne Desjardins 2004, Ruth Dill-Macky 2004, Jeannie
Gilbert 2004, Gary Odvody 2004, Dan Panaccione 2004, Arthur Schaafsma 2004,
Dimitrios Tsitsigiannis 2004, Gary Windham 2004, Robert L. Brown 2005, Gretchen
Kuldau 2005, Robert H. Proctor 2005
Outgoing Members: Hamed K.
Abbas, Kenneth E. Damann, Nancy Keller, Frances Trail
Annual Report: During 2002,
the committee was active in the development of APS priorities for the
sequencing of fungal genomes. The committee sponsored one special session at
the 2002 APS Annual meeting: Airborne mycotoxigenic fungi in plant and human
disease, 8 am -12 pm, Monday July 29. The session was well attended but exact
numbers are not available. The next special session will be at the 2003
meeting. The committee agreed to sponsor two symposia:
1. Gibberella toxins from a(venacea) to z(eae)
2. Emerging mycotoxin problems in agricultural products
Both to be organized by Gary
Munkvold, and both co-sponsored by the Mycology Committee. We requested APS
funding to invite non-APS speakers for both sessions, but the first one was
ranked poorly at the program planning session on July 30, 2002. If funds are
not available for both sessions, the Gibberella session may be dropped.
Additionally, we proposed to
sponsor the 2003 Melhus graduate student symposium and our proposal was
accepted. Art Schaafsma prepared the proposal, will head the selection
committee for student participants, and will be the chief organizer of the
symposium. An announcement for Phytopathology News also was prepared by Art
Schaafsma and will appear in the November 2002 issue.
At the 2002 Annual meeting,
a new mission statement for the committee was proposed and approved.
During 2002-2003, committee
members have agreed to collaborate on a regional extension publication on
mycotoxins. Charles Woloshuk is leading the effort.
Two symposia were suggested
for the 2004 Annual meeting on the topics of 1. Mycotoxin genomics with Bob
Proctor organizing, and 2. In planta regulation of mycotoxins with Charles
Woloshuk organizing
Self-Evaluation: The
committee had a large turnover in membership last year. The current members are
active researchers and enthusiastic committee members. Ideas for special
sessions are numerous and members are willing to volunteer for committee
activities. The committee wishes to continue as an APS subject matter
committee.
Submitted By: Gary Munkvold
at munkvold@iastate.edu
2002 Annual Report
Chair: Senyu Chen,
chenx099@umn.edu
Immediate Past Chair:
William T. Crow, wtcr@ufl.edu
Vice Chair: to be elected
Members: William T. Crow,
2003, Senyu Chen, 2004, Stephen A. Lewis, 2003, Richard F. Davis, 2004,
Terrence L. Kirkpatrick, 2004, An E. MacGuidwin, 2004, Joseph P. McMahan, 2004,
Gregory Tylka, 2005
Outgoing Members: Charles S.
Johnson, Don W. Dickson, Joseph Esnard
Annual Report: Nematology
Committee is planning a session for 2004 APS annual meeting. The potential
topic will be “Soil Health and Nematodes” Five candidates for new members of
the committee have been nominated.
Self-Evaluation: The
Nematology Committee decided that they continue as an active committee of the
APS.
Submitted By: Senyu Chen at
chenx099@umn.edu
2002 Annual Report
Chair: Hendrik Ypema,
ypemah@basf-corp.com
Immediate Past Chair:
Timothy Brenneman, ararachis@tifton.cpes.peachnet.edu
Vice Chair: Katherine
Stevenson, ks@arches.uga.edu
Members: Timothy Brenneman
(2003), Hendrik Ypema (2004), Tara Chand-Goyal (2004), Alex Diner (2004), Sally
Schneider (2004), Katherine Stevenson (2004), Jennifer Yocum (2004), Margaret
McGrath (2005), Wayne Wilcox (2005)
Outgoing Members: Paul Lewis, Kristine Crabtree, Steven Jeffers, Patricia McManus, Ronald Romero
Annual Report: Several
activities were discussed by the committee including a discussion session on
"Labeling for fungicide resistance", a symposium on resistance issues
with bactericides and GMO's, and a workshop to revise Charlie Delp's book
"Fungicide resistance in North America". The first two ideas were
discarded due to lack of adequate interest and support. The workshop on
fungicide resistance had strong support and will be pursued further. Wolfram
Koller (former committee chairman) will coordinate this activity and the
committee will assist in planning and support. Many changes have occurred since
the original book on fungicide resistance was published, and a revision is
badly needed.
