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2015 APS Annual Meeting Presentations

The following presentations were recorded during the APS Annual Meeting in Pasadena, CA, August 1-5, 2015. ​

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expand 15th I. E. Melhus Graduate Student Symposium - From Local to Global: New Developments in Disease Risk Prediction and Crop Loss Assessment
A three-pronged approach to late blight management; Host resistance, diagnostics, and understanding pathogen diversity.
Z. R. HANSEN (1), C. D. Smart (2). (1) Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, U.S.A.; (2) Cornell University, Geneva, NY, U.S.A.
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Characterization and distribution of fungi associated with needle defoliation of eastern white pine (Pinus strobus). 
S. A. WYKA (1), K. D. Broders (2), I. Munck (3). (1) University of New Hampshire, Dover, NH, U.S.A.; (2) University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, U.S.A.; (3) USDA Forest Service, Durham, NH, U.S.A.
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expand Advances in Gene Silencing
expand Aflatoxins
Predisposition of maize and groundnut to aflatoxin contamination in Zambia
P. KACHAPULULA (1), R. Bandyopadhyay (2), J. Akello (3), M. Mukanga (4), P. J. Cotty (5). (1) Univ of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.; (2) International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan, Nigeria; (3) International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Lusaka, Zambia; (4) Zambia Agriculture Research Institute, Lusaka, Zambia; (5) UNIVERSITY O
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Genetic diversity of L-strain isolates of Aspergillus flavus of potential use for aflatoxin biocontrol in sub-Saharan Africa
M. S. ISLAM (1), K. A. Callicott (1), J. Atehnkeng (2), J. Augusto (3), S. Bonkoungou (4), D. Agbetiameh (5), P. M. Diedhiou (6), H. Daudi (7), M. Mukanga (8), R. Bandyopadhyay (2), P. J. Cotty (1). (1) USDA ARS, School of Plant Sciences, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.; (2) International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan, Nigeria; (3) International Institute of Tropical Agriculture-Mozambique, Nampula, Mozambique; (4) Institut
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expand Agents for Biological Control
Piriformospora indica  a possible biological control agent
M. RABIEY (1), M. W. Shaw (1). (1) University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom
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Optimization of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens BAC03 Application in Controlling Streptomyces scabies
H. JIANG (1), Q. Meng (2), J. Hao (3). (1) Univ of Maine, Orono, ME, U.S.A.; (2) Univ of Maine, Spencer, IA, U.S.A.; (3) Univ of Maine, orono, ME, U.S.A.
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expand APS-CSPP Joint Symposium on Plant Pathology and Disease Control
The resistance mechanisms of Fusarium graminearum to fungicides
Z. MA (1). (1) Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Aflatoxin production and environmental oxidative stress in Aspergillus flavus: Implications for host resistance
J. C. FOUNTAIN (1), L. Yang (1), P. Khera (2), R. C. Kemerait (1), R. D. Lee (1), B. T. Scully (3), R. K. Varshney (2), B. Guo (4). (1) University of Georgia, Tifton, GA, U.S.A.; (2) International Crop Research Institute for the Semi Arid Tropics, Hyderabad, India; (3) USDA-ARS, Fort Pierce, FL, U.S.A.; (4) USDA-ARS, Tifton, GA, U.S.A.
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Progresses on pathogenesis and control of the rice false smut pathogen Ustilaginoidea virens.
W. SUN (1), A. Fang (1), Y. Han (1), K. Zhang (1), Y. Zhang (1), N. Zhang (1), M. Wang (1). (1) China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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expand Bacterial Biology and Host Interactions
Protein expression profiling of Rathayibacter toxicus using mass spectrometry
C. M. FENNESSEY (1), J. Blanc (1), A. E. Sechler (1), J. G. King (1), M. McMahon (1), W. Garrett (2), D. G. Luster (1), W. L. Schneider (1). (1) USDA ARS, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.; (2) USDA ARS, Beltsville, MD, U.S.A.
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expand Bacterial Pathogenicity
A Thief in the Blight: What Can Erwinia amylovora Bacteria Steal from Their Host?
