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Strong Impact Factor Report for APS Journals Is Only Part of the Story The impact factors for Phytopathology (2.799) and Plant Disease (2.449) rose for the third year in a row and Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions (MPMI) continues as the leading molecular plant pathology journal in the Plant Sciences category, rising to 4.431 this year, according to the 2011 Journal Citation Reports Science Edition, published last month in the ISI Web of Knowledge.

Of the 190 journals in the Plant Sciences category, MPMI ranks 16th, Phytopathology ranks 42nd, and Plant Disease ranks 53rd, respectively. Factoring out molecular journals, Phytopathology and Plant Disease are the highest rated nonreview plant-pathology-focused journals in the category based on impact factor score. All APS journals rank within the top third of the category.

“Impact Factor is a measure of the frequency with which the ‘average article’ in a journal has been cited in a particular year or period. It is a ratio between citations and recent citable items published.

The impact factor of a journal is calculated by dividing the number of current year citations to the source items published in that journal during the previous two years,” according to Thomson Reuters, publisher of Journal Citation Reports. Impact factors help scientists and librarians compare large journals against smaller ones and old journals to newer ones because it is a measure of relevancy in recent years and it calculates a relative comparison value of citations among journals.

2011 Citation Data for APS Journals The newly published impact factors are based on citations in 2011 of articles published in 2009 and 2010. Overall, APS journal articles were cited more than 30,000 times last year.

• MPMI—1,307 citations of 295 articles published in 2009 and 2010 (Total citations in 2011 of all MPMI articles = 8,350) • Phytopathology—876 citations in 2011 of 313 articles published in 2009 and 2010 Total citations in 2011 of all Phytopathology articles = 12,574) • Plant Disease—872 citations in 2011 of 356 articles published in 2009 and 2010 (Total citations in 2011 of all Plant Disease articles = 9,720) While the impact factor is a good measure of recent citation activity, Journal Citation Reports also publishes a measurement of the endurance or longevity of a journal’s published research. Cited half-life is defined as “the number of journal publication years, going back from the current year, that account for 50% of the total citations received by the cited journal in the current year.” For 2011, both Phytopathology and Plant Disease again have a cited half-life of greater than 10 years, which matches the highest ranked journals in the category. This demonstrates that published research in Phytopathology and Plant Disease have relevance to continuing research many years after Strong Impact Factor Report for APS Journals continued on page 127

News Nomination Process Now Open for 2013 APS Awards The call is now being made for 2013 APS and APS-sponsored award nominations to be presented in Austin, TX, at the 2013 APS–MSA Joint Meeting. Nominations are open for all major APS awards as listed below and must be submitted on or before November 1, 2013.

Award of Distinction Fellow Distinguished Service Award Excellence in Extension Award Excellence in Industry Award Excellence in Regulatory Affairs and Crop Security Excellence in Teaching Award International Service Award Ruth Allen Award William Boright Hewitt and Maybelle Ellen Ball Hewitt Award Lee M. Hutchins Award Noel T. Keen Award for Research Excellence in Molecular Plant Pathology Syngenta Award Nomination Process continued on page 129

Providence Highlights Coming Soon…

The October 2012 issue of Phytopathology News will include photos and updates of the 2012 APS Annual Meeting in Providence, RI. Until then, check out meeting photos posted by members on the APS Facebook page (www.facebook.com/#!/groups/9947802369), the APS Twitter Feed (@Plantdisease and Hashtag #APS12), the Pinterest page (www. pinterest.com/plantdisease), and daily photos taken during the meeting available at www. apsnet.org/meet. Mark your calendar now for the 2013 APS–MSA Joint Meeting, to be held August 10–14, 2013, in Austin, TX. n

In this Issue Editor’s Corner ........................................ 126 Division News ......................................... 128 Public Policy Board ..................................128

Outreach ................................................. 129 Meeting ................................................... 129 People ..................................................... 133

Classifieds ................................................ 136 APS Journal Articles ................................ 139 Calendar of Events .................................. 140

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Editor-in-Chief: Doug Jardine Managing Editor: Michelle Bjerkness Editor: Amanda Aranowski Design: Agnes Walker Advertising Sales: Cindy Anderson Phytopathology News (ISSN 0278-0267) is published eleven times per year by The American Phytopathological Society (APS) at 3340 Pilot Knob Road, St. Paul, MN 55121 U.S.A. Phone: +1.651.454.7250, Fax: +1.651.454.0766, E-mail: aps@scisoc.org, Web: www.apsnet. org. Phytopathology News is distributed to all APS members. Subscription price to nonmembers is $76 U.S./$90 Elsewhere. Periodicals paid at St. Paul, MN. CPC Intl Pub Mail #0969249. Postmaster: Send address changes to Phytopathology News, 3340 Pilot Knob Road, St. Paul, MN 55121 U.S.A. Submission Guidelines Address all editorial correspondence to: Doug Jardine, Department of Plant Pathology, 4024 Throckmorton Hall, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506-5502 U.S.A. Phone: +1.785.532.1386; Fax: +1.785.532.5692; E-mail: PhytoNewsEditor@scisoc.org. In order to ensure timely publication of your news items and announcements, please send in material six weeks prior to the date of publication.

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APS Leadership Council President: Michael J. Boehm President-Elect: George S. Abawi Vice President: A. Rick Bennett Immediate Past President: Carol A. Ishimaru Internal Communications Officer: David M. Gadoury Treasurer: Steven A. Slack Senior Councilor-at-Large: Walter F. Mahaffee Intermediate Councilor-at-Large: Jeff B. Jones Junior Councilor-at-Large: Mary E. Palm Divisional Councilor: David G. Schmale III Publications Councilor: Anthony P. Keinath Executive Vice President: Steven C. Nelson Editors-in-Chief APS PRESS: Margery L. Daughtrey MPMI: Gary Stacey Phytopathology: George W. Sundin Phytopathology News: Doug J. Jardine Plant Disease: R. Mike Davis Plant Disease Management Reports: Kenneth W. Seebold Plant Health Progress: Ned A. Tisserat The Plant Health Instructor: Katherine L. Stevenson Board and Office Chairs and Directors APS Foundation Chair: Ray D. Martyn Divisional Forum Chair: Jim E. Adaskaveg PPB Chair: Jan E. Leach Publications Board Chair: Anthony P. Keinath OE Director: Scott E. Gold OEC Director: Seogchan Kang OIP Director: Sally A. Miller OIR Director: Brian D. Olson OPRO Director: Monica L. Elliott AMB Director: Scott T. Adkins Division Officers Caribbean Divisional Forum Rep.: Lawrence Datnoff President: Judith K. Brown Vice President: TBA Secretary-Treasurer: Aaron Palmateer North Central Divisional Forum Rep.: Tamra Jackson President: James Stack Vice President: Amanda Gevens Secretary-Treasurer: Carl Bradley Northeastern Divisional Forum Rep.: Wade H. Elmer President: Beth K. Gugino Vice President: Christian A. Wyenandt Secretary-Treasurer: David C. Thompson Pacific Divisional Forum Rep.: Jay Pscheidt President: Themis Michailides President-Elect: Judith Brown Secretary-Treasurer: Akif Eskalen Potomac Divisional Forum Rep.: Daniel Roberts President: Yilmaz Balci Vice President: Bingyu Zhao Secretary-Treasurer: Nicole Donofrio Southern Divisional Forum Rep.: Timothy B. Brenneman President: Raymond W. Schneider President-Elect: Jason Woodward Vice President: Thomas Allen Secretary-Treasurer: Gary E. Vallad

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Editor’s Corner To Everything There Is a Season Doug Jardine, Kansas State University, PhytoNewsEditor@scisoc.org Two seemingly unrelated items have been on my mind recently—a 60s folk rock tune and the disease triangle. There aren’t too many modern songs based on Bible verses, but arguably the most popular of all time was “Turn, Turn, Turn” by the 60s folk rock group The Byrds, with words adapted from the Book of Ecclesiastes and the tune provided by folk music icon Pete Seeger. The opening lines of the song are, “To everything, (turn, turn, turn), there is a season (turn, turn, turn), and a time to every purpose under heaven.”