Self-Evaluation: The
committee continues to serve a useful role and we recommend continuation.
Submitted By: Timothy
Brenneman at arachis@tifton.cpes.peachnet.edu
2002 Annual Report
Chair: Steve Lindow, icelab@socrates.berkeley.edu
Immediate Past Chair: Chris Mundt, mundtc@bcc.orst.edu
Vice Chair: Walt Mahaffee, mahaffew@bcc.orst.edu
Members: Steve Lindow, Chair (04), Walt Mahaffee,
Vice-Chair (05), Chris Mundt, Immediate Past Chair (03), Odile Carisse (03),
Barry J. Jacobsen (03), P. Lawrence Pusey (03), Brian D. Shaw (03), Vern J. Elliot
(04), Gary Y. Yuen (04)
Outgoing Members: Kenneth B. Johnson, Ozlem Kilic,
Julien Mercier
Annual Report: Activity of the Phyllosphere
Microbiology Committee during this past year was oriented primarily toward
organizing the symposium "Spatial Scale and Phyllosphere
Microbiology". This symposium was held at the 2002 meeting in Milwaukee
and appeared to be a considerable success. Our committee meeting in Milwaukee
focused mostly on ideas for subject matter sessions at future APS meetings. We
have proposed a symposium on the topic of techniques for studying phyllosphere
microbiology at the 2003 meeting. Steve Lindow is cting as coordinator for this
symposium, with input being provided by Barry Jacobsen and Walt Mahaffee. For
future meetings, we are considering a session on pre-harvest phyllosphere
microbiology as it relates to food safety issues. Virginia Stockwell will
investigate preliminary ideas for topics and speakers for discussion at the
2003 meeting. Our committee would also like to sponsor the Melhus graduate
student symposium at some appropriate time in the future.
Self-Evaluation: Our committee has played a very
traditional role by focusing on sponsorship of high-quality scientific
sessions. Our committee differs from some others in that our subject matter is
highly interdisciplinary. This has enabled us to sponsor useful sessions that
would not have otherwise occurred, and the sessions we have sponsored have been
highly successful. A downside this interdisciplinary nature has been a lower
level of enthusiasm and committee attendance as compared to some of the more
focused committees, such as epidemiology or biological control. Nonetheless, we
believe that our committee plays a very important role in APS and should be
continued.
Submitted By: Chris Mundt at mundtc@bcc.orst.edu
2002 Annual Report
Chair: Susan Fitzsimmons, Susan_Fitzsimmons@ich-us.com
Immediate Past Chair: William Turechek,
wwt3@cornell.edu
Vice Chair: Denis Shah, das28@cornell.edu
Members: Jie Guan (03), Gareth Hughes (03), Matthew
Royer (03), William W. Turechek (03), John E. Lundquist (04), Laurence V.
Madden (04), Susan E. Fitzsimmons (04), Denis A. Shah (05)
Outgoing Members: Jack C. Comstock, Clayton A.
Hollier, Sukumar Chakraborty
Annual Report: The committee sponsored the symposium:
Managing Risk to Minimize Crop Loss, the Regulatory Committee cosponsored the
symposium. The symposium was very well attended with well over 100 people
viewing one or more of the talks. We cosponsored with the epidemiology
committee the statistical epidemiology workshop: Meta-Analysis: Synthesis
across studies in Plant Pathology. The workshop was filled to capacity.
At the annual committee meeting in Milwaukee, Denis Shah
was elected Vice-Chair (to serve as chair in 2004) and Susan Fitzsimmons will
assume the chairmanship duties at the close of the 2002 Annual Meeting.
Nominations were accepted for new committee members. Nominations were accepted
for new committee members. Suggested members included Gary Grove, Harald
Scherm, Kitty Cardwell, Gary Munkvold, and David Long.
The committee approved a mission statement for tour
committee’s splash page. The page can be viewed at:
http://www.apsnet.org/members/com/reports.asp. The committee’s active page can
be viewed at http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/pp/extension/PDL/PDL.html.
The committee is planning on cosponsoring a session
“Non-science issues unique to private practitioners” with the Private Practice
committee. We will attempt to select a speaker who can address crop loss issues
from an insurance company perspective. In 2004, we fully develop a symposium
around insurance issues if the talk(s) in the 2003 symposium are well received.
We are also considering sponsoring a session to look at the potential impact of
new and emerging diseases on crop loss.
Self-Evaluation: The Plant Disease Losses Committee
has been a very active committee from the standpoint of sponsoring and
organizing special sessions. There is a need, however, to increase the
visibility of the concept of plant disease losses both within and outside APS.