L. RAMOS (1), J. Sinn (1), B. Lehman (2), E. Pfeufer (1), K. Peter (3), T. McNellis (1). (1) The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, U.S.A.; (2) Penn State University - Fruit Research Extension Center, Biglerville, PA, U.S.A.; (3) The Pennsylvania State University / Penn State University - Fruit Research Extension Center, State
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expand Bacterial Virulence in the Xylem
expand Banana Production at the Crossroads: Impact of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense TR4
Detection, Identification and the Epidemiology of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. Cubense, Tropical Race 4.
G. H. KEMA (1), N. I. Ordonez (1), M. Salacinas (1), C. Schoen (1), O. Mendes (1), C. Waalwijk (1), M. F. Seidl (1), A. Drenth (2). (1) Wageningen University and Research Center, Wageningen, Netherlands; (2) The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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Tropical race 4 of Panama disease threatens export and smallholder production of banana
R. C. PLOETZ (1). (1) University of Florida, Homestead, FL, U.S.A.
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expand Biological Control of Plant Diseases
Distribution of endophytic bacteria-Bacillus amyloliquefaciens SPX1 in tomato tissues and its potential on control of tomato bacterial wilt
H. R. PAN (1), Y. J. Chen (2), W. H. Chung (1). (1) National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan; (2) Kaohsiung District Agricultural Research and Extension Station, Pingtung, Taiwan
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Suppression of root  diseases and enhancement of  VA mycorrhizal population in  sunflower and tomato  by the mycorrhizospheric fluorescent Pseudomonas  
S. EHTESHAMUL-HAQUE (1), S. S. Bokhari (2), S. A. Ali (3), V. Sultana (4), J. Ara (5). (1) Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan; (2) Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan; (3) HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan; (4) Department of Biochemistry, Univ
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expand Biotrophic Virulence Discovery
Apoplastic targeting of plant defensin MtDef4 confers strong resistance to leaf rust pathogen Puccinia triticina in transgenic wheat
J. KAUR (1), J. Fellers (2), T. Clemente (3), D. Shah (1). (1) Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, Saint Louis, MO, U.S.A.; (2) Dept. of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, U.S.A.; (3) Center for Biotechnology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, U.S.A.
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Development of SP-SNP markers and use them to characterize populations of the stripe rust pathogen and identify markers associated to avirulence genes
C. XIA (1), M. Wang (1), A. Wan (1), X. Chen (2). (1) Washington State University, Pullman, WA, U.S.A.; (2) Washington State University; USDA-ARS, Wheat Genetics, Quality, Physiology, and Disease Research Unit, Pullman, WA, U.S.A.
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expand Buzzing the Tower: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV)/Drones for Applications in Plant Pathology
expand Careers in Industry
Exploring some of the myths of working in industry.
P. J. KUHN (1). (1) Syngenta Crop Protection, Greensboro, NC, U.S.A.
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A plant pathologist’s role in the discovery and development of disease control products.
R. BOUNDS (1). (1) Syngenta Crop Protection, Visalia, CA, U.S.A.
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expand Chemical Management of Plant Diseases
Dormant treatments with chlorothalonil-oil delay the production of primary inoculum of almond scab caused by Fusicladium carpophilum
J. Adaskaveg (1), H. FORSTER (1). (1) University of California, Riverside, CA, U.S.A.
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The effect of adjuvants on apple disease management.
C. P. ABBOTT (1), J. L. Beckerman (1). (1) Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, U.S.A.
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expand Climate Cycles, Climate Forecasting, and Disease Cycles Spanning Multiple Years
Use of climate patterns in prediction of Fusarium head blight epidemics
A. B. KRISS (1), P. A. Paul (2), L. V. Madden (2). (1) Syngenta, Greensboro, NC, U.S.A.; (2) The Ohio State University, Wooster, OH, U.S.A.
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expand Contributions from Population Genomics to Plant Pathology
The making of a tree pathogen: horizontal gene transfers, host jumps and speciation
R. C. HAMELIN (1), N. Feau (2), B. D. Dhillon (2), M. L. Sakalidis (2). (1) Natural Resources Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada; (2) University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Pitfalls and potential of Population genomics
J. F. Tabima (1), B. J. Knaus (1), N. J. GRUNWALD (2). (1) Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, U.S.A.; (2) USDA ARS, Corvallis, OR, U.S.A.