The disease triangle on the other hand, as we learned in our introductory plant pathology course, is a visualization of how pathogen, host, and Doug Jardine environment must come together in order for disease to occur. How is it that these two items have come together in my mind? Well, it all stems from this summer’s weather. Over the same three-day period that Tropical Storm Debbie was dumping more than 12 inches of rain on Gainesville, FL, the average temperature in Osborne, KS, was 106 degrees, and the total rainfall for the previous six weeks was 1.63 inches.

While southeastern U.S. field crop plant pathologist are beginning to worry about diseases favored by abundant rain and humidity, such as soybean rust and frogeye leaf spot, we in the central Great Plains region of the country are concerned about the dry weather problems, such as charcoal rot and aflatoxin development, that results from infection by Aspergillus species. It seems that no matter the weather, there is a disease that is ready to fill the niche. While some might jokingly claim that this pathogen adaptability is a reason to feel comfortable about job security, in reality it is a reminder that, as plant pathologists, we must be ever vigilant with regard to the potential for disease development, regardless of the weather.

While The Byrds sang that there is “A time to plant, a time to reap…a time to laugh and a time to weep,” plant pathologists may paraphrase that to “a time for mildew, a time for root rot…a time for wilt, a time for leaf spot.” n

The Office of Electronic Communication Is Looking for New Members As a new “wired” generation reaches maturity, electronic delivery and management of information will not only be desirable but required. Conventional means of knowledge sharing (e.g., publication, e-mail) and data management (e.g., office computers) are no longer sufficient. Naturally, electronic media technology has become an indispensible tool for research, education, and outreach. In response, APS has released new electronic products and services with more becoming available soon. Members of the APS Office of Electronic Communication (OEC) play a key role in this continuously evolving society endeavor by serving to provide advice relating to electronic communications and technology issues to APS leadership, members, and staff. The board also evaluates and recommends new electronic technologies that can potentially promote the mission of APS and help its members in conducting research, education, and/or outreach activities. OEC is looking for two to three early career members to join. Experience in digital media technology is a plus but not required.

If you would like to be considered, please contact Seogchan Kang (sxk55@ psu.edu) by August 31, 2012. n

Erratum: In an article about the new book Fusarium Wilts of Greenhouse Vegetable and Ornamental Crops (June 2012 issue of Phytopathology News), APS PRESS listed only one of the book’s three editors, Maria Lodovica Gullino. Her coeditors on the book are Jaacov Katan and Angelo Garibaldi.

Strong Impact Factor Report for APS Journals continued from page 125

being first published. MPMI continues to improve in this category with a 2011 cited half-life of seven years. In 2011, citations of all research in the society’s journals over time totaled more than 30,000, up 1,780 from the prior year.

APS journals rank in the top 15% in the Plant Sciences category when measured by Eigenfactor Score—a metric of “the number of times articles from a journal published in the past five years have been cited in the JCR year, but it also considers which journals have contributed these citations so that highly cited journals will influence the network more than lesser cited journals. References from one article in a journal to another article from the same journal are removed, so that Eigenfactor Scores are not influenced by journal self-citation,” according to Journal Citation Reports.

Another Eigenfactor metric where APS journals rank in the top third is article influence.

All three APS journals are in the top third in the Plant Sciences immediacy index ranking, with each improving its score this year. This index tracks the measurement of the number of times articles are cited in their first year of publication. APS journals are expected to continue to improve in this category thanks to the implementation of First Look, which allows APS authors to publish their articles prior to being edited, ahead of the official issue posting for the month.

APS thanks all of the members who publish their research results in these nonprofit journals and the editors and reviewers who have helped position MPMI, Phytopathology, and Plant Disease among the best journals in the Plant Sciences category and the top plant pathology journals in the world.

Through your research and peer review, you support your science and the nonprofit mission of APS. The society will continue to strengthen the visibility and access to the journals so that your research will be prominent and cited by your peers for years to come. [Editor’s Note—Next month in Phytopathology News, watch for an article highlighting the results of the Phytopathology opinion survey authored by current Editor-in-Chief George Sundin.] n

Have an Idea for a Special Session at the 2013 APS–MSA Joint Meeting?

Session proposals for the 2013 APS–MSA Joint Meeting are now being accepted. You can submit your proposal submission online at www.apsnet.org/ssproposal. The form will be available July 6 through August 29, 2012, for initial proposals. All submitted sessions will be reviewed at this year’s annual meeting. Additional opportunities to submit will open again after the meeting. The theme for the 2013 APS–MSA Joint Meeting is Mind the Gap. We look forward to your creative suggestions! n

Make Your Nomination for the New DeBary Award for Children’s Science Books The APS K-12 Education Children’s Book Committee would like to announce the creation of an award for outstanding children’s science books, the DeBary Awards. This will be given out to children’s books that best teach the concept of science and the wonder of scientific discovery.

Nominations are now being accepted at www.apsnet.org/edcenter/K-12/Pages/DeBary.aspx. Submit your candidates by August 30 for consideration; winners will be announced in November. n

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2012 APS Pacific Division Meeting Highlights

Science Policy at Work

The APS Pacific Division Meeting in Sacramento proved valuable for the more than 130 attendees (undergraduate and graduate students, extension and research plant pathologists, industry members, and government officials). Participants gathered June 27–29, 2012, at The Embassy Suites in Sacramento, CA. For the first time, undergraduate students were invited to the meeting and introduced to plant pathology as a career during field and laboratory tours, courtesy of the University of California (UC)-Davis Plant Pathology Department. Other meeting highlights included a symposium on Verticillium wilt with invited speakers Dennis Johnson, Jeremiah Dung, Lindsey du Toit, Steve Koike, Krishna Subbarao, and Tom Gordon; 34 oral presentations by meeting participants; and two thought-provoking roundtable discussions on emerging plant disease problems in the Pacific Division region, led by extension and industry members.

Winners of the annual Graduate Student Oral Paper Competition were Mathew Pye (UCDavis)—third place; Kaitlyn Bissonnette (University of Idaho)—second place; and Cassandra Swett and Brittany Pierce (UCDavis)—tied for first place. Doug Gubler of UC-Davis received the APS Pacific Division Distinguished Service Award, only the second time it has been given. Key meeting organizers included Gubler (local arrangements chair), Jim Adaskaveg (Divisional Forum representative), Akif Eskalen (secretary-treasurer), Themis Michailides (president), and Debbie Inglis (past president). Judy Brown will be the next president-elect and Jay Pscheidt will become the next Divisional Forum representative in August.

The Pacific Division will be meeting jointly with the APS Caribbean Division and the APS Divisional Forum in Tucson, AZ, June 16–19, 2013, and also in Bozeman, MT, sometime during June 2014. To keep informed about the division, please visit www.apsnet.org/members/ divisions/pac.

Doug Gubler (left) receives the 2012 Distinguished Service Award from Pacific Division Past President Debbie Inglis and President Themis Michailides at their June meeting in Sacramento.