Our committee is taking steps to be more proactive in this regard by recruiting
new members and by organizing oral and poster sessions under the heading of
"Plant Disease Losses". The Plant Disease Losses Committee is
developing a web page to help promote our committee activities. The Plant
Disease Losses Committee recommends continuation (perhaps under a different
name) and does not support a merger with other APS Committees.
Submitted By: William Turechek at wwt3@cornell.edu
2002 Annual Report
Chair: Nancy Robertson, pfnlr@uaa.alaska.edu
Immediate Past Chair: Andre Levesque,
Levesqueca@em.agr.ca
Vice Chair: Peter Ellis, ellisp@shaw.ca
Members: Reid Frederick (05), Doug Luster (05),
Ioannis E. Tzanetakis (05), Elisabetta Vivoda (04), Michael Sulzinske (04),
Renee DeVries-Paterson (04), Jim Beck (04), Adib Rowhani (05), Neil Glynn (03),
Jun Xia (03)
Outgoing Members: Wally H. Sheta, Laurene Levy (past
chair)
Annual Report: At the 2002 annual meeting our
committee sponsored a discussion entitled "Application of Quality
Assurance and ISO Certification to Plant Pathology" with four speakers:
Carol Masters "From confusion to compliance: The bumpy road to accrediting
a plant health diagnostic laboratory to ISO 17025", G.L. Lamka and W.E.
Dolezal "Use of a Quality Management System (ISO:9000) in addressing
phytosanitary issues", Michael G. Tiffany "Agdia's journey on the
road towards laboratory certification", and Michael D. Ward "To ISO
or not to ISO: APHIS and NSHS and their decision not to require ISO
certification of accredited labs". This is an issue that several
laboratories will need to address and discussions as well as attendance showed
that there is a strong interest in this topic.
We are planning a discussion for the 2003 meeting entitled "Detection of plant pathogens for biosecurity". The proposed list of topic is Risk Assessment, Lab Detection Technology, Forensics, and First Responder Technology. During our discussions it was agreed upon that a key part of the risk assessment was the development of a list and the establishment of criteria for making it in the list. On the technology side the session would not be a review of all techniques but would be more of a critical assessment of what can be practically used, including discussion of issues about hypersensitivity of certain techniques and development of standards. What should we do to collect forensic evidence? What are the technologies that can be used by first responders for surveys? What would trigger a large scale response? These are some of the questions we want to discuss at the session.
A symposium on the "Lab on chip" had been
proposed in 2001 for 2003 but biosecurity issues changed priorities. This topic
could be a symposium in 2004. "Sampling for quarantine and certification
programs" was also proposed for 2004.
We had discussions on obtaining sequences of some gene
from many microbes in addition to focusing on the entire genome sequence of
selected microbes. Plant Pathogen and Disease Committee supports the promotion
of genome projects that focus on the sequencing of selected regions with
utility in plant pathogen detection and differentiation of a wide range of
microorganisms. This was unanimously accepted at the APS meeting. [See
http://www.apsnet.org/members/ppb/communitycomments.asp for this comment by the
committee]
Peter Ellis, Phyto Diagnostics Co Ltd, North Saanich,
BC, Canada, was nominated and became the new vice chair by unanimous vote.
Self-Evaluation: The Plant Pathogen and Disease
Detection committee is a very active committee. The annual meetings are always
well attended and generate lively and yet constructive discussions. This year was
an excellent example where a new topic on biosecurity was brought forward and a
full session was quickly planned for 2003 with vital input from several
members. The subject matter of this committee is more relevant than ever with
detection technologies being identified as a major gap in biosecurity and
invasive alien species issues. Input from this committee is likely to be sought
regularly in the next couple of years around these issues as the committee
represents a broad range of expertise in the field of detection. More frequent
contacts should be done by e-mail. Five new members joined the committee last
year and so far, five have accepted to be nominated.
Submitted By: Andre Levesque at levesqueca@em.agr.ca
2002 Annual Report
Chair: Wojciech J.
Janisiewicz, wjanisie@afrs.ars.usda.gov
Immediate Past Chair:
William S. Conway, ConwayW@ba.ars.usda.gov
Vice Chair: James L. McEvoy,
McEvoyJ@ba.ars.usda.gov
Members: William S. Conway
(2003), James E. Adaskaveg (2003), Edwin M. Imai (2003), Peter G. Sanderson
(2003), Wojciech J. Janisiewicz (2005), James L. McEvoy (2007), Themis J.