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expand Cultural Management of Plant Diseases
Postharvest quarantine treatments for Diaphorina citri on infested curry leaves
D. ANCO (1), G. Poole (2), T. Gottwald (3). (1) NCSU/USDA ARS, Fort Pierce, FL, U.S.A.; (2) UF, Fort Pierce, FL, U.S.A.; (3) USDA ARS, Fort Pierce, FL, U.S.A.
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Development of a sanitizing agent for use on field equipment to reduce the spread of olive knot in mechanized olive production in California 
K. NGUYEN (1), H. Forster (1), J. Adaskaveg (1). (1) Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA, U.S.A.
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expand Disease Management
Application of bioplastic materials in the biocontrol of agricultural pests
H. K. ABBAS (1), C. Accinelli (2). (1) USDA ARS BCPRU, Stoneville, MS, U.S.A.; (2) University of Bologna, Dept of Agriculutural Sciences, Bologna, Italy
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A smartphone app for plant disease and fungicide resistance management
G. SCHNABEL (1), M. J. Hu (1), G. Edison (1), R. Pargas (1). (1) Clemson University, Clemson, SC, U.S.A.
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Optimizing late blight forecasts for improved late blight management
I. M. SMALL (1), L. Joseph (1), Y. Wu (1), W. E. Fry (1). (1) Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, U.S.A.
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expand Emerging Downy Mildew Diseases: Where Have We Been, Where Are We Going?
expand Emerging Viruses
A new virus isolated from wild raspberry exhibiting leaf curl symptoms
A. DIAZ-LARA (1), J. Dittrich (2), K. E. Keller (2), R. R. Martin (3). (1) Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, U.S.A.; (2) USDA-ARS Horticultural Crops Research Unit, Corvallis, OR, U.S.A.; (3) USDA ARS, Corvallis, OR, U.S.A.
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Detection of a New Luteovirus in Imported Nectarine Trees: A Case Study to Propose Adoption of Metagenomics in Post-entry Quarantine
S. BAG (1), M. Al Rwahnih (1), A. Li (2), A. Gonzalez (2), A. Rowhani (1), J. K. Uyemoto (2), M. R. Sudarshana (2). (1) University of California-Davis, Davis, CA, U.S.A.; (2) USDA-ARS, Davis, CA, U.S.A.
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expand Engagement in Plant Pathology: You Can’t Start Too Early
Planting Science: a Mentoring Program in Plant Sciences to Capture the Interest of Middle and High School Students
C. T. ADAMS (1). (1) Botanical Society of America, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
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Recruiting for the profession of plant pathology through internships. 
D. M. GADOURY (1). (1) Cornell University, Geneva, NY, U.S.A.
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expand Epidemiology and Disease Management
Spatial pattern analysis of the incidence of strawberry angular leaf spot under outdoor growing conditions in California
C. GIGOT (1), N. McRoberts (1), W. Turechek (2). (1) Plant Pathology Department, University of California, Davis, CA, U.S.A.; (2) Horticulture Research Laboratory, USDA-ARS, Fort Pierce, FL, U.S.A.
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The population dynamics of coexistence between Cochliobolus sativus and Fusarium pseudograminearum in wheat
E. GUNNINK TROTH (1), J. Johnston (1), A. Dyer (1). (1) Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, U.S.A.
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Epidemiology and management of bacterial spot of almond, caused by Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni
S. HAACK (1), L. Wade (2), H. Forster (1), J. E. Adaskaveg (1). (1) University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, U.S.A.; (2) Arysta LifeScience, Cary, NC, U.S.A.