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Mehdi Kabbage, Texas A&M University, pcd@neo.tamu.edu The APS Public Policy Board (PPB) Early Career Internship provides a unique opportunity for early career APS members (graduate students, post-docs, or members within 10 years of receiving a degree) to gain hands-on experience in public policy at the national level that relates to agriculture in general and specifically to matters of interest to APS. Each year, PPB reconsiders “the current status of its priorities with the APS Council, evaluates comments from the membership, and adjusts its strategy to fit the most relevant needs.” Current PPB funding priorities focus on culture collection resource systems, food safety, and plant pathology education. Additional areas of interest include plant-associated microbial genomics, strong advocacy for Congressional support of the Mehdi Kabbage proposed budget for agricultural research, and support and provide technical expertise to the National Plant Diagnostic Network (NPDN).

This two-year internship allows the early career member to work with senior members on these key issues and learn how scientific societies, nongovernmental organizations, executive branch agencies (e.g., USDA, NSF, EPA), and the legislative branch interact in shaping public policy. Importantly, the intern learns to deliver clear, concise, and well-articulated messages to policy-makers and agency personnel on the issues at hand.

I joined PPB because I was interested in understanding how our nation’s research funds are allocated, who commandeers the debate on important scientific topics, how decisions are made on funding priorities, and how a society such as APS can remain relevant in the policy arena. I believed that this internship would be an excellent opportunity and a great The APS PPB internship has been a step toward achieving this goal. career-changing experience that far This experience has provided me with the answers I was exceeded my expectations. looking for and much more. My internship began at the 2010 APS Annual Meeting, where I participated in the PPB business meeting, and was followed by monthly conference calls conducted by board members who discussed progress on the key issues and policy news items that required prompt attention. My first few months were challenging, and I struggled to understand how our board is able to influence the decision-making process. I quickly realized that this is achieved by taking advantage of every opportunity to voice our concerns or provide feedback, maintaining the proper contacts within federal agencies, and communicating effectively on matters of interest to APS. This is demonstrated by the annual Washington, DC, spring meeting where PPB members meet with key policy-makers, including Congressional staffers and highranking members of federal agencies. The Washington, DC, trip was an eye-opening experience that allowed me to witness the remarkable job that PPB does in delivering the message to federal agencies.

As a new PPB member, I was keen to contribute. I was surprised to learn that climate change is likely to have a significant impact on agriculture and food production with potentially disastrous humanitarian crises around the globe. My interest in this topic has prompted me to write a PPB newsletter article highlighting the grave situation facing many areas of the world, discuss plant pest populations in these changing weather patterns, and comment on the inaction on climate legislation in Washington and around the world. During my internship, I had numerous opportunities to further address this topic. This included providing feedback on a press release from the Office of Scientific Advisor regarding the “National Strategies Proposed to Respond to Climate Change’s Impacts on Fish, Wildlife, and Plants,” and participating in an AFRI stakeholder listening session webinar on agriculture and natural resources science for climate variability and change on behalf of APS. The Washington, DC, trip also provided me with an opportunity to directly bring up this issue with relevant agency personnel.

Thanks to this internship, I am now mindful of the vital role that organizations such as APS play. The APS PPB internship has been a careerchanging experience that far exceeded my expectations. I strongly encourage other early career members to take advantage of this unique opportunity. n

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2012 OPRO Video Contest—Winners Chosen!

KSU to Hold Biosafety and Biocontainment Training, September 10–14

plantpath.osu.edu This year, the Office of Public Relations and Outreach (OPRO) received two excellent videos for the 2012 Video Contest. Contest winner Sarah Williams submitted a video for the “What Is Plant Pathology?” category, highlighting various members of The Ohio State University (OSU) Plant Pathology Department and what they are working on in the field. Asking “Did you know?” throughout the video, the students and faculty point out some common plant diseases and issues in the world right now and what they are doing to help solve them. Williams will receive $500 for the OSU Plant Pathology Graduate Student Association.

Our runner-up this year goes to Monica Lewandowski, OSU, for her NCIS spoof in the category “It’s a Microbial World After All.” Her in-depth look at what causes Dutch elm disease is educational and fun! Lewandowski will receive $500 for the Plant Health and Resource Management (PHARM) Forum at OSU. You can view both videos and several others on the APS YouTube website (www.youtube.com/ plantdisease).

Congratulations to this year’s winners! Awards will be given out at the Graduate Student Social during the APS Annual Meeting in Rhode Island. n

The National Biosafety and Biocontainment Training Program and Kansas State University Biosecurity Research Institute are offering a five-day series of courses in biosafety and biocontainment for BSL-3 laboratory workers on September 10–14, 2012. These courses are designed for biosafety professionals, researchers, and laboratorians to enhance individual knowledge and meet the scientific, regulatory, biocontainment, biosafety, and engineering challenges associated with working in a biocontainment facility.

Applicants must register by August 27, 2012, after which participants will be admitted if space is available. See registration form, schedule, instructor, and curriculum information at www.nbbtp.org. Read more about this event at http://bri.k-state.edu/news/NBBTP.html. n Nomination Process continued from page 125

Complete instructions and guidelines for submitting an award package are available at the link below.

Please note: The new Nomination Form must be completed and included in the package and all packages, including renominations, must be complete. The submission page link is included in the instructions at www.apsnet.org/members/awards/Pages/ AwardsCallfornominations.aspx. n

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Silver Scurf Webcast Launched in Focus on Potato

Silver scurf has become an increasingly important potato disease since its discovery in the early 1900s. The disease causes widespread losses in fresh marketed potatoes throughout North America, and it can be particularly damaging on smooth skin potatoes and/or potatoes stored for long periods. The latest Focus on Potato presentation by Philip Hamm, professor of plant pathology at Oregon State University, helps individuals in the United States and Canada identify and manage the fungus that causes silver scurf on potatoes.

In this talk, management options are discussed, starting at the planting phase, then harvest, and finally storage. This 38-minute presentation is open access through October 31, 2012.

View this talk at www.plantmanagementnetwork. org/edcenter/seminars/potato/potatosilverscurf.

View other presentations in the Focus on Potato resource at www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/fop.

Focus on Potato is a publication of the Plant Management Network (PMN) (www. plantmanagementnetwork.org), a nonprofit online publisher whose mission is to enhance the health, management, and production of agricultural and horticultural crops. It achieves this mission through its applied, science-based resources, like Focus on Potato. PMN is also a partner of the Potato Association of America, as well as more than 80 other organizations, which include universities, nonprofits, and agribusinesses. n

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Frogeye Leaf Spot Management Addressed in Focus on Soybean Frogeye leaf spot is an important foliar disease in hot, humid weather conditions. And with such conditions prevalent in many soybean producing regions of the United States this year, the disease can cause substantial yield loss.

The latest Focus on Soybean presentation entitled “Frogeye Leaf Spot of Soybean”

by Kiersten Wise, assistant professor and extension field crops pathologist at Purdue University, offers users an understanding of the disease, as well as how to deal with it. This presentation discusses conditions that favor infection and disease development, management options and current recommendations, and the biology of the fungus that causes frogeye leaf spot. This 11-minute presentation is open access through October 31, 2012. Viewers can also opt to see a two-minute executive summary version of this presentation. This shorter executive summary version is permanently open access courtesy of the United Soybean Board.

View this presentation at www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/edcenter/seminars/soybean/ frogeyeleafspot.

View other presentations in the Focus on Soybean resource at www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/ fos.

