LATEST UPDATES
Remember to Vote! Help shape the future of APS and vote for the
leaders today. APS members were sent a broadcast e-mail with instructions for voting online
at the end of April. Ballots must be submitted by May 31, 2008. All votes are confidential.
If you have any questions, please contact
Cindy Scheller at APS
Headquarters at +1.651.994.3808.
Apply for the APS Public Policy Early Career Internship. The Public Policy Board (APS PPB) is pleased to announce a call for applications for the third annual PPB Early Career Internship. The internship, which is open to APS early career members allows a young plant pathologist to participate in PPB activities during 2008–2009. The internship will begin immediately following the 2008 APS Annual Meeting and terminate at the end of the 2009 APS Annual Meeting.
Application materials must be received by June 13.
More details
online.
Do You Know An Outstanding Volunteer? Honor them with a nomination for the 2008 APS Outstanding Volunteer Award.
This award recognizes individuals for excellent service in furthering
the mission of APS through their volunteer efforts. The APS Councilor's Forum is requesting nominations by June 2, 2008.
Learn more about this award and
nominate a friend
or colleague today!
KEY RESEARCH
Plant Disease Editor's Pick.
From Such A Humble Beginning. Cucurbit leaf crumple virus (CuLCrV) was detected originally in symptomatic volunteer watermelon plants in 1998 in California. Today, it is found in several cucurbit production areas of southern North America. However, not all cucurbits are equally susceptible.
Read the details provided by Charles Hagen, Robert Gilbertson, and colleagues in
"Biology and Molecular Characterization of Cucurbit leaf crumple virus, an Emergent Cucurbit-Infecting Begomovirus in the Imperial Valley of California."
Phytopathology Editor's Pick.
Emphasis on monitoring climate change offers new opportunities for forecasting disease epidemics. Te Beest et al. identify key weather factors associated with epidemics of powdery mildew (wind early in the season) and yellow rust (temperature) on winter wheat in the United Kingdom. However, epidemics did not always develop when models predicted favorable conditions, revealing a need for forecasting systems integrating weather and biological parameters (e.g., primary inoculum, disease observations and cultivar resistance).
Read more today!
MPMI Editor's Pick.
In the May issue of MPMI, Gleason et al. selected for virulence against the tomato Mi-1 gene in the root knot nematode
Meloidogyne javanica. The virulent mutant lacked a specific gene,
Cg-1, that does not contain any ORFs longer than 32 amino acids.
Cg-1 might encode a signaling peptide or a regulatory mRNA.
Read more in
"Silencing a Candidate Nematode Effector Gene Corresponding to the Tomato Resistance Gene Mi-1 Leads to Acquisition of Virulence."
CENTENNIAL
MEETING
Centennial Meeting Housing Deadline June 26, 2008.
Don’t forget – you must make your housing reservations for the Centennial Meeting through the Meet Minneapolis Housing Bureau by June 26, 2008. After that date, room blocks will be released and room rates will be based on availability. Visit the
meeting website for more information.
Meeting Attendance Exceeding Expectations. Registration at the Centennial Meeting has already reached the average number of annual meeting attendees. With two months to go before the meeting takes place, we’re expecting record high attendance!
Register today to join us in Minneapolis.
CENTENNIAL
UPDATES
Thank You University of Minnesota, Latest Centennial Sponsor. University of
Minnesota
is the latest gold sponsor of the
Centennial.
The U of M is joining 25 other organizations to help make the Centennial Meeting a
once-in-a-lifetime experience for all APS members! You are invited to help,
too. Download the
sponsorship form
from the Centennial website.
APS COMMITTEE &
BOARD NOTICES
Send In Your Dirtiest Jobs Now! Videos of your dirtiest jobs are due by June 1 for the Office of Public Relations and Outreach's "World's Dirtiest Job in Plant Pathology" contest. Document your most
disgusting job in a short video and you could win $500. Top entries will be shown at the Centennial Meeting and on APSnet. Visit APSnet for rules and the
online entry form.
Latest Microbial Genomics Sequencing Report Online. The Public Policy Board has recently posted the report "Microbial Genomic Sequencing: Perspectives of the American Phytopathological Society"
on APSnet.
View this revised report. Special thanks to the members and committees for their input and congratulations to those who have obtained funding for listed species making room for the newly added species.
Attention Extension Plant Pathologists. Are you listed correctly in the Extension Specialists Directory on APSnet? Check it out at
www.apsnet.org/directories/extension. Notify
Cindy Scheller of any changes or additions.
ONLINE RESOURCES
Plant Management Network Offers Weed Management Webcasts.
Weed management in soybean is the latest topic covered in the PMN’s
Focus on Soybean educational resource. Bill Johnson, Professor of Weed Science at Purdue University, has authored two webcast presentations on the subject, titled
Weed Competition in Soybean and Weed Management Strategies in Soybean. To view the webcasts, visit Dr. Johnson’s
presentation page.
UPDATES FROM APS PRESS
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