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Congratulations, Survey Winners! Three winners have been chosen for completing the recent Phytopathology News Readership Survey. Michael D. Meyer, Silvia A. Pereyra, and Shaobin Zhong have been chosen at random to win a book of their choice from the popular APS PRESS Compendium of Plant Disease Series. Members, thanks again for taking the time to complete the readership survey—your feedback, comments, and suggestions are valued, and we thank you for your responses. Winners, enjoy your new books! n
Share the APS 2010 Annual Meeting! Members now have the chance to share their annual meeting experience with students, professors, colleagues back at the lab, and even family. Want to share the excitement of the 2010 Annual Meeting? You’re invited to tweet using the hashtag #aps10. Upload videos of your reunions with friends, APS socials, or touring around Charlotte. Make sure we favorite you at www.youtube.com/plantdisease. Before the meeting, check out your colleagues via APS’s LinkedIn page. Or visit APS’s Facebook page to create discussions, share photos (and be the first to see APS’s own photos), make comments, and post videos. Every annual meeting is its own special experience and this year will not disappoint! Being a part of the virtual community can help you make the most of the meeting, allowing you to share your experience with those not able to travel to Charlotte. n
In this Issue Editor’s Corner ................................... 102 Public Policy Update . ..........................105 APS Foundation ................................. 106 Outreach ............................................ 110 People ................................................ 112 Classifieds ........................................... 114 Journal Articles ................................... 115 Calendar of Events . ............................ 116
Boehm and Mahaffee Elected to APS Council in 2010 Congratulations to Michael J. Boehm, Ohio State University, elected vice president (to serve as president in 2012–2013), and Walter F. Mahaffee, USDA-ARS, elected councilorat-large for a three-year term. Both officers will begin their terms following the 2010 APS Annual Meeting in Charlotte, NC.
Michael J. Boehm
Walter F. Mahaffee
Boehm currently serves as vice provost and professor at Ohio State University. Mahaffee is a research plant pathologist in the USDA-ARS Horticultural Crops Research Laboratory in Corvallis, OR.
Complete biographic sketches, as well as personal statements of leadership, appeared in the May 2010 issue of Phytopathology News (Vol. 44, No. 5). n
Membership Ratifies APS Governance Constitutional Amendment In addition to the election this year, members were also asked to vote on a constitutional amendment that outlined the institution of a new APS governance structure. Member voting was open during May 2010, and the final voting results acknowledged strong support for the amendment with approval by 91% of the voting members, officially ratifying the amendment. This change will streamline the governance structure of APS, with a reduction in council’s size from 22 to 12 members, allowing the society to better navigate the challenges and opportunities that lay ahead. Implementation of the new structure will officially begin at the conclusion of the 2010 APS Annual Meeting in Charlotte, NC. Congratulations to the ad hoc committee who began the review of the governance issues starting in 2008, worked carefully to address the complexity of the APS governance, continually sought out the input of the membership through a series of meetings with various groups, developed a framework for consideration, and then ultimately refined the proposal to the final vision that was presented for approval. Special acknowledgements to ad hoc committee chair Mike Boehm and members Margaret Daub, Joyce Loper, Thomas Mitchell, Steve Nelson, John Rupe, and Greg Shaner; to the APS Presidents Ray Martyn, Jim Moyer, and Barb Christ who provided leadership during the process; to the APS Council that provided input and made the final decision to present the proposal for a vote; and to the membership for their participation. This is a transformational moment for APS. n
Phytopathology July 2010 • Volume 44 • Number 7
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So Long to the Father of Phytopathology News Doug Jardine, Kansas State University, PhytoNewsEditor@scisoc.org
Editor-in-Chief: Doug Jardine Managing Editor: Michelle Bjerkness Editor: Amanda Aranowski Design: Agnes Walker Advertising Sales: Karen Deuschle 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 $69 U.S./$81 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. Material should be no more than six months old when submitted. Submission of materials as electronic files, via e-mail, will speed processing. For information on submitting electronic images contact Agnes Walker at awalker@scisoc.org. Deadline for submitting items for the September 2010 issue is July 15, 2010.