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expand Etiology of Diseases Caused by Fungi and Oomycetes
Investigating Alternaria species composition and role in the potato early blight complex in Wisconsin
S. DING (1), K. Meinholz (1), A. J. Gevens (1). (1) UW-Madison, Madison, WI, U.S.A.
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expand Fungal and Fungal-Like Pathogenicity
Identification of a Toxic Protein, FvTox6, Produced by Fusarium virguliforme that Causes Foliar Symptoms Typical of Soybean Sudden Death Syndrome 
H. X. CHANG (1), L. L. Domier (2), O. Radwan (3), C. Yendrek (4), M. Hudson (3), G. L. Hartman (5). (1) Univ of Illinois, Urbana, IL, U.S.A.; (2) USDA–Agricultural Research Service, University of Illinois, Urbna, IL, U.S.A.; (3) University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, U.S.A.; (4) Institute for Genomic Biology, Urbana, IL, U.S.A.; (5) USDA–Agricultural Resea
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Adaptation to host resistance genes by Phytophthora nicotianae
K. L. MCCORKLE (1), R. S. Lewis (1), H. D. Shew (1). (1) North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, U.S.A.
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expand Fungal Diversity and Population Genetics
Population Diversity of Gaeumannomyces graminis var. graminis from St. Augustinegrass in Texas
M. Zidek (1), Y. K. JO (1). (1) Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, U.S.A.
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Lonely peninsula: the mating-type and population of Phyllosticta citricarpa in Florida.
K. ZHANG (1), N. Y. Wang (2), M. M. Dewdney (2), . A. Rollins (1). (1) University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, U.S.A.; (2) University of Florida, Lake Alfred, FL, U.S.A.
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expand Fungal Epidemiology
Host range and phylogenetic diversity of Corynespora cassiicola, cause of target spot of cotton in the southeastern USA. 
L. SUMABAT (1), R. Kemerait (2), M. T. Brewer (1). (1) University of Georgia, Athens, GA, U.S.A.; (2) University of Georgia, Tifton, GA, U.S.A.
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expand Fungal Pathogen Genetics and Biology
Protein Signatures from Wild Type and Reduced Genomic Compliments of Rhizoctonia solani Isolates.
B. Narayanaswamy (1), J. BIRCH (1), S. Bharathan (1), M. Chey (1), R. Connacher (1), B. Michalides (1), A. Long (1), M. Cubeta (2). (1) Indiana Univ of PA, Indiana, PA, U.S.A.; (2) North Carolina State Univ, Raleigh, NC, U.S.A.
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Validation of transcript SSR markers in Pseudoperonospora cubensis from commercial and non-commercial cucurbits
E. C. WALLACE (1), L. M. Quesada-Ocampo (1). (1) North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, U.S.A.
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expand Fungal Pathogens
Not just Botrytis: multiple fungal pathogens cause leaf spots on peony in the United States
A. R. GARFINKEL (1), G. A. Chastagner (1). (1) Washington State University, Puyallup, WA, U.S.A.
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expand Fungicide Resistance-Session 1
Pathogenicity and virulence of Zymoseptoria tritici with mutations conferring resistance to multiple fungicide modes of action
C. AVILA-ADAME (1), P. Gandra (2), J. Cao (2), R. Ponnala (2), T. Slanec (2). (1) Dow AgroSciences LLC, Indianapolis, IN, U.S.A.; (2) Dow AgroSciences, Indianapolis, IN, U.S.A.
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Fitness and Competitive Ability of Alternaria alternata Field Isolates with Resistance to SDHI, QoI, and MBC Fungicides 
Z. FAN (1), G. Schnabel (2). (1) Clemson Unversity, Central, SC, U.S.A.; (2) Clemson Unversity, Clemson, SC, U.S.A.
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expand Fungicide Resistance-Session 2
Fitness of tetraconazole-resistant isolates of Cercospora beticola after exposure to different temperature regimes
M. F. R. KHAN (1), S. Arabiat (2). (1) North Dakota State Univ & Univ of MN, Fargo, ND, U.S.A.; (2) North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, U.S.A.
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expand Genetic Diversity of Viruses
A novel strain of Potato virus Y from tomato
M. CHIKH-ALI (1), D. Vander Pol (1), O. V. Nikolaeva (1), M. J. Melzer (2), A. V. Karasev (3). (1) University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, U.S.A.; (2) University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, U.S.A.; (3) Univ of Idaho, Moscow, ID, U.S.A.