Focus on Soybean is a publication of the Plant Management Network (PMN), a nonprofit online publisher whose mission is to enhance the health, management, and production of agricultural and horticultural crops. PMN achieves this mission through its applied, science-based resources, like Focus on Soybean. PMN is jointly managed by APS, the American Society of Agronomy, and Crop Science Society of America. PMN is also a partner of the United Soybean Board, as well as more than 80 other organizations, which include universities, nonprofits, and agribusinesses. APS members can access PMN’s 13 applied crop science resources for just $38 yearly. Learn more at www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/subscriptions. n

PMN Written into Five USDA Grant Proposals In APS’s 2012 fiscal year, the Plant Management Network (PMN) began expanding its role to provider of grant outreach publishing services for researchers seeking funding from USDA grants. So far in 2012, PMN has been written into the outreach components of five grant proposals, including those from the USDA’s AFRI, SCRI, and SARE programs.

If these projects are funded, PMN will produce and host webcasts, proceedings, topic-specific online information portals, online management calculators, and other tools for agricultural and horticultural practitioners. With its variety of applied, multidisciplinary content, PMN reaches a broad range of scientists and practitioners through its 13 crop management resources. In 2011 alone, nearly 410,000 unique individuals visited PMN. Learn about how PMN can build impact for your grant-funded outreach efforts by going to www. plantmanagementnetwork.org/outreach, contacting editorialoffice@plantmanagementnetwork.org, or visiting the PMN booth at the APS PRESS Bookstore during the APS Annual Meeting. n

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The 10th ISSCT Pathology Workshop was successfully held in Nanning, China, May 7–11, 2012.

The workshop was hosted by the Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences (GXAAS), the State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources of Guangxi University, and the International Society of Sugar Cane Technologists (ISSCT). The scientific organization was under the responsibility of Salem Saumtally, chair, and the members of the ISSCT pathology section. The administrative aspects were dealt with by the ISSCT secretariat, which is located in Mauritius.

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The workshop provided the opportunity to exchange information about diseases of common concern among sugarcane-producing regions of the world, such as smut and rust diseases. The knowledge and experience of scientists where diseases, such as orange rust, have been present for many years was shared with scientist dealing with new outbreaks. Concerns about the international spread of economically important diseases, such as downy mildew, and diseases caused by phytoplasmas, were addressed by several presenters who shared quarantine procedures used to prevent the introduction of diseases into their countries, including valuable diagnostic protocols.

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The main theme of the workshop was Understanding Sugar Cane Diseases for Their Efficient Management. An all-day tour included visits to the laboratories and fields of the Sugarcane Research Institute, GXAAS, and the State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources of Guangxi University. A total of 66 delegates from 13 different countries attended the workshop, which included a total of 55 oral presentations and posters covering basic and applied aspects of a range of sugarcane diseases of worldwide importance and their effective management under so many diverse conditions.

People Student Degrees and Awards Mercedes Diaz Arias recently completed requirements for a Ph.D. degree in plant pathology from Iowa State University.

Arias’ thesis “Fusarium species infecting soybean roots: Frequency, aggressiveness, yield impact, and Mercedes Diaz Arias interaction with soybean cyst nematode” was completed under the direction of Gary Munkvold and Leonor Leandro. Diaz Arias is currently working as a post-doctoral research associate in Alison Robertson’s laboratory researching the role of epiphytic populations of the pathogen that causes Goss’ wilt of corn.

Jeremiah Dung completed the requirements for a Ph.D. degree in plant pathology from Washington State University (WSU) under the supervision of Dennis Johnson.

His supervisory committee included Weidong Chen, Jeremiah Dung Tobin Peever, and Brenda Schroeder. Dung’s Ph.D. dissertation was entitled “Population biology of Verticillium dahliae in potato and mint.” He quantified the incidence and impact of V. dahliae in dirt associated with certified seed tubers and found the fungus infestation in the majority of certified potato seed lots. His results suggest that infested dirt on seed tubers may introduce the pathogen into production fields and long-term management requires reducing these propagules. Using vegetative compatibility group, mating-type, and microsatellite markers, he determined that the pathogen populations from mint and potato fit a clonal reproduction model and are genetically distinct. He also investigated interactions between V. dahliae and different Pectobacterium spp. on the development of early dying and aerial stem rot of potato and identified a new pathogen of potato, Pectobacterium wasabiae. Dung was born in Berkeley, CA, and grew up in Spokane, WA. He received his B.S. degree in biology in 2006 from Eastern Washington University and his M.S. degree in plant pathology in 2009 from WSU. Dung won several awards of distinction and recognition for his graduate research: first (2010), second (2009), and third (2008) places in the Student Paper Competitions at the APS

Pacific Division meetings; three competitive APS Travel Awards; the F. D. Heald Scholarship; and the J. De Weerd Memorial Fellowship for Excellence in Potato Research from WSU. Jose Santa Cruz Hidalgo completed his Ph.D. degree in the Department of Plant Pathology at North Carolina State University (NCSU) under the supervision of Peter BalintKurti and Matthew Krakowsky, both with USDA ARS Jose Santa Cruz Hidalgo Plant Science Research, in Raleigh, NC, working on the genetics of quantitative disease resistance in maize against Southern corn leaf blight. During the period 2008–2011, Santa Cruz Hidalgo was awarded a fellowship from the Monsanto Fellows in Plant Breeding Program. During his years at NCSU, he served as the head of the Plant Pathology Graduate Student Association during the 2009–2010 academic year and participated in the planning and organization of the Maize Disease Genetics Workshop held in Raleigh in February 2011. He presented his research at several international meetings, including APS and the Maize Genetics meetings, was awarded the 2011 Charles Stuber Travel Award, and worked in outreach to local schools. He is now a plant pathologist at Monsanto Co. M. Allan Howard completed a master of science degree in the Department of Plant Pathology at North Carolina State University (NCSU) in spring 2012.

His thesis, entitled “Comparing the non-target effects of DMI fungicides on M. Allan Howard creeping bentgrass putting greens,” was completed under the direction of Lane Tredway. His research focused on the effect of DMI fungicides, which are important tools for fairy ring management on golf courses, and on the recovery of putting greens from cultivation practices, finding that the growth regulating effect of DMIs could be counteracted with small increases in fertilization. Howard’s research was supported

by BASF, for whom he has been employed since 2009 as a research technician at their North Carolina Research Farm in Fuquay-Varina, NC.

Stanton L. Martin recently received his Ph.D. degree in plant pathology at North Carolina State University (NCSU) under the direction of Steven A. Lommel. Martin’s research focused on the structure of the Red clover Stanton L. Martin necrotic mosaic virus (RCNMV). During his doctoral studies, he collaborated extensively with researchers at the Center for Structural Molecular Biology at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Oak Ridge, TN. He used the newly constructed BioSANS Small Angle Neutron Scattering Facility for biological samples at the ORNL HighFlux Isotope Reactor to study the structure of RCNMV under conditions that simulated both the intracellular environment of the plant host and the soil environment in which the virus persists. Martin is currently employed by the Genomics Group in the JMP Division of SAS Institute Inc., located in Cary, NC. Katie Nicole Neufeld completed a master of science degree in the Department of Plant Pathology at North Carolina State University (NCSU) in the spring of 2012. Her thesis was “Epidemiology of cucurbit downy Katie Nicole Neufeld mildew: Effects of weather variables on infection parameters and disease severity and source strength relationships” under the direction of Peter S. Ojiambo. Her research focused on the aerobiology of cucurbit downy mildew caused by Pseudoperonospora cubensis and prediction of infection of various cucurbits based on forecasted temperature and leaf wetness. Neufeld was an active member in the departmental graduate student association where she served as treasurer. She has presented results of her research at the 2010 APS Southern Division Meeting in Orlando, FL, and at the 2010 APS Annual Meeting in Charlotte, NC. Neufeld was also awarded the C. Lee Campbell APS Student Travel Award to present her research at the 2011 APS-IPPC Joint Meeting in Honolulu, HI. She plans to continue at NCSU in the fall of 2012 to pursue her Ph.D. degree in Ojiambo’s research program.