APS Leadership Officers President: Barbara J. Christ President-Elect: John L. Sherwood Vice President: Carol A. Ishimaru Immediate Past President: James W. Moyer Internal Communications Officer: Danise T. Beadle Treasurer: Randall C. Rowe Councilors Senior, at-Large: Michael J. Boehm Intermediate, at-Large: Carolee T. Bull Junior, at-Large: Anne E. Dorrance Caribbean Division: Maria Mercedes Roca North Central Division: George W. Sundin Northeastern Division: Wade Elmer Pacific Division: Jim Adaskaveg Potomac Division: Kathryne L. Everts Southern Division: John C. Rupe Editors-in-Chief APS PRESS: Margery L. Daughtrey MPMI: Gary Stacey Phytopathology: Niklaus J. GrÜnwald Phytopathology News: Doug Jardine Plant Disease: R. Mike Davis Plant Disease Management Reports: Frank Wong Plant Health Progress: Mike E. Matheron The Plant Health Instructor: Anton B. Baudoin Board and Office Chairs and Directors APS Foundation Chair: George S. Abawi PPB Chair: Jacque Fletcher Publications Board Chair: Margaret E. Daub OEC Director: Darin M. Eastburn OIP Director: Sally A. Miller OIR Director: Brian D. Olson OPRO Director: Monica Elliott AMB Director: Scott T. Adkins XMB Director: Gary Bergstrom Division Officers Caribbean President: Ron Brlansky Vice President: Lydia Rivera-Vargas Secretary-Treasurer: Ronald French-Monar North Central President: Deanna Funnell-Harris Vice President: TBA Secretary-Treasurer: Loren Giesler Northeastern President: Norman Lalancette Vice President: Russell Tweddell Secretary-Treasurer: Beth Gugino Pacific President: Walter Mahaffee President-Elect: Jay Pscheidt Secretary-Treasurer: Juliet Windes Potomac President: Mary Ann Hansen Vice President: Boris Vinatzer Secretary-Treasurer: Yilmaz Balci Southern President: Boyd Padgett President-Elect: David Langston Vice President: Raymond Schneider Secretary-Treasurer: Donald Ferrin
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In my initial Editor’s Corner column in the February 2010 issue of Phytopathology News, I wrote about my hopes of being able to maintain the high set of standards that the previous editors had established. One of the editors whom I mentioned was Phytopathology News’s first editor-inchief, Malcolm Shurtleff. Sadly to say, Mal recently passed away. A full obituary is being prepared for a future edition of the newsletter. Shurtleff leaves a long legacy of service to APS and to the discipline of plant pathology. I became acquainted with Mal soon after becoming the field crops extension specialist at Kansas State University in 1985. For whatever reason, Mal took an interest in my career and he always found Doug Jardine time to visit with me at the annual meetings, which he continued to attend long after his official retirement in 1992. Unfortunately, I did not get the opportunity to visit with him since assuming the role of editor-in-chief. I have the feeling, however, that he would have been pleased knowing that I was following in his footsteps. For those of you who might have missed it, I will refer you back to the September 2008 issue of Phytopathology News in which Mal wrote a retrospective column entitled, “Jump-Starting Phytopathology News.” In the article, he detailed the challenges of accepting the charge from Arthur Kelman to start a newsletter and then actually getting it off the ground. As an extension specialist, I would suggest that one of Shurtleff’s greatest achievements was his role as editor of the first disease compendium published by APS, A Compendium of Corn Diseases. The entire compendium series, which was built on the success of that first one, has grown to more than 40 titles and has served the diagnostic and extension communities well; at the same time, it has been one of APS’s most significant revenue streams. The financial health of the society has been aided considerably by revenue from the compendium series, and it all began with Mal’s leadership on the first one. So, it is with a tinge of sadness and yet, at the same time, gratefulness and fond memories, that we say goodbye to the father of Phytopathology News. n
Malcolm Shurtleff
APS in a Minute Niankan Kouassi discovered how APS can help him succeed and won an APS Flip video camera. Kouassi was just one of the many new members who spent less than a minute learning about the value of APS membership. He joined during a recent APS campaign featuring video testimonials of members. These videos of plant pathologists describing their experiences as APS members are still available online. At just around a minute for each video, these are a quick way to explain the importance of being a member of APS. Share these short clips with your colleagues at www.apsnet.org/join/succeed. There, you can link to several videos in the series, including Jean Ristaino describing the experience of meeting her textbook’s author and Mohammad Babadoost explaining how plant pathologists worldwide must work together to solve problems. Thank you to those who joined during the APS video campaign and made the decision that can change your life! n
Top Five Reasons to Attend the 2010 APS Annual Meeting: August 7–11 in Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.A. 5. From NASCAR to barbecue to beautiful outdoor spaces, the newly revitalized city of Charlotte has it all. 4. The world’s top plant pathologists will be in Charlotte to present their research at 28 special sessions. 3. Get the latest scientific and technical information straight from the source at the technical sessions and view hundreds of posters. 2. 1,400 plant pathologists will gather under one roof to talk about the science. What could be more exciting than that? 1. If you are not there, we will miss you… and you will miss a great meeting!