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Sequence analysis of Grapevine leafroll-associated virus 1 from Washington vineyards
B. DONDA (1), N. Rayapati (1). (1) Washington State University, Prosser, WA, U.S.A.
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expand Host Resistance
Evidence for independent evolution of resistance to AvrPto and AvrPtoB from the wild tomato species Solanum chmielewskii
C. M. KRAUS (1), K. R. Munkvold (2), G. B. Martin (3). (1) Department of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, U.S.A.; (2) Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Ithaca, NY, U.S.A.; (3) Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Department of Plant Pathology and Pl
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Identification of genomic variants of rice associated with disease resistance to sheath blight and bacterial panicle blight through NGS sequencing 
B. K. Shrestha (1), D. H. Oh (2), M. Dassanayake (3), J. H. HAM (1). (1) Louisiana State Univ Agric Ctr, Baton Rouge, LA, U.S.A.; (2) Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, U.S.A.; (3) Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge , LA, U.S.A.
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expand Host-Pathogen Interactions
A Fusarium fujikuroi population isolated from grapes reveals the need to re-evaluate the species' fumonisin production potential
S. L. BOLTON (1), P. M. Brannen (1), A. E. Glenn (2). (1) Univ of Georgia, Athens, GA, U.S.A.; (2) USDA - ARS -TMRU, Athens, GA, U.S.A.
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Endophyte community composition is associated with dieback occurrence in an invasive tree
T. V. STEINRUCKEN (1), A. Bissett (2), J. R. Powell (1), A. K. H. Raghavendra (3), R. D. van Klinken (3). (1) Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, University of Western Sydney, Penrith NSW, Australia; (2) CSIRO Agriculture Flagship, Canberra, Australia; (3) CSIRO Biosecurity Flagship, Brisbane, Australia
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expand Impact of Cultural Management on Disease
Dead but alive –crop and weed residues aid survival of new pathogenic Diaporthe/Phomopsis species on soybean, sunflower, other hosts in Australia.
S. M. THOMPSON (1), Y. P. Tan (2), R. G. Shivas (2), S. M. Neate (3), E. A. Aitken (4). (1) University of Southern Queensland, Australia, Toowoomba Qld , Australia; (2) Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Brisbane, Australia; (3) University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba Qld, Australia; (4) University of Queensland, Brisban
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Influence of pruning systems on trunk pathogens and other fungi colonizing grapevine wood
R. TRAVADON (1), P. Lecomte (2), B. Diarra (2), D. P. Lawrence (1), J. Vallance (2), H. Ojeda (3), P. Rey (2), K. Baumgartner (4). (1) Univ of California, Davis, CA, U.S.A.; (2) INRA, UMR 1065 SAVE, Université de Bordeaux, ISVV, Villenave d'Ornon, France; (3) INRA, Unité Expérimentale de Pech Rouge, Gruissan, France; (4) USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Davis, CA, U.S.A.
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Influence of planting date, seed treatment, and cultivar on plant establishment, sudden death syndrome, and yield of soybean
Y. R. KANDEL (1), K. A. Wise (2), C. A. Bradley (3), A. U. Tenuta (4), L. F. S. Leandro (1), D. S. Mueller (1). (1) Iowa State University, Ames, IA, U.S.A.; (2) Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, U.S.A.; (3) University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, U.S.A.; (4) Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs, Ridgetown, ON, Canada
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expand Impact of Innovative Postharvest Practices on Trade and Food Safety
Postharvest processing technologies to improve food safety and quality
B. A. NIEMIRA (1). (1) USDA-ARS Eastern Regional Research Center, Wyndmoor, PA, U.S.A.
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expand Impact of Repeat Elements on Genome Evolution and Pathogen Biology
Repeats, RIPping and genome evolution in Mycosphaerella graminicola (Zymoseptoria tritici), the cause of septoria tritici blotch of wheat
S. B. GOODWIN (1). (1) USDA-ARS / Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, U.S.A.
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expand Liberibacter-Session 1
Report of Candidatus Liberibacter caribbeanus, a new citrus- and psyllid-associated Liberibacter from Colombia, South America
M. L. KEREMANE (1), C. Ramadugu (2), A. Castaneda (3), J. E. Diaz (3), E. A. Peñaranda (3), J. Chen (4), Y. P. Duan (5), S. E. Halbert (6), R. F. Lee (7). (1) USDA ARS - Citrus Germplasm Repository, Riverside, CA, U.S.A.; (2) University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA, U.S.A.; (3) Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario, Bogota, Colombia; (4) USDA ARS, Parlier, CA, U.S.A.; (5) United States Horticultural R
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expand Liberibacter-Session 2
Characterization of Sec-translocon dependent extracytoplasmic proteins and essential signal peptidase I of Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus
S. PRASAD (1), S. Prasad (1), N. Wang (1). (1) University of Florida, Lake Alfred, FL, U.S.A.
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Citrus root morphological changes caused by Phytophthora spp. and Candidatus Liberibacter spp. 