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John Ridenour, a graduate student under the direction of Burt Bluhm in the Department of Plant Pathology at the University of Arkansas, was recently awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research John Ridenour Fellowship Program (GRFP) Fellowship. The GRFP Fellowship is in recognition of his outstanding accomplishments and potential to contribute to strengthening the vitality of the U.S. science and engineering enterprise. Ridenour will receive a graduate stipend of $30,000 for the 2012–2013 fellowship year. His project will focus on a working model to explain how an uncharacterized gene in Fusarium verticillioides functions at the molecular level to influence multiple biological process including growth, development, and virulence in filamentous fungi.

Jorge David Salgado and Jinnan Hu, plant pathology doctoral students at The Ohio State University (OSU), were honored with the C. C. Allison Award by the Department of Plant Pathology. Hu, whose advisor is Thomas K. Mitchell, was recognized for his achievements in establishing the use of rapid DNA sequencing technologies and bioinformatics to study hostfungal interactions in plant-pathogenic fungi.

Much of his work is centered on Magnaporthe oryzae, the causal agent of rice blast. Salgado, whose advisor is Pierce A. Paul, is studying the epidemiology and management of Fusarium head

blight and Stagonospora leaf blotch of wheat.

Salgado’s publication in Plant Disease, “Grain harvesting strategies to minimize grain quality losses due to Fusarium head blight in wheat,” was selected as an Editor’s Pick in November 2011 (authors Salgado, Matthew Wallhead, Laurence V. Madden, and Paul). Salgado is the current president of the Plant Pathology Graduate Students Association and also contributes to OSU extension’s cereal pathology program. The award honors the memory of Clyde C. Allison, an outstanding OSU plant pathologist and student mentor in the 1940–1970s and includes a plaque and monetary award to each recipient.

Heather Marie Young received her Ph.D. degree in plant pathology in May 2012 from the University of Florida (UF) under the direction of Jim Marois.

Her dissertation, entitled “Biology of Phakopsora Heather Marie Young pachyrhizi, the causal agent of soybean rust, in Florida,” focused on the epidemiology of the disease on soybean and the overwintering host—kudzu. The results of her research advanced the knowledge of soybean rust epidemics in the United States and will help establish management practices for soybean rust in North America. Prior to attending UF, Young received her B.S. degree in biology and an M.S. degree in science teaching from Florida State University. She is currently working as a biological scientist for UF at the North Florida Research and Education Center in Quincy, FL. Presentation

Jinnan Hu (left) and Thomas K. Mitchell

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Ray Martyn, professor in the Department of Botany and Plant Pathology at Purdue University, visited Northwest Agricultural & Forestry University (NWAFU) in Yangling, Shaanxi, China, during May 2012. NWAFU is the second largest university in China specializing in the agricultural and engineering disciplines.

While there, Martyn taught a graduate course “Principles of plant disease management” to more than 50 M.S. and Ph.D. students. He also presented a research seminar “Understanding the relationship between cultural practices and late-season vine declines of melons” during a Special Topics in Plant Pathology Symposium organized by Jun Quo of NWAFU. Martyn also visited the NWAFU Yanliang Melon Experiment Station outside of Xi’an, where he learned about their melon-breeding program focused on disease resistance. During the visit, Carol Martyn presented a slide show to the students about Purdue University and life in the West Lafayette area. The trip was sponsored by the PurdueNWAFU Joint Research Center and coordinated

by Jin-Rong Xu, professor in the Department of Botany and Plant Pathology at Purdue and

national distinguished professor and director of the Joint Research Center, NWAFU. Local arrangements during the three-week visit were coordinated by Chen-Fang Wang, Qiao-Jun Jin, and Hui-Quan Liu, NWAFU. While in China, Martyn met with numerous NWAFU faculty, including Zhen-Sheng Kang, plant pathologist and chair professor of the Chang Jiang Scholars Program; Tong-Xian Liu, dean of the College of Plant Protection; Luo Jun, director of international cooperation and exchange; and Hou Xi, university vice president. Martyn also met with Ze-Jian Quo, president of the Chinese Society of Plant Pathology (CSPP), and YouLiang Peng, immediate past president of CSPP, both from China Agricultural University (CAU) in Beijing, as well as many others. Appreciation is extended to the many NWAFU and CAU undergraduate and graduate students, including Linlu Qi, Xiaowen Xu, Qian Zheng, Rui Hou, Zhiyuan Li, Jenny Peng, Qinghao Song, and Da Wei Zheng, who assisted with numerous side trips in Beijing, Yangling, Xi’an, and Shanghai.

Ray Martyn and Jin-Rong Xu with the graduate students in the plant disease management course.

Awards Dennis Johnson, professor in the Department of Plant Pathology at Washington State University (WSU), Pullman, was selected to receive WSU’s 2012 Kenneth J. Morrison Extension Award in Crop and Soil Sciences.

Dennis Johnson The award was established in 1987 for recognizing annually an extension faculty member who has made outstanding contributions to Washington State’s agriculture. Johnson has made key contributions to understanding the epidemiology and management of late blight, black dot, white mold, silver scurf, and Verticillium wilt of potato.

He has made important scientific contributions in the areas of disease forecasting, quantitative characterization of spatial patterns of disease plants, and characterization of partial resistance and in the etiology of Phytophthora infestans of latently infected potato seed tubers. He has also

contributed to understanding and managing plant diseases of other irrigated crops, including downy mildew in hop, Verticillium wilt in mint, Kluyveromyces marxianus (a yeast) in onion, and rusts of asparagus and mint. He has developed practical disease management strategies and tactics for a variety of crops and diseases. His disease management recommendations are highly respected, and importantly, followed and adopted by growers. Johnson recently edited the second edition of the APS publication, Potato Health Management, which is widely used by growers and crop advisors in the potato industry. Johnson is a fellow of The American Phytopathological Society, an honorary life member of the Potato Association of America, a recipient of the Friend of the Washington Mint Industry Award, and past president of the APS Pacific Division.

Jan Leach, an APS member and a professor in the Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management at Colorado State University, has joined the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB).

Jan Leach NSABB is a federal advisory committee chartered to provide advice, guidance, and leadership regarding biosecurity oversight of dual use research, defined as biological research with legitimate scientific purpose that may be misused to pose a biologic threat to public health and/or national security.

New Position On July, 22, 2012, distinguished APS member Jose Carmine Dianese was elected by the unanimous vote of the University Council as the 77th emeritus professor of the University of Brasília. Founder of the Department Jose Carmine Dianese of Phytopathology at this university back in the 1970s, he is still active and presently guiding two graduate students in the Doctorate Program. Dianese is a member of the APS Mycology Committee of The American Phytopathological Society and an honorary member of the Mycological Society of America and the Latin-American Society of Mycology. Dianese has trained 33 graduate students, of which 12 are or have been university teachers in Brazil and one in Chile, and published more than 100 research papers in Brazilian and international journals.