EPA Opens Access to Toxicity Reference Database, ToxRefDB
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Act Quickly—July 8 is the Registration and Housing Deadline Be sure to register by July 8 to receive the best rate. You can also register late/onsite when you arrive in Charlotte. Housing is available in Charlotte at four APS-designated hotels, but you must reserve your room by July 8 to guarantee the meeting rate. Staying at an APS-designated hotel supports APS and helps you make the most of your time in Charlotte. Abstracts Now Available The annual meeting abstracts are available online and are fully searchable by title, author, or keyword. Abstracts have also been mailed as a supplement to the June issue of Phytopathology. However, you will not receive an additional printed copy of the abstracts at the meeting. Visit http://meeting.apsnet.org for full program information and abstracts. n
Don’t Forget to Register for the Scientific Writing for APS Journals Workshop! If you would like to improve your acceptance rate and speed to publication when publishing in APS journals, don’t miss the Scientific Writing for APS Journals Workshop at the annual meeting in Charlotte. This workshop will cover important aspects of preparing and submitting manuscripts to Plant Disease, Phytopathology, and MPMI. An overview of the review and publication processes will be provided, along with guidelines for successful publishing. The organizers and speakers are editorsin-chief with extensive experience in reviewing and publishing in APS journals. Participants will gain an understanding of the roles of the editors and anonymous peer reviewers. Emphasis will be put on practical tips for scientific writing that will facilitate publication in APS journals. Topics such as proper formatting, authorship, plagiarism, reviewing, and appropriate subject matter for each journal will be addressed. Don’t forget to register for the workshop with your 2010 Annual Meeting registration! n
The EPA is making it easier to find chemical information online. EPA is releasing a database, called ToxRefDB, that allows scientists and the interested public to search and download thousands of toxicity testing results on hundreds of chemicals. ToxRefDB captures 30 years and $2 billion of testing results. ToxRefDB provides detailed chemical toxicity data in an accessible format. It is a part of ACToR—Aggregated Computational Toxicology Resource—an online data warehouse that collects data from about 500 public sources on tens of thousands of environmentally relevant chemicals, including several hundred in ToxRefDB. Those interested in chemical toxicity can query a specific chemical and find all available public hazard, exposure, and risk-assessment data, as well as previously unpublished studies related to cancer, reproductive, and developmental toxicity. ToxRefDB connects to an EPA chemical screening tool called ToxCast. ToxCast is a multiyear, multimillion dollar effort that uses advanced science tools to help understand biological processes impacted by chemicals that may lead to adverse health effects. ToxCast currently includes 500 fast, automated chemical screening tests that have assessed more than 300 environmental chemicals. ToxRefDB, along with ACToR, allows users to take advantage of this linkage to find and download these results. ToxRefDB contains toxicity information that forms the basis for pesticide risk assessments when combined with other sources of information, such as those on exposure and metabolism. More information on the database can be found online at http://actor.epa.gov/toxrefdb. n
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Do you want to have input into the selection of APS Public Policy Board (PPB) priorities? Or just learn more about the policy areas PPB is currently focused on and what the board does? Or meet Kellye Eversole, APS’s Washington, DC, liaison, and ask her questions about science policy? Then, plan to attend the APS PPB sessions, which include listening and Q&A sessions, at the annual meeting this year! New Challenges for Phytopathologists Here’s the line-up. First is the Sunday, August 8, 2010 (1:00–4:15 p.m.), APS Public Policy Board: New Challenges for Phytopathologists session, which will be moderated by PPB Chair Jacque Fletcher. This session will provide updates and opportunities for APS member input on highpriority APS public policy initiatives, introduced by Eversole. These include strategies for the establishment of a National Plant Microbial Germplasm System (Rick Bennett), progress on the APS effort to shape the future of education in plant pathology, issues related to the EPA (Frank Wong), an update on efforts in food safety (Jeri Barak), and future initiatives in the genomics of plant-associated microbes (Scot Hulbert and Jan Leach). The session will finish with presentations by the APS PPB intern (Stephen Vasquez) and the APS OSTP fellow (Mary Palm), who will speak about their experiences and accomplishments working on public policy issues this year. A final discussion period will allow APS members to ask questions, provide input on PPB activities, and volunteer to work on ongoing projects.