j. WU (1), E. G. Johnson (1), D. Bright (1), K. Gerberich (1), J. H. Graham (1). (1) University of Florida, Lake Alfred, FL, U.S.A.
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expand Life Beyond the Plant: Bacterial Wars
Biochemical and structural basis of toxicity and immunity in contact-dependent growth inhibition (CDI) systems
D. A. LOW (1), Z. Ruhe (1), C. Hayes (1), S. Koskiniemi (2), C. Goulding (3), S. Poole (1). (1) University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.; (2) Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; (3) University of California, Irvine, CA, U.S.A.
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expand Mycotoxins: From Production, Secretion, and Detection to Effects on Plants and Mammals
expand Nematodes
Conserved nematode signaling molecules elicit plant defenses and disease resistance
M. MANOHAR (1), P. Manosalva (2), S. H. von Reuss (1), S. Chen (3), A. Koch (4), X. Wang (3), K. H. Kogel (4), P. W. Sternberg (5), V. M. Williamson (6), F. C. Schroeder (1), D. F. Klessig (1). (1) Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, U.S.A.; (2) University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, U.S.A.; (3) Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, U.S.A.; (4) Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany; (5) Califo
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Transcriptome analysis of resistant and susceptible alfalfa cultivars infected with root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita
O. A. Postnikova (1), M. Hult (2), J. Shao (1), A. Skantar (2), L. G. NEMCHINOV (1). (1) USDA ARS MPPL, Beltsville, MD, U.S.A.; (2) USDA ARS Nematology Lab, Beltsville, MD, U.S.A.
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expand Nematology: From Microbiomes to Management
Soil microbiome potential for management of phytoparasitic nematodes
A. CIANCIO (1), M. Colagiero (2), I. Pentimone (2), L. Rosso (2). (1) CNR, Istituto per la Protezione Sostenibile delle Piante - IPSP, Bari, Italy; (2) CNR IPSP, Bari, Italy
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Breeding for nematode resistance: new phenotypic tools for a new era
S. COOPER (1), A. Coburn (1), M. Easter (2), J. Yates (1). (1) Monsanto Company, Chesterfield, MO, U.S.A.; (2) Monsanto Company, Chestefield, MO, U.S.A.
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expand New Products & Services
ARM Trial Management for 2016.
S. GYLLING (1). (1) Gylling Data Management, Inc., Brookings, SD, U.S.A.
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Pyriofenone.
C. GEE (1).. (1) ISK Biosciences, Kearney, MO, U.S.A.
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ILeVO.
J. RIGGS (1).. (1) Bayer Crop Science, Research Triangle Park, NC, U.S.A.
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Soil and spray adjuvant contributions from Simplot Grower Solutions.
L. FOUGHT (1).. (1) Simplot, Madera, CA, U.S.A.
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expand Oomycete Poplulation Structure
Genomic signatures of host jumping onto raspberry and strawberry in two Phytophthora sister taxa
J. F. TABIMA (1), D. Shen (2), B. Kronmiller (1), B. J. Knaus (3), C. M. Press (3), I. A. Zasada (1), B. M. Tyler (1), N. J. Grünwald (3). (1) Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, U.S.A.; (2) Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Chile; (3) USDA ARS, Corvallis, OR, U.S.A.