His C.V. is available at http://lattes.cnpq. br/2924779756458377.

Collaboration The Louisiana State University (LSU) Plant Pathology and Crop Physiology (PPCP) Graduate Student Association had the pleasure of hosting Krishna Subbarao, Department of Plant Pathology at the University of Krishna Subbarao California-Davis and a former graduate of the Department of Plant Pathology and Crop Physiology at LSU, from April 24 to 26, 2012. Subbarao received his Ph.D. degree from PPCP in 1989. During his visit, he had the opportunity to tour the department and meet with faculty members and students, including some of his former professors and committee members. The graduate students met with Subbarao for lunch and dinner to discuss as well as seek his advice and expertise on his success as a professional and researcher. While here, Subbarao presented a seminar entitled “Anthropogenic host range expansion: A unique cause of Verticillium wilt of lettuce” as part of the Spring 2012 Departmental Seminar Series.

In Memory Joseph Kuć, professor emeritus of plant pathology at the University of Kentucky (UK), passed away on February 29, 2012.

Joe was born on November 24, 1929, to Peter and Helen Kuć in New York City. After Joseph Kuć graduating from the Bronx High School of Science in 1947, he went to Purdue University (Purdue) where he received B.S. (1951), M.S. (1953), and Ph.D. (1955) degrees in biochemistry. His doctoral research was mentored by Forrest W. Quackenbush and involved one of the earliest studies that demonstrated the active production of antimicrobial compounds by plants as part of their defense against disease.

Joe joined the faculty of the Biochemistry Department at Purdue as an assistant professor in 1955 and reached the rank of full professor in 1963. In 1974, he became professor of plant pathology at UK and was named distinguished alumni professor in 1978 and research professor in 1993. He retired from UK in 1995. While at Purdue, he spent a year at the Agricultural University at Wageningen on a Fulbright travel grant and a fellowship from the Netherlands Research Council. He also received a Fulbright fellowship to help start a

biochemical research program at the University of Montevideo, Uruguay, as well as fellowships from the Biological Institute in São Paulo, Brazil, and the Coffee Rust Institute in Lisbon, Portugal, to advise and provide guidance on coffee rust research. At UK, he was awarded a Senior Scientist Award from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in 1980 and an additional von Humboldt award in 1990 to continue research in Germany. In 1986 and 1988, he lectured in China as a guest of the Chinese government and was named an honorary professor at Shandong Agricultural University.

Joe Kuć was internationally recognized and respected for his research on plant-pathogen interactions and the biochemical basis of plant defense. While at Purdue, he and his students did some of the very first work on the chemical induction of disease resistance using the appleapple scab pathosystem. He also pioneered research on the role that constitutive and induced antimicrobial compounds play in defense against fungal pathogens in potato and carrot, and some of the earliest studies on the role of pathogenproduced elicitors in triggering host defense responses. During the late 1960s, some of his research attention shifted to the phenomenon of induced resistance in which prior infection of a plant with a pathogen or nonpathogen can activate host defenses that protect the plant against subsequent infection by the same or other pathogens. This phenomenon became another area for which he became internationally known.

After moving to UK in 1974, he continued his research on the elicitation and suppression of antimicrobial terpenoids in potato and greatly expanded his research on induced resistance to disease in tobacco and cucumber—two plant systems that have been used as models for this disease resistance phenomenon. He authored or coauthored more than 300 papers and was in great demand as a speaker at symposia, meetings, and universities around the world, including eight Gordon and two Ciba Foundation conferences.

Anyone who ever took a course from Dr. Kuć knew that he had a tremendous passion for teaching and took this responsibility very seriously. He was widely respected as an excellent, enthusiastic, and passionate instructor. His courses were challenging, but he was always willing to assist students to help them learn the material. For most of his Purdue career, he taught one or both semesters of the general biochemistry course for beginning graduate students and advanced undergraduates. At UK, he developed and taught a course in plant biochemistry. His commitment to teaching was also clearly seen in the excellent mentoring of graduate students (46 Ph.D. and 22 M.S.) and 37 post-doctoral fellows and visiting scientists. These students and scientists came from 32 countries in addition to the United States and added a true international flavor to his program.

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Joe Kuć received many awards during his career.

These included the Campbell Research Award from The American Phytopathological Society (APS), the Thomas Poe Cooper Award for outstanding agricultural research at UK, and the William Sturgill Award for outstanding contributions to graduate education (also from UK). He received the medal for outstanding achievement in international plant protection at the 11th International Congress on Plant Protection and a certificate of merit from the Charles A. Lindbergh Fund. In 1995, he received the Monie A. Ferst Award from Sigma Xi and was also named to the order “Pour le Merit” for his contributions to plant immunization research. He was also a fellow of APS, and it is a testament to his excellence in mentoring that five of his former graduate students are also fellows of the society.

In addition to APS, Joe was a member of the American Chemical Society, the Phytochemical Society of North America, the American Society of Plant Biologists, the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, the New York Academy of Science, and the Kentucky Academy of Science. He was also a member of Sigma Xi, Phi Lambda Upsilon, and Alpha Zeta.

Joe also received the title of “Kentucky Colonel” from the governor of Kentucky.

Joe’s interests outside of science were broad, and it was not unusual to have lively discussions on politics, world events, or social issues with him.

He was also an engaged citizen: a candidate for mayor of West Lafayette and serving as president of the Central Kentucky ACLU. His passion for science and research was matched only, if not surpassed, by his devotion to family.

He married a fellow Purdue student, Ruth Shaffit, and they had three children. Ruth passed away in 1989. While on sabbatical in Germany in the early 1990s, Joe met Karola Maywald, and they were married in 1991. Joe is survived

by Karola, three children, a step-daughter, four grandchildren, and two step-grandchildren.

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Research Plant Pathologist FMC is seeking a research plant pathologist who will possess the following skills: work safely in a team environment to support fungicide and nematicide research and development effort by conducting advanced whole organism bioassays; work both independently and within a small team with minimum supervision; create appropriate plans to test experimental hypotheses by identifying/organizing resources to evaluate both synthetic and biological experimental fungicides and nematicides; design/conduct complex plant disease control assays, including various compound preparation and application methods, inoculation methods, and assessment methods, to determine the effectiveness of experimental fungicide and nematicide formulations; collect, analyze statistically, and summarize data and deliver results, conclusions, and recommendations; address project and commercial objectives in reports; keep experimental records; develop new test protocols/align methods with project/ commercial objectives; support the plant pathogen culture collection of bacteria, fungi, oomycetes, and nematodes, both in pure culture and on plants, including cryogenic storage; obtain necessary permits/ensure compliance; monitor test quality and take appropriate actions to maintain/improve quality; liaison with team members to effectively advance assigned projects; assist in the coordination global fungicidal/nematicidal field trials; and work in a safe manner. B.S. degree in plant pathology or related discipline with 3–5 years of experience or M.S. degree in plant pathology or related discipline with 1–3 years of experience.

Practical whole organism agricultural and plant pathological research experience. Experience in conducting laboratory and greenhouse/ field study assays with fungicides and ideally nematicides from design through reporting.

Knowledge of life histories/disease cycles of various plant pathogens. Knowledge of

greenhouse plant production. Effective oral/ written communication skills with the ability to prepare concise/timely/accurate research summaries. Please send your resume to drew. farrell@fmc.com. This position is open until filled. For additional information on FMC, please visit www.fmc.com.