Michailides (2004), Dov B. Prusky (2004), Joseph L. Smilanick (2004), David
Sugar (2004), John Zhang (2004), Jerry A. Bartz (2005), Benny D. Bruton (2005),
Gerald J. Holmes (2005), Peter Sholberg (2005), David C. Thompson (2005),
Chang-Lin Xiao (2005)
Outgoing Members: David
Kendra
Annual Report: Once again
this year, the Committee sponsored the Postharvest Pathology Discussion Group,
which met just prior to our Committee Meeting. It was decided that the
Committee would continue to sponsor this Discussion Group as it is an excellent
way to keep abreast of the latest research in the area of postharvest
pathology. The Discussion Group would continue to meet just prior to the
Committee Meeting to help increase attendance at the Committee Meeting. A
Postharvest Pathology Committee Splash Page was established this year. The
Committee also discussed various potential topics for a Special Session to be
presented during the APS Annual Meeting in Charlotte. The title of the chosen
topic was Micro environmental Effects on Gene Regulation of Pathogen Virulence
in Diseases of Fruits and Vegetables; Wojciech Janisiewicz, Vice-Chair, and I
attended the APS 2003 Annual Meeting Program Planning meeting and presented our
proposed Special Session under the Section Epidemiology/Ecology/Environmental
Biology. We are awaiting notification of its acceptance as a part of the 2003
APS program. The Committee also proposed a Special Session topic; Resistance
Management in Pre and Postharvest Disease Control; for the 2004 APS program.
The Special Session entitled; Detection and Management of Food borne Human
Pathogens on Fruits and Vegetables; which was presented at the APS Meeting this
year was very well received. The members of our committee would like to thank
the speakers, Arthur J. Miller, Jeri D. Barak, Britta Leverentz, Jerry A.
Bartz, and Karl R. Matthews for their excellent presentations. The Postharvest
Pathology Committee adopted a two-year rotation for the Chairman and
Vice-Chairman positions. William S. Conway became the Immediate Past after the
Milwaukee APS Meeting. Wojciech J. Janisiewicz will become the Chair for the
Charlotte APS Meeting and James L. McEvoy was elected the new Vice-Chair.
Self-Evaluation: The
Postharvest Pathology Committee continues to be very active. At the 1999 APS
Annual Meeting in Montreal, we sponsored the Special Session entitled A Food
Safety-Meeting the Challenge;. At the 2001 Meeting in Salt Lake City the
Committee sponsored the very well attended Special Session entitled Enhancing
Microbial Biocontrol of Postharvest Fruit Pathogens, and this year we sponsored
the Special Session entitled Detection and Management of Food borne Human
Pathogens on Fruits and Vegetables. We proposed the Special Session entitled;
Microenvironmental Effects on Gene Regulation of Pathogen Virulence in Diseases
of Fruits and Vegetables; for the APS Annual Meeting next year in Charlotte,
NC. The Committee will continue to sponsor the Postharvest Pathology Discussion
Group and will hold its business meeting following the presentation of annual
research reports by this Group. The Committee is also investigating the
possibility of developing a webpage to allow those interested in the
postharvest pathology area to exchange and acquire information. Due to the
continued accomplishments of this Committee, we recommend that it be continued
as an active subject matter committee.
Submitted By: William S.
Conway at ConwayW@ba.ars.usda.gov
2002 Annual Report
Chair: Lisa Shepherd,
leese@iastate.edu
Immediate Past Chair:
Chester Kurowski, c.kurowski@harrismoran.com
Vice Chair: Betsy
Randall-Schadel, Charles Block, betsy.randallschadel@ncmail.net,
ccblock@iastate.edu
Members: Lisa Shepherd (05),
Patrick Fenn (03), Charles Block (04), Susan Koehler (04), Tom Kucharek (04),
Mike Meadows (04), Betsy Randall-Schadel (06), Phyllis Himmel (05), Stephanie
Autry (05), Kimberly Gwinn (05)
Outgoing Members: Alyson Thornton,
Wayne Wiebe, Mike Tiffany, Ron Walcott, Chester Kurowski
Annual Report: Denis McGee,
Ron Walcott and Karen Arthur were nominated to a 3-year term beginning with the
2003 meeting. The committee is looking for a few more members to help keep the
committee active within APS.
