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​​​​2021 APS Caribbean Division Meeting

​September 22–23, 2021
The 59th Meeting of the APS Caribbean Divison is jointly organized by the Asociación Argentina de Fitopatólogos (Argentine Association of Phytopathologists). The meeting will take place​ virtually.

The main goals are knowledge and experience exchange among AAF and APS partners, and other scientists and technicians interested in the present and future of phytopathology.

The meeting theme, ‘Crop diversity, plant health and sustainability’ is a challenge to generate awareness on sustainability for all the​ production related systems by developing research projects that reflect a balance between growth, environment and society.​

Important Dates

Early Registration​ ​Deadline: May 31​, 2021

Abstract Submission Deadline: June 30​, 2021

• ​​View Abstract Submission Guidelines
  

​Registration

Graduate Student Presentation Competition

Notification​ ​Deadline: June 30, 2021​

The APS Caribbean Division encourage Postdoctoral and Graduate students to participate in an oral and poster competition. The winner of the oral competition will receipt a travel award and represent the APS Caribbean in the special session: Plant Pathologists of the Future: Showcasing Graduate Student Presentation Winners from APS Division Meetings in the APS Meeting in Pittsburg, PA, August 6-10, 2022.

Oral presentation awards:

• 1^st Place: $500 + Travel award ($1000)
• 2^nd place: $500
• 3^rd Place: $300

• ​​​1^st Place: $300
  

Several APS and APS Caribbean division membership awards will also be offered

Meeting Highlights

Tentative Agenda

• ​Agenda​.pdf​​

Workshops

• ​Cotton Diseases
• Fungicide Resistance
• Rice Diseases
• Citrus Huanglongbing (HLB)​