Integrated Microbial Bioinformatics Then, on Wednesday, August 11 (8:00–10:00 a.m.), PPB is sponsoring a session entitled Integrated Microbial Bioinformatics (moderated by Hulbert and Leach). This session will cover the outcomes of a workshop in the Washington, DC, area in February concerning genomic data management and utilization. The speed in which microbial genome sequences are becoming available has created a need for better and more integrated databases and bioinformatic support for microbial researchers. The topic of the session will be the feasibility and mechanics of creating an integrated network of databases, analysis tools, and training in sequence analysis and utilization. Several genomics researchers with extensive experience in database issues, including Brett Tyler, Christina Cuomo, Ralph Dean, and Yong-Hwan Lee, will present their views on integrated databases. This will be followed by a general discussion to gain input from APS members on what types of information and analysis tools the databases should have and how they should be integrated. We, the PPB members, look forward to seeing you in Charlotte and would be more than willing to answer questions or discuss PPB activities and science policy topics. n
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Donate Now for 6th Annual Silent Auction Donate fun and unique cultural items from around the world to the Office of International Programs’ Silent Auction. Mail items by July 9, or bring your item with you to the annual meeting. Monetary donations are also welcome. Proceeds benefit the Global Experience program. Learn more at www.apsnet.org/ members/oip/silentauction. asp and donate today!
Silk Scarves from Southeast Asia • Necklaces from Africa • Linens from South America
Fresh Produce: Issues and Strategies Next, on Tuesday, August 10 (1:00–3:30 p.m.), PPB and the APS Food Safety Interest Group will cohost a session on Assuring the Safety of Fresh Produce: Issues and Strategies. This session will be cochaired by Barak (PPB member) and Fletcher and will build upon a 2007 APS cosponsored Symposium on Human Pathogens on Plants. In the session, speakers (Barak and Maria Brandl) will address a breadth of practical issues to assist plant pathologists embarking on the study of human pathogens in fresh produce and to inform APS members on the progress of the PPB on their work to establish a national interagency initiative to target new funding streams for research. Leanne Skelton will discuss collaboration, cooperation, and engagement across agencies. Other presentations will focus on navigating the regulatory requirements for human pathogen research, safe and responsible handling of human pathogens, and growers’ perceptions and practices with respect to assuring the safety of their products (Melanie Ivey, Ric Dunkle, and Steve Koike). Finally, Fletcher will provide an update on the PPB food safety initiative.
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APS Foundation Thank You APS Foundation Contributors Major Donor Recognition The following individuals are recognized for their significant contribution to the APS Foundation as determined by lifetime total donations. A comprehensive listing of all APS Foundation contributors since the inception of the foundation is available at www.apsnet.org/foundation/donors.asp. APS Executive Club $10,000 +
Gorenz, August M. Gutierrez, Mario Hastings, Dwight Keen, Noel T. (Dr. and Alvarez, Anne M.† Mrs.) American Mathre, Don E. Phytopathological Monsanto Company Society (The) Niederhauser, John S. APS Virology and Ann Committee† Aycock, Robert and Elsie Paddock, William C. Schroth, Milton N. Browning, J. Artie Shurtleff, Malcolm C. Chase Horticultural Syngenta Crop Protection Research Inc.† Coakley, Stella Melugin Tammen, Jim and Marilyn French, Edward R. Goeppinger, Mrs. Walter Tarleton, Raymond J.