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Spatiotemporal population structure of Pseudoperonospora cubensis isolates in Michigan and Ontario, Canada
R. NAEGELE (1), L. M. Quesada-Ocampo (2), J. Kurjan (3), C. Saude (4), M. K. Hausbeck (3). (1) Michigan State Univ, East Lansing, MI, U.S.A.; (2) North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, U.S.A.; (3) Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, U.S.A.; (4) Canadian Tobacco Research Foundation, Tillonsburg, ON, Canada
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expand Participatory Plant Disease Research: Advancing Sustainable Food Production Through Farmer-Researcher Partnerships
Improving the health and productivity of organic potato crops through participatory research 
R. K. GENGER (1), D. I. Rouse (1), R. Groves (1), A. O. Charkowski (1). (1) University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, U.S.A.
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Participatory research with tree crop farmers in the Pacific
D. I. GUEST (1), R. Daniel (1). (1) The University of Sydney, Eveleigh, Australia
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expand Pathogen Detection Technologies-Session 1
Systematic development of species-specific assays for important Phytophthora spp. using recombinase polymerase amplification
T. D. MILES (1), F. N. Martin (2). (1) California State University Monterey Bay, Seaside, CA, U.S.A.; (2) USDA-ARS, Salinas, CA, U.S.A.
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Comparative Genomics-based Development of a LAMP Detection Assay for Boxwood Blight
M. MALAPI-WIGHT (1), J. Demers (1), D. Veltri (2), J. A. Crouch (1). (1) USDA ARS, Beltsville, MD, U.S.A.; (2) Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, U.S.A.
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expand Pathogen Detection Technologies-Session 2
Next Generation Sequencing for the optimal detection of viral pathogens in Grapevine
M. AL RWAHNIH (1), S. Daubert (2), D. Golino (1), A. Rowhani (1). (1) University of California-Davis. Department of Plant Pathology, Davis, CA, U.S.A.; (2) University of California, Department of Plant Pathology, Davis, CA, U.S.A.
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Developing a molecular diagnostic for Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense tropical race 4 through Diversity Array Technology genotyping
N. I. ORDONEZ ROMAN (1), M. Salacinas (1), C. Schoen (1), O. Mendes (1), A. Kilian (2), G. Kema (1). (1) Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, Netherlands; (2) Diversity Arrays Technology Pty Ltd, Canberra, Australia
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expand Physiological Basis and Modeling for Climate-Induced Changes in Forest Pathogens and Their Hosts
Differential fitness in ecotypes of the pitch canker pathogen: implications for climate change and forest health.
T. QUESADA (1), J. A. Smith (1). (1) University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, U.S.A.
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Risk of forest diseases given climate change: Case study of Phytophthora ramorum
S. J. FRANKEL (1), R. C. Cobb (2). (1) USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station, Albany, CA, U.S.A.; (2) Department of Plant Pathology, UC Davis, Davis, CA, U.S.A.
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expand Phytobiome-Plant Interactions: Bridging Phytobiome Structure and Function
The grape endophytic microbiome and its impact on Pierce's disease development
P. E. ROLSHAUSEN (1), J. I. Yang (2), P. Ruegger (1), J. Borneman (1), C. Roper (1). (1) University of California, Riverside, CA, U.S.A.; (2) National Taiwan University, Taipei, CA, Taiwan
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Oomycete community diversity: The soybean root rot complex
A. ROJAS (1), J. L. Jacobs (2), C. A. Bradley (3), D. M. Malvick (4), B. D. Nelson (5), A. Robertson (6), A. U. Tenuta (7), K. A. Wise (8), L. Giesler (9), D. Jardine (10), J. Rupe (11), M. I. Chilvers (2). (1) Michigan State University, East Lansing , MI, U.S.A.; (2) Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, U.S.A.; (3) University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, U.S.A.; (4) University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.; (5) Department of Plant Pathology, North
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expand Phytophthora tentaculata, A Newly Introduced Nursery Pathogen and How Clean Stock Production Systems Can Limit Disease Spread
Phytophthora tentaculata Prioritized Host range study for restoration nursery producers: CA native plants and woody perennials
K. SUSLOW (1), W. Schweigkofler (2), K. Kosta (3), T. Pastalka (2), S. Sharma (2). (1) National Ornamental Research Site @ Dominican University Program Manager, San Rafael, CA, U.S.A.; (2) NORS-DUC, San Rafael, CA, U.S.A.; (3) CDFA, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
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Studies in the use of heat to control Phytophthora tentaculata.