Research Associate 1 The Ohio State University (OSU), Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) has an opening for the position of Research Associate 1-Cereal Pathology in the Cereal Disease Epidemiology and Management Laboratory in the Department of Plant Pathology. Under the supervision of the cereal pathologist, the successful candidate will be expected to plan/conduct field and controlled-environment experiments in the area of epidemiology and integrated management of diseases of corn and small grain crops and work along with the pathologist/breeder to screen for resistance to wheat diseases, especially Fusarium head blight, Stagonospora nodorum blotch, and powdery mildew. Responsibilities also include assisting with the coordination of research projects; preparation of reports, manuscripts, and extension publications; establishment/ maintenance of field and greenhouse experiments and disease screening nurseries; preparation/maintenance of pathogen cultures; preparation of inoculum and inoculation of research plots and disease nurseries; disease assessment and diagnosis using standard and molecular approaches; collection/organization/ analysis of research data; training/supervision of interns and temporary workers; day-to-day research activities of graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and visiting scholars; development/maintenance/revision of research methodologies/protocols; ordering/ maintenance of laboratory and field supplies and chemical inventory; and safety training of all personnel working in the lab. An M.S. degree in plant pathology, microbiology, agronomy, crop science, or related field with experience conducting laboratory/field research.

Knowledge of, or willingness to learn, field crops husbandry required. Application letter should include a description of qualifications and experience and a statement of career goals and should be sent along with a CV, transcripts, a list of publications, and contact information for three references to Pierce Paul, Department of Plant Pathology, The Ohio State University/ OARDC, 1680 Madison Ave., Wooster, OH, 44691 U.S.A.; phone: +1.330.263.3842; fax: +1.330.263.3841; e-mail: paul.661@osu. edu. The Ohio State University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. The closing date is September 1, 2012, but the position will remain open until filled.

experiences with the culture and management of warm- and cool-season turfgrasses desirable. Pay scale is $80,000. Closing date is July 27, 2012, but will remain open until position is filled.

To apply please go to https://jobs.ncsu.edu/ postings/10134.

Turf and Ornamental Plant Pathologist The Ohio State University (OSU) invites applications for an assistant professor, tenuretrack, 12-month faculty position. The incumbent will develop a strong, interdisciplinary, nationally recognized, integrated plant health management research program for diseases that affect turfgrass, nursery/landscape, and floriculture crops. He/ she will be expected to apply advanced molecular and/or epidemiological techniques to address fungal- and oomycete-associated problems in target crops and will also implement a strong mission-oriented research program to address current grower/manager needs. The successful candidate will work with an extension program specialist to provide dynamic extension education programming focused on integrated plant health management of these commodities. The incumbent is also expected to interact closely with Ohio’s turfgrass industries (lawn and grounds maintenance, sport fields, and golf courses), nursery/landscape, and floricultural production industries on projects of mutual interest. The teaching component of this position includes mentoring undergraduate and graduate students, teaching Diseases of Ornamentals, contributing to Turf Diseases and Integrated Turf Health Management, and presenting occasional guest lectures in appropriate classes.

Additional information concerning the position, including detailed qualifications and application requirements, is available on the department’s website, http://plantpath.osu.edu. This position is open until filled.

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Laboratory and office space are located on the main campus in Columbus, OH. The incumbent will have access to centralized university services, including, among others, nucleic acid sequencing, proteomics, metabolomics, and a supercomputer core for bioinformatics/ biocomputing. Departmental services include fluorescence microscopy, metabolomics, and qRT-PCR. The incumbent will also have access to facilities and support staff at the Molecular Cellular Imaging Center (http://oardc.osu.edu/ mcic). Additional information concerning the position, including detailed qualifications and application requirements, is available on the department’s website, http://plantpath.osu.edu.

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APS Journal Articles Due to timing of publication, the September Journal Articles will not be published in Phytopathology News. Please visit http://apsjournals.apsnet.org to view.

Phytopathology August 2012, Volume 102, Number 8 Time Scales of Inoculum Production and the Dynamics of the Epidemic.

So Near and Yet so Far: The Specific Case of Ralstonia solanacearum Populations from Côte d’Ivoire in Africa.

Role of the Pathotype-Specific ACRTS1 Gene Encoding a Hydroxylase Involved in the Biosynthesis of Host-Selective ACR-Toxin in the Rough Lemon Pathotype of Alternaria alternata.

Effects of Simplicillium lanosoniveum on Phakopsora pachyrhizi, the Soybean Rust Pathogen, and Its Use as a Biological Control Agent.

Effects of Daily Temperature Highs on Development of Phakopsora pachyrhizi on Soybean.

Effects of Host Physiology on the Development of Core Rot, Caused by Alternaria alternata, in Red Delicious Apples.

Molecular Mapping of the Blast Resistance Genes Pi2-1 and Pi51(t) in the Durably Resistant Rice ‘Tianjingyeshengdao’.

Tissue-Specific Components of Resistance to Aspergillus Ear Rot of Maize.

Effect of Solar Radiation on Severity of Soybean Rust.

Differential Expression of a b-1,4-Endoglucanase Induced by Diet Change in the Foliar Nematode Aphelenchoides fragariae.

Plant Disease August 2012, Volume 96, Number 8 Identification and Detection of Phytophthora: Reviewing Our Progress, Identifying Our Needs.

Effect of Glyphosate Application on Foliar Diseases in Glyphosate-Tolerant Alfalfa.

AFLP, Pathogenicity, and VCG Analyses of Fusarium oxysporum and Fusarium pseudocircinatum from Acacia koa.

The Effect of Plant Age on Resistance to Colletotrichum truncatum in Lens culinaris.

A Systematic Study Reveals that Xylella fastidiosa Strains from Pecan Are Part of X. fastidiosa subsp. multiplex.

Occurrence and Genetic Diversity of Winona-Like Plum pox virus Isolates in Russia.

Isolation of Methyl Gallate from Toxicodendron sylvestre and Its Effect on Tomato Bacterial Wilt.

Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Host Range of Fusarium virguliforme, the Causal Agent of Soybean Sudden Death Syndrome.

Effect of Lactofen, Azoxystrobin, and Genotypes on Charcoal Rot, Phomopsis Seed Decay, and Pod and Stem Blight in Soybean.

Management of Severe Curly Top in Sugar Beet with Insecticides.

Geographical Distribution and Survival of Iris yellow spot virus in Spiny Sowthistle, Sonchus asper, in Georgia.

Geographic Distribution of Trichothecene Chemotypes of the Fusarium graminearum Species Complex in Major Winter Wheat Production Areas of China.

Impact of Seed Lot Infection on the Development of Black Dot and Verticillium Wilt of Potato in Washington.

Relative Susceptibility Among Alternative Host Species Prevalent in the Great Plains to Wheat streak mosaic virus.

Inhibitory Effects of Chinese Medicinal Herbs on Plant-Pathogenic Bacteria and Identification of the Active Components from Gallnuts of Chinese Sumac.

Resistance to Pyraclostrobin and Boscalid in Botrytis cinerea Isolates from Strawberry Fields in the Carolinas.

Utilization of Filamentous Phage fRSM3 to Control Bacterial Wilt Caused by Ralstonia solanacearum.

A Cut-Stem Inoculation Technique to Evaluate Soybean for Resistance to Macrophomina phaseolina.

Physiologic Specialization of Puccinia triticina on Wheat in the United States in 2010.

Outbreak of Bacterial Spot (Xanthomonas cucurbitae) in Pumpkin Fields in Illinois.

First Report of Leaf Spot of Sesame Caused by Xanthomonas sp. in the United States.