Wallin, Jack R. and Janet Dubin, H. Jesse Eyal, Yona Yulee Seed Company Flor, Harold H. Fulton, Jeanette L. APS Five K Club Grogan, Raymond G. $5,000 - $9,999 Jacobsen, Barry J. Amador, Jose Kontaxis, D. G. APS Northeastern Leach, Jan E. and Division Tisserat, Ned A.† APS Pan American Leavitt, George Conference/Jose Martyn, Raymond Amador Paulus, Albert O. Brakke, Myron K. Quigley, Malcolm (Dr. and Mrs.) Samuel Roberts Noble Cali, Brant B.† Foundation D’Arcy, Cleora J. Schafer, John and Joyce Dezoeten, Gustaaf A. Scherm, Harald*
Sequeira, Luis Sherwood, John L.† Stakman Fund Thomas, H. Rex Vidaver, Anne K.†
APS Presidents Club $2,500 - $4,999 Abawi, George S. Agdia, Inc. American Society of Brewing Chemists Apple, J. Lawrence Arysta (Arvesta; Tomen Agro)
Barker, Kenneth R. BASF Corp Chemtura (Crompton) Chevalley Hiss, Judith S. Cook, R. James Ford, Richard E. Fry, William E. Fulton, Joseph P. Jones, Alan L. Kelman, Arthur Kingsland, Graydon Landis International, Inc. Litzenberger, Samuel C. MacDonald, James McMillan, Robert, Jr.† McNabb, Harold S., Jr.
Mitchell, John E. Muse, Ronald R.† Ogawa, Marge Purdy, Laurence H. Schumann, Gail L. Seem, Robert C. Thomason, Ivan J. Tolin, Sue A. Tweedy, Billy G. Walkinshaw, Charles H., Jr. Williams, Paul H. Windels, Carol Zentmyer, George A. and Dorothy
2009-2010 Contributors Special thanks to the following individuals who made donations to the APS Foundation between June 1, 2009, and May 31, 2010. APS Millennium Club $1,000 - $2,499
APS Five Hundred Club $500 - $999
Allen, Caitilyn Babadoost, Mohammad† Barnett, O. W., Jr. Beadle, Danise T. Becker, Christopher† Bergstrom, Gary C. Boehm, Michael J. Bowen, Kira L. Daughtrey, Margery L. Deep, Ira W. Delp, Charles J. Draper, Martin A. Elliott, Monica L.† Fletcher, Jacqueline Frank, James A.† French, John R. French, Roy C.† Gerik, James S. Gross, Dennis C. Gullino, Maria Lodovica† Hammond, Rosemarie† Harrington, Thomas C. Hartman, John R. Klopfenstein, Ned B.† Madden, Laurence V. McManus, Patricia S. Mellinger, H. Charles† Moyer, James W. Nelson, Steven C. Rowe, Randall C. Scholthof, Karen-Beth† Shaner, Gregory E. Steadman, James R. Stevenson, Katherine L. Strider, David L. Tally, Allison H. Van Alfen, Neal K. Webster, Robert K. Zaitlin, Milton
Adaskaveg, James E. Black, Mark C. Brown, Lawrence G. Christ, Barbara J. Cuppels, Diane A. Damsteegt, Vernon D. Dillard, Helene R. Dorrance, Anne E. Forster, Helga C. Fravel, Deborah R. Frederick, Lafayette Gubler, Walter D.† Hammerschmidt, Raymond Hanson, Linda E. Ishiguro, Kiyoshi Ishimaru, Carol A.† Kagan, Isabelle Kamiri, Lewis K. Lapaire Harmon, Carrie McGrath, Margaret T. Melcher, Ulrich K. Miller, Sally A. Mitchell, Thomas K. Murray, Timothy D.† Ownley, Bonnie H. Schmale, David G. Scholthof, Herman B. Slack, Steven A. Stromberg, Erik L. Valent USA Corp* Vera Cruz, Casiana M.† Watanabe, Tsuneo Welliver, Ruth A.† Whitehurst, Garnett† Zadoks, Jan C. Zoller, Broc G.