This past year the committee was beginning to plan a seed pathology workshop to be held at this years meeting in Milwaukee. Due to circumstances beyond our control the workshop was cancelled and is planned to be held at Charlotte in 2003. Betsy Randall-Schadel will be the workshop leader supported by others on the committee. The focus will be on novel technologies (i.e. immuno-PCR, Realtime PCR). A website has been created by Charlie Block and now the committee will work together in how this website can be utilized by its members and others within APS. A large discussion was around the revision of the 1989 manual "Detection of Bacteria in Seed" edited by Saettler, Schaad, and Roth. Thus far, it appears that Wesley Chun and Ron Gitaitis will share the lead editing job for this project. The committee is now looking for people who would like to contribute towards this project.
Self Evaluation: The move of
having our chairman serve two consecutive terms has helped. We now see momentum
building within the committee as members are slowly becoming more active.
Positive feedback was commented from existing members and participants outside
of the committee regarding the change we made in trying to improve continuity
within the committee.
Submitted By: Chester
Kurowski at c.kurowski@harrismoran.com
2002 Annual Report
Chair: John Bowers, bowersjo@ba.ars.usda.gov
Immediate Past Chair: Margaret Smither-Kopperl,
mlsk55@aol.com
Vice Chair: Jennifer Parke, jennifer.parke@orst.edu
Members: John Bowers (2004), John C. Bienapfl (2005),
Russ Bulluck (2004), Craig Canaday (2003), Cynthia Eayre (2004), Wade Elmer
(2003), Linda E. Hanson (2005), Matthew Krause (2004), James Kurle (2004),
Phillipe Lemanceau (2003), Robert McGovern (2004), Jennifer Parke (2004), M. S.
Reddy (2004), Brantlee Spakes Richter (2005), Margaret Smither Kopperl (2003),
David M. Weller (2005)
Outgoing Members: Deborah Fravel, Susan Meyer, Alexandra
Stone, Kateel Shetty
Annual Report: The Soil Microbiology and Root Diseases
Committee is an active committee. In 2002, the committee co-sponsored a
symposium with the Biological Control Committee entitled “Creating the Right
Environment for Biological Control” which was organized by and presented by
Bryon Duffy in at the annual APS Meeting in Milwaukee.
The Committee had input during the year to the
Microbial Genomic Sequencing Perspectives of APS. The importance of including
organisms with biocontrol activities was pointed out. At our annual meeting in
2002, Brantlee Richter (and others) noted that the list of microorganisms
listed for priority study of their genomes did not include any beneficial
organisms. Burkholderia was suggested as a possible candidate because if
certain species in the genera are both clinical and plant associated. Jennifer
Parke noted that a group of researchers were attempting to procure DOE funding
to sequence the genome of B. cepacia. The committee felt that if funding is not
secured, then B. cepacia should be on the list. Craig Canaday also suggested
that Pseudomonas solancearum be included as this is an important bacterial
plant pathogen, of which none is currently listed. Deborah Fravel had
responsibility for the committee web page during the past year; she has now
stepped down due to increased pressures on her time. Wade Elmer has agreed to
take over the web-page duties for the committee. Wade attended a meeting
regarding the splash page for the committee, and will consult with John Bowers
(incoming chair) to get it done. The discussion and decision as to whether the
committee should have a public web page, and the content to be placed there
were put off until the committee meeting next year in Charlotte.
The following proposals have been made for next year’s
meeting. 1) John Bowers will submit a proposal for an I. E. Melhus Graduate
Student Symposium to the Scientific Programs Board entitled “Graduate Student
Research in Soil Microbiology and Rhizosphere Ecology.” The Biological Control
Committee agreed to co-sponsor the symposium. If not selected, the committee
would resubmit the proposal for the following year. 2) Linda Hanson and
Brantlee Richter will organize the session entitled “Impact of
Herbicide-Resistant Crops and Altered Herbicide Use on Soil Microbes and Root
Diseases” if selected by the APS program committee. The Biotechnology Impact
Assessment Committee agreed to co-sponsor the session. 3) Matthew Krause
presented a proposal from the Biological Control Committee to co-sponsor a
series of three sessions (organized by Brian McSpadden-Gardener) over the next
three years focusing on specific genera of biocontrol organisms: Bacillus,
Trichoderma, and Pseudomonas. The committee agreed to co-sponsor these sessions
for all three years. 4) A session was suggested for the 2004 annual meeting,
and tentatively entitled “Active Management of Soil Microbes for Root Disease
Control”. Brantlee Spakes Richter agreed to take the lead as organizer.
Self-Evaluation: The committee voted to remain an
active committee. The subject area is now, and will continue to be, of major
importance to Plant Pathology. It is recommended that the committee be
continued as a separate committee with the same research focus.
Submitted By: Margaret Smither-Kopperl at
mlsk55@aol.com
2002 Annual Report