W. SCHWEIGKOFLER (1), K. Kosta (2), S. Sharma (1), A. Santiago (1), S. Ditta (1), V. Huffman (1), K. Suslow (1). (1) Dominican Univ of California, San Rafael, CA, U.S.A.; (2) California Department of Food & Agriculture, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
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Evaluating the Efficacy of the Systems Approach at Mitigating Five Common Pests in Oregon Nurseries.
N. K. OSTERBAUER (1), M. Lujan (1), G. McAninch (1), S. Lane (1), A. Trippe (2). (1) Oregon Department of Agriculture, Salem, OR, U.S.A.; (2) Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, U.S.A.
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P. ramorum: successes, failures and lessons learned that can be applied to P. tentaculata.
R. BULLUCK (1). (1) USDA APHIS PPQ CPHST, Raleigh, NC, U.S.A.
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expand Plant Pathologists of the Future: Showcasing the Top Graduate Students from APS Division Meetings
Potomac Division - Evaluation of fungicides for efficacy against pod rot of lima bean caused by Phytophthora capsici
A. A. KNESS (1), G. C. Johnson (2), N. M. Donofrio (1), T. A. Evans (1), E. G. Ernest (2), K. L. Everts (3), N. F. Gregory (1), H. N. Baker (2). (1) University of Delaware, Newark, DE, U.S.A.; (2) University of Delaware, Georgetown, DE, U.S.A.; (3) University of Maryland, Salisbury, MD, U.S.A.
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expand Schroth Faces of the Future: Nematology
Exploration of nematode-secreted CLE Effectors for developing tools to accelerate nematode resistance breeding in crop plants
S. CHEN (1), X. Wang (2). (1) Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, U.S.A.; (2) USDA-ARS, Robert W. Holley Center for Agriculture and Health, Ithaca, NY, U.S.A.
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expand Seed Transmission of Vector-Borne Pathogens: Mysteries, Caveats, and Mechanisms
Introduction and overview of viruses seed-transmitted and non-persistently transmitted by aphids.
S. A. TOLIN (1). (1) Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, U.S.A.
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expand Virus Epidemiology
Discovery of a novel Grapevine vein clearing virus isolate in wild Vitis rupestris vine
M. KOVENS (1), L. Hubbert (1), S. Honesty (1), Q. Guo (1), D. Pap (1), R. Dai (1), L. Kovacs (1), W. Qiu (1). (1) Missouri State University, Springfield, MO, U.S.A.
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Molecular epidemiology of cassava mosaic geminiviruses in Zambia
R. M. MULENGA (1), J. Ndunguru (2), P. C. Chikoti (1), D. W. Miano (3), J. P. Legg (4), O. J. Alabi (5). (1) Zambia Agriculture Research Institute, Mount Makulu Central Research Station, Chilanga, Lusaka, Zambia; (2) Mikocheni Agricultural Research Institute, Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania; (3) University of Nairobi, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences,
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Assessing the benefits of disease management by interpreting an ecological survey of grapevine viruses when contrasted with “planting booms”
K. ARNOLD (1), D. Golino (1), M. Cooper (2), R. Smith (3), V. Klaassen (4), N. McRoberts (1). (1) University of California-Davis. Department of Plant Pathology, Davis, CA, U.S.A.; (2) University of California Cooperative Extension, Napa, CA, U.S.A.; (3) University of California Cooperative Extension, Santa Rosa, CA, U.S.A.; (4) University of Calif
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expand Virus-Host Interactions
Elevated CO2 increases wheat susceptibility to Barley yellow dwarf virus
P. TREBICKI (1), N. Nancarrow (2), A. Freeman (3), N. Bosque-Pérez (4), A. Yen (2), G. Fitzgerald (5). (1) Department of Economic Development, Horsham, , Australia; (2) Department of Economic Development, Bundoora, Australia; (3) Department of Economic Development, Horsham, Australia; (4) University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, U.S.A.; (5) Department of Economic
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expand Weather and Disease Models
Chondrostereum purpureum from apple and blueberry: temperatures for spore release and germination, and virulence of mono and dikaryotic mycelia
R. A. FRANCE (1), D. E. Grinbergs (1). (1) Inst de Investigaciones Agropecuarias, Chillan, Chile
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