APS Patron Club $250 - $499 APS Caribbean Division* Benson, D. Michael Bonman, J. Mike† Cantrell, Sharon A. Cardwell, Kitty F. Carris, Lori M. Cobb, William T. Cotty, Peter J.† DeMarsay, Anne Douglas, Sharon M. du Toit, Lindsey J.† Elad, Yigal* Ellis, Mike A. Engelhard, Arthur W. Gadoury, David M.† Gill, Bikram S.† Goldberg, Natalie P. Gylling Data Management Inc.† Haugen, Linda M. Hawes, Martha C.* Hudler, George W. Jardine, Douglas J. Juzwik, Jennifer Kanto, Takeshi Katan, Jaacov Kuldau, Gretchen Labavitch, John M. Lawn, Dennis A. Lichens-Park, Ann E. Marois, James J.† McSpadden Gardener, Brian B.† Michailides, Themis J. Northover, Philip R.† O’Brien, Joseph G. Ouchi, Seiji Oudemans, Peter V. Palm-Hernandez, Mary E.† Samac, Deborah A.
Schroeder, Kurtis L.† Schuster, Greta L.† Shiraishi, Tomonori† Smart, Christine D. Stewart, Elwin L. Stiles, Carol M. Subbarao, Krishna V. Tomimatsu, Gail S.† Yuen, Gary Y.
APS Century Club $100 - $249 Allen, Michael F.† Andres, Markus W.† Aycock, Don* Aycock, Glynn* Bennett, Rick A. Bonello, Pierluigi Brinlee, Robert W., Jr.* Bruckart, William L.* Bruening, George† Bull, Carolee T.† Bulluck, Russell Canaday, Craig H. Charkowski, Amy O.† Clifford, Jennifer M.† Conway, William S. Culver, James N.* Dercks, Wilhelm Domier, Leslie L.* Eastburn, Darin M. Elliott, Vern J. Endo, Robert M. Eurofins STA Laboratories* Ferguson, Lisa M. Glenn, Anthony E. Goheen, Ellen M. Gold, Scott Evan Graham, James H.† Haber, Steve Higgins, Verna J. Jia, Yulin† Kang, Seogchan
Kema, Gert H. J. Kerns, James Patrick* King, Orpah T.* Lapp, Janice W.* Leandro, Leonor F. S.† Mahaffee, Walter F. Martin, Samuel B.* Mauk, Peggy A. Melki, Khalil C.† Mulrooney, Robert P. Nita, Mizuho Norstedt, Johann A.* Polizzi, Giancarlo† Prathuangwong, Sutruedee Raymond, Peter J.† Schaad, Norman W.† Schisler, David A. Sipes, Brent S. Smith, Shirley N. Steinkamp, Jan* Stewart, Jane† Sundin, George W.* Tsuyumu, Shinji Uppalapati, Srinivasa Varvaro, Leonardo Warren, Joan L.* Wegulo, Stephen N.† Westphal, Andreas Winstead, Geraldine* Wong, Frank P.† Xu, Zhihan† Yokomi, Raymond K.†
APS Contributor Up to $99 Acevedo, Maricelis* Alabi, Olufemi J. Ansa, Okon A.* Attanayake, Renuka* Baudoin, Antonius B. Belcher, Araby* Blanco-Lopez, Miguel Campbell, Hilbert H.*
Castilla, Nancy P.* Collins, Alyssa A.* Creech, Buford J. de Sa, Patricia B.* Ding, Sheng-Li Estevez De Jensen, Consuelo* Feinstein, Martin Ficke, Andrea Frate, Carol A. Gallup, Courtney A.* Garzon, Carla D. Gatch, Emily W. Gilchrist, David G.* Gooding, Jan C.* Graham, Peter W.* Grand, Larry Halgren, Anne B.* Hall, Thomas J. Hansen, Everett M.* Hao, Wei* Hermann, Dietrich* Huang, Cheng-Hua* Janssen, Alex Jimenez-Gasco, Maria Del Mar* Jimmerson, John D.* Jo, Young-Ki Jordan, Katerina S.* Khayyat Binazir, Saba* Kingsley, Mark T. Klosterman, Steven J. Landa Del Castillo, Blanca B.* Little, Christopher R.* Liu, Zhaohui May, Sara R. McClary, James T.* McRoberts, Neil Melnick, Rachel L. Merz, Ueli* Mitkowski, Nathaniel* Moyer, Michelle M. Mullis, Stephen W.*