Bacterial Stripe of Hog Millet Caused by Acidovorax avenae subsp. avenae, a New Disease in Korea.

Fissure Scab, a New Symptom Associated with Potato Common Scab Caused by a Streptomyces sp. in South Africa.

First Report of Pseudomonas viridiflava Causing a Bacterial Blight of Artichoke Bract Leaves.

First Report of Leaf and Stem Downy Blight of Longan Seedlings Caused by Peronophythora litchii in Taiwan.

A New Rice Disease, Black Sheath Spot, Caused by Curvularia fallax in China.

First Report of Phytophthora cryptogea on Potato Tubers in Turkey.

First Report of Guignardia citricarpa Associated with Citrus Black Spot on Sweet Orange (Citrus sinensis) in North America.

First Report of Gliocephalotrichum bulbilium and G. simplex Causing Fruit Rot of Rambutan in Puerto Rico.

First Report of Tomato Gray Leaf Spot Disease Caused by Stem­phylium solani in Malaysia.

First Report of Alternaria tenuissima Causing Leaf Spot on Eggplant in Malaysia.

First Report of Zonate Leaf Spot of Cinnamomum kanehirae Caused by Hinomyces moricola in Taiwan.

First Report of Gray Leaf Spot on Pepper Caused by Stemphylium solani in Malaysia.

A Second Spore Stage Confirmed for Apioplagiostoma populi, the Causal Agent of Bronze Leaf Disease of Populus in Minnesota.

First Report of Flower Anthracnose Caused by Colletotrichum karstii in White Phalaenopsis Orchids in the United States.

First Report of Rice Blast (Magnaporthe oryzae) on Rice (Oryza sativa) in Western Australia.

First Report of Hyphodermella rosae Causing Dry Fruit Rot Disease on Plum in Iran.

Tomato infectious chlorosis virus Associated with Tomato Diseases in Baja California, Mexico.

First Report of Iris yellow spot virus Infecting Onion in Pennsylvania.

First Report of Tomato yellow leaf curl virus Infecting Common Bean in China.

First Report of Grapevine Leafroll-associated Virus 4 in Vineyards of Turkey.

First Report of Olive mild mosaic virus and Sowbane mosaic virus in Spinach in Greece.

First Report of Rice yellow mottle virus on Rice in Burundi.

First Report of Squash leaf curl virus in Cucurbits in Lebanon.

First Report of Raspberry leaf blotch virus in Raspberries in Finland.

First Report of Broad bean wilt virus 2 in Echinacea purpurea in China.

First Report of Orobanche aegyptiaca Parasitism on Sesame in Iran.

First Report of Subanguina moxae Infecting Mugwort in Yunnan, China.

MPMI August 2012, Volume 25, Number 8 Ethylene Signaling Pathway and MAPK Cascades Are Required for AAL Toxin–Induced Programmed Cell Death.

Rhizobial Plasmids That Cause Impaired Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation and Enhanced Host Invasion.

Genetic Loci Controlling Lethal Cell Death in Tomato Caused by Viral Satellite RNA Infection.

Dual Regulatory Roles of the Extended N Terminus for Activation of the Tomato Mi-1.2 Resistance Protein.

The P25 Pathogenicity Factor of Beet necrotic yellow vein virus Targets the Sugar Beet 26S Proteasome Involved in the Induction of a Hypersensitive Resistance Response via Interaction with an F-box Protein.

Remodeling of Cytokinin Metabolism at Infection Sites of Colletotrichum graminicola on Maize Leaves.

Molecular Crosstalk Between PAMP-Triggered Immunity and Photosynthesis.

Multifunctional Roles for the N-Terminal Basic Motif of Alfalfa mosaic virus Coat Protein: Nucleolar/Cytoplasmic Shuttling, Modulation of RNA-Binding Activity, and Virion Formation.

XagR, a LuxR Homolog, Contributes to the Virulence of Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. glycines to Soybean.

Identification and Characterization of the DefensinLike Gene Family of Grapevine.

Plant Management Network www.plantmanagementnetwork.org Plant Health Progress Susceptibility of Arabidopsis Ecotypes to Infection

by Iris yellow spot virus (Genus Tospovirus, Family Bunyaviridae).

First Report of Tobacco rattle virus Associated with Ring Spot and Line Pattern Disease of Peony in Ohio.

Effect of Cultivar Selection on Soil Population of Verticillium dahliae and Wilt Development in Cotton. n Phytopathology News 139

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25-28 — 20th Iranian Plant Protection Congress. Shiraz, Iran. www.20thippc.ir

August 2012 September 2012 4-8 — APS Annual Meeting. Providence, RI. www.apsnet.org/meetings/annual APS Northeastern Division Meeting will be joint with the APS Annual Meeting.

February 2013 8-10 — 2013 Southern Division Meeting.

Baton Rouge, LA. www.apsnet.org/members/ divisions/south March 2013 27-29 — 2013 Potomac Division Meeting.

Shepherdstown, WV. www.apsnet.org/members/divisions/pot June 2013 5-7 — 2013 North Central Division Meeting. Manhattan, KS. www.apsnet.org/ members/divisions/nc/Pages/default.aspx 17-19 — 2013 Caribbean/Pacific Division Meeting. Tucson, AZ. www.apsnet.org/ members/divisions/carib Upcoming APS Annual Meetings August 10-14, 2013 — Austin, TX. August 9-13, 2014 — Minneapolis, MN.

Other Upcoming Events August 2012 16-17 — 2012 Mid-Atlantic Plant Molecular Biology Society. Laurel, MD. www.mapmbs.com

9-14 — Sixth Meeting of the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) Working Party 7-02-09 “Phytophthora in Forests and Natural Ecosystems.” Córdoba, Spain. http://iufrophytophthora2012.org

23-25 — Soybean Root Rot Annual Workshop.

Woodruff, WI. http://rootrot.org October 2012 1-5 — 10th EFPP Congress IPM 2.0.

Wageningen, the Netherlands. www.efpp.net/ipm2 16-18 — 27th Annual Tomato Diseases Workshop. Wooster, OH. www.apsnet.org/27tomato November 2012 4-10 — Third International Symposium on Biological Control of Plant Bacterial Diseases. Agadir, Morocco. www.iavcha.ac.ma/biocontrol2012 19-21 — Sixth Meeting on Induced Resistance in Plants Against Pathogens. Viçosa, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. fabricio@ufv.br December 2012 4-6 — 2012 National Fusarium Head Blight Forum. Orlando, FL. http://scabusa.org/forum12.html 13-14 — Frontiers in Legume Symbiosis—A Symposium in Memory of Adam Kondorosi.

Paris, France. www.isv.cnrs‐gif.fr/colloque‐AK2012/home.html

January 2013 28-Feb 2 — XII International Plant Virus Epidemiology Symposium. Arusha, Tanzania. www.iita.org/IPVE February 2013 4-7 — Third International Research Conference on Huanglongbing. Caribe Royale, Orlando, FL. www.IRCHLB.org April 2013 21-25 — 17th International Reinhardsbrunn Symposium on Modern Fungicides and Antifungal Compounds. Friedrichroda, Germany. www.reinhardsbrunn-symposium.de 22-26 — ISAA 2013—10th International Symposium on Adjuvants for Agrochemicals.

Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil. http://events.isaa-online.org August 2013 25-30 — 10th International Congress of Plant Pathology. Beijing, China. www.icppbj2013.org September 2013 3-6 — Second International Symposium on Plum Pox Virus. Palacky University, Olomouc, Czech Republic. http://isppv2013.upol.cz n

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