EAPR Pathology Conference Schedule
Only the presenting author is named below (full details of all authors and affiliations will appear in the Proceedings).
| Monday 13th September | |
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| 19.00 | Arrival and Registration Opening Reception |
| Tuesday 14th September | |
| 09.00–09:10 | Welcome: Steven Kildea |
| Session 1: Potato late
blight Chairperson: Denis Griffin |
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| 09.10-09.30 | Potato Genome Sequencing and its
potential for resistance breeding in potato Dan Milbourne, Teagasc, Ireland |
| 09.30-09.50 | Assisting in the fight against
Phytophthora infestans: gene transfer into
Solanum tuberosum via Rhizobium spp. Ewen Mullins, Teagasc, Ireland |
| 09.50-10.10 | The potato blight population in
Ireland Steven Kildea, Teagasc, Ireland |
| 10.10-10.30 | Aggressiveness of isolates of newly
emerging genotypes of Phytophthora infestans
in Ireland Moses Nyongesa, Teagasc, Ireland |
| 10.30-11.00 | Coffee break |
| 11.00-11.20 | Recent changes in Nordic potato
diseases and pathogens Asko Hannukkala, MTT, Finland |
| 11.20-11.40 | Characterization of Phytophthora
infestans populations in North America from
the 2009 late bight epidemic Ken Deahl, USDA-ARS, PSI, USA |
| 11.40-12.00 | Impact of changes in the GB late
blight population on the resistance of
potato cultivars to foliar late blight Stuart Carnegie, SASA, Scotland, UK |
| 12.00-12.20 | Response of Sárpo and other varieties
of potato to new strains of late-blight,
Phytophthora infestans Dave Shaw, Sárvári Research Trust, Wales, UK |
| 12.20-12.40 | Evaluation of late blight control in
potato cultivars for reduced input
production in Northern Ireland Louise Cooke, AFBI Belfast, UK |
| 12.40-14.00 | Lunch; Registration for Society of Irish Plant Pathologists’ members |
| Session 2: Invited papers Chairperson: Louise Cooke |
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| 14.00-14.30 | The importance of phytosanitary
controls for sustainable potato production Lars Christoffersen, Head of Sector (Plant Health), Food and Veterinary Office, European Commission |
| 14.30-15.00 | Emerging nematode threats Colin Fleming, AFBI Belfast, UK |
| 15.00-15.30 | New variants of Dickeya and
Pectobacterium causing increasing problems
with blackleg Jan van der Wolf, PRI, The Netherlands |
| 15.30-16.00 | Tea break |
| Session 3: Bacterial potato
diseases Chairperson: Jan van der Wolf |
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| 16.00-16.20 | Monitoring Dickeya spp. in potato
seed tubers and the association between seed
infection and disease incidence in the field
under warm climate conditions Leah Tsror, Agricultural Research Organization, Gilat Research Center, Israel |
| 16.20-16.40 | Population dynamics of Streptomyces
species in relation to common scab incidence
and severity in potato crops John Elphinstone, FERA, UK |
| 16.40-17.00 | Field survey and monitoring of
Dickeya and Pectobacterium spp. in Northern
Ireland Gillian Young, AFBI Belfast, UK |
| 19.00-late | Conference Dinner, Seven Oaks Hotel |
| Wednesday 15th September | |
| Session 4: Fungal potato
diseases Chairperson: Stuart Carnegie |
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| 09.10-09.30 | Fusarium graminearum as a potato dry
rot pathogen Gary Secor, Department of Plant Pathology, North Dakota State University, USA |
| 09.30-09.50 | Alternaria and Alternaria-like
lesions on potato crops in the Netherlands
in 2009 Lod Turkensteen/Jan Spoelder, Hilbrands Laboratory for Soil diseases, The Netherlands |
| 09.50-10.10 | Sensitivity of Alternaria solani
populations in Idaho to commonly used
fungicides and its effect on potato early
blight management in Idaho Phillip Wharton, Department of Plant, Soil and Entomological Sciences, University of Idaho, USA |
| 10.10-10.30 | Genetic diversity and population
biology of Colletotrichum coccodes in the
United States using amplified fragment
length polymorphism analysis Neil Gudmestad, Department of Plant Pathology, North Dakota State University, USA |
| 10.30-11.00 | Coffee break |
| Session 4: Fungal potato diseases cont’d | |
| 11.00-11.20 | Blemish diseases on potato - inoculum
source, importance and control Leah Tsror, Agricultural Research Organization, Gilat Research Center, Israel |
| 11.20-11.40 | Real-Time PCR, a risk management tool
for skin spot in potato Glyn Harper, Potato Council, UK |
| 11.40-12.00 | Effect of Rhizoctonia solani inoculum
from soil and from seed tubers on the
quality of harvested tubers: controlling
disease by seed and soil treatment Serge Duvauchelle, Laboratory of Phytopathology de Loos -en-Gohelle, France |
| 12.00-12.20 | Spatial distribution of soil-borne
pathogens to inform disease risk prediction Jeff Peters, FERA, UK |
| 12.20-13.00 | Poster Session |
| 13.00-14.15 | Lunch, departure of Society of Irish Plant Pathologist members |
| 14.15 | Excursion Visits to Oak Park Research Centre and VISUAL Centre for Contemporary Art followed by dinner at the Sha Roe Restaurant in the village of Clonegal |
| Thursday 16th September | |
| 9.00-10.00 | Poster Session Further opportunity to view posters and hold discussions |
| Session 5: Potato pests Chairperson: Dan Milbourne |
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| 10.00-10.20 | Flea beetles in Portugal, damages on
potato tubers: old or new enemies? New
threats for sure! Catherine Chatot, Germicopa, Quimper, France |
| 10.20-10.40 | Development of diagnostic genetic
markers for resistance to Globodera pallida
in cultivated potato Denis Griffin, Teagasc, Ireland |
| 12.30 | Conference close and Lunch |