Murillo-Williams, Adriana Murthy Vemulapati, Bhadra* Natsuaki, Tomohide* Ngugi, Henry K. Noa-Carrazana, Juan Carlos Nyochembeng, Leopold M. Oliver, Jonathan E.* Olson, Heather A.* Osburn, Robert M. Parkunan, Venkatesan* Parrish, Linda H.* Paulitz, Timothy C.* Perez, Beatriz Alida* Pierson, Elizabeth A.* Rodriguez-Alvarado, Gerardo* Ross, John P.* Roye, Marcia E. Rucks, Florencia Sanogo, Soumaila* Schneider, William Schweri, Kathryn* Sears, Dan* Sparks, Adam H. Stahl, John D.* Talbutt, Lou Ella C.* Tomaso-Peterson, Maria* Tores, Juan A.* Trolinger, Jane C.* Uchida, Raymond S.* Vega Sanchez, Miguel E. Vogler, Detlev R.* Walter, Michael H.* Wanner, Leslie A. Warren, Herman L.* Zheng, Xiangyang* Zlotnikov, Artur K.*
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2010 Schroth Faces of the Future Symposium to Highlight Early-Career Professionals in Virology Lyndon D. Porter, Immediate Past Chair, Early Career Professionals Committee, lyndon.porter@ars.usda.gov The Early Career Professionals Committee, the Virology Committee, and the APS Foundation are pleased to announce the selection of four outstanding early-career professionals to speak as part of the 2010 Schroth Faces of the Future Symposium. This symposium is scheduled for Tuesday, August 10, 2010, at the APS Annual Meeting in Charlotte, NC. Ioannis E. Tzanetakis, Olufemi J. Alabi, Anna E. Whitfield, and Lucy R. Stewart were selected following a formal competition and will be awarded $400 to help support their travel to the meeting. This symposium was made possible by a generous donation from Milt and Nancy Schroth. Milt Schroth is an internationally known expert on bacterial diseases, systematics, and biocontrol. Tzanetakis is an assistant professor in the Department of Plant Pathology at the Division of Agriculture, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. He obtained his undergraduate degree in soil science and Ioannis E. Tzanetakis agricultural chemistry from the Agricultural University of Athens, Greece. Although a soil scientist by training, Tzanetakis was intrigued by plant pathology and was introduced to plant virology by Panayota Kyriakopoulou, who served as his thesis advisor. He continued his studies under Robert Martin and obtained a Ph.D. degree in molecular and cellular biology from Oregon State University (OSU), studying virus diseases of strawberry. After a short post-doc in the Department of Botany and Plant Pathology at OSU, studying mint viruses, he departed for his military service in Greece. He returned for another post-doc position in the Department of Microbiology at OSU, working with Theo Dreher, studying the function and evolution of the 3’ untranslated regions of tymoviruses. He has been in his present position for two years and is working on virus epidemiology with a focus on small fruit crops. He is currently leading a multistate, multidisciplinary group, studying virus complexes in Rubus and is involved in the Berry Clean Plant Network. He has published 47 peerreviewed articles and several book chapters on small fruit viruses. Tzanetakis, an APS member for 10 years, has chaired the Plant Pathogen and Disease Detection Committee, is a member of the Virology Committee, and is currently an associate editor for Phytopathology and Plant Disease.
