Symposium Program   Tuesday Morning, August 10th

Symposium: Spongospora subterranea f. sp. subterranea casual agent of powdery scab and vector of mop-top virus

Hampton Inn Black Mesa
Facilitator:  Dr. Barbara J. Christ, Pennsylvania State University

8:35 a.m. Symposium Introduction & Welcome. Christ, B.*, Zink, R., Merz, U.

8:45 a.m.  Powdery scab of potato - occurrence, life cycle and epidemiology.  Merz, Ueli, Phytopathology, Plant Sciences, Federal Institute of Technology, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland.

9:15 a.m.  Identification and detection of Spongospora subterranea and factors affecting infection and disease. Stuart Wale* and Alison Lees*. SAC Aberdeen, Craibstone Estate, Aberdeen AB21 9YA, UK and Scottish Crop Research Institute, Dundee DD2 5DA, UK.

9:45 a.m. Break Hampton Inn Lobby/Foyer

10:15 a.m.  Control of powdery scab of potato; towards integrated disease management. Falloon, Richard E.*  New Zealand Institute for Crop & Food Research Ltd, Private Bag 4704, Christchurch, New Zealand.

10:45 a.m.  Mop-top virus, relationship to its vector.  Kirk, Hanne Grethe*. Danish Potato Breeding Foundation, Grindstedvej 55, DK-7184 Vandel, Denmark.

11:15 a.m. Symposium Wrap Up and Discussion. Christ, Barbara J.

12:00 p.m. Adjourn

updated June 6, 2004