Alabi obtained his baccalaureate degree in plant science from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria, and his M.S. degree in crop protection and environmental biology from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. Olufemi J. Alabi His M.S. research was funded through a visiting research fellowship, awarded by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Nigeria. After his M.S. degree, Alabi worked briefly at the Virology and Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory of the IITA as a research supervisor, where he was part of a team that conducted surveys in Nigeria for begomoviruses associated with cassava mosaic disease in cassava (Manihot esculenta). He joined the graduate program in plant pathology at Washington State University in fall 2005, under the mentorship of Naidu A. Rayapati. His doctoral research was funded in part by the USAID-Linkage grant through the IITA. Alabi also worked on molecular genetic analysis of Grapevine rupestris stem pitting-associated virus in the Pacific Northwest vineyards and molecularly characterized two new begomoviruses infecting soybeans in Nigeria. He received his doctoral degree in December 2009 for his dissertation “Studies on epidemiology, molecular detection, and genetic diversity of selected viruses infecting cassava and wine grapes.” He is currently pursuing post-doctoral research in the laboratory of Rayapati at Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center, Prosser, WA. Alabi is conducting research on molecular epidemiology of closteroviruses associated with grapevine leafroll disease (GLRD) and small RNAs in grapevines affected with GLRD. He earned several awards and scholarships during his doctoral program. As an APS student education fellow, awarded by the APS Committee on the Future of Plant Pathology Education, he participated in the national summit, The Future of Education in Plant Pathology and Related Disciplines, held in Washington, DC, March 19–20, 2009. He has authored/coauthored seven peer-reviewed fulllength journal articles, five disease notes, one research monograph, and a book chapter. He is a member of the Virology and Tropical Plant Pathology Committees of APS. Whitfield is an assistant professor in the Department of Plant Pathology at Kansas State University (KSU) and an ancillary faculty member in the Department of Entomology.
She obtained her bachelor’s degree in biological science from the University of Georgia in 1996. She studied Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) in ornamentals in Diane Ullman’s laboratory at the University of California-Davis, Anna E. Whitfield and she received her M.S. degree in plant pathology in 1999. For her Ph.D. studies, she studied the molecular interaction between the glycoproteins of TSWV and the thrips vector under the guidance of Thomas German at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A desire to learn more about vector determinants of virus transmission led Whitfield to Saskia Hogenhout’s lab at The Ohio State University, where she began developing genomics tools for insect vectors of rhabdoviruses. She joined the faculty at KSU in 2006. Her current research emphasis is on the biology of plant-virusvector interactions, and the long-term goal of her research is to develop biologically based strategies for controlling viruses in agricultural croplands and greenhouses. She specializes in negative-sense RNA viruses that are transmitted in a propagative manner by arthropod vectors. Her research aims are to identify insect genes that are important for virus infection of the arthropod vectors, using a functional genomics-based approach, and develop a better understanding of virus entry and the role of viral glycoproteins in this process. Whitfield was recently awarded an NSF-CAREER grant to study the molecular mechanisms of rhabdovirus-vector interactions. She teaches graduate courses in plant virology and plantvirus-vector interactions, and she is partnering with K-12 teachers to develop plant virology and biotechnology educational tools for students and the general public. Stewart joined the USDA-ARS Corn and Soybean Research Unit, located at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) in Wooster, OH, in August 2009. She also has an adjunct Lucy R. Stewart assistant professor appointment in The Ohio State University Department of Plant 2010 Schroth Faces of the Future continued on page 108 Phytopathology News 107
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Pathology. She received her B.S. degree in plant genetics and breeding from Brigham Young University in 2002. She then began graduate studies at the University of California, Davis, where she joined the laboratory of Bryce W. Falk. Under his mentorship, she began studying plant viruses and did her graduate research on the whitefly-transmitted Crinivirus, Lettuce infectious yellows virus. Her work included studies of a plasmodesmata-localized virus cytopathology and virus components involved in whitefly transmission. She was also involved in work as part of a team to develop and apply an improved reverse genetic system to assess crinivirus gene functions in planta via agroinoculation. She obtained her Ph.D. degree in plant biology in March 2009. As a research scientist for the USDA-ARS, Stewart continues work on insect-transmitted viruses, now focused on corn and soybean pathogens. Her objectives include characterization of virus genomic regions of unknown function and assessment of virus-encoded insect transmission determinants in order to better understand how viruses move between hosts and cause disease. Her current research focuses on the leafhopper-transmitted Waikavirus, Maize chlorotic dwarf virus. n
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International Rusts of Forest Trees Conference More than 40 tree rust specialists convened in beautiful Florence for the Fourth International Rusts of Forest Trees Conference from May 3 to May 6, 2010. Participants from 11 countries from the northern as well as the southern hemisphere attended the fourth meeting of our working group and gave 35 presentations on a broad array of topics, including phylogeny, distribution, biology, epidemiology, genomics, genetic resistance, and management. The welcome drink took place at a masterpiece of the Renaissance, the Brunelleschi building Spedale degli Innocenti. The field trip was on the second day and took participants to the green and hilly Tuscany. In spite of the heavy rain that fell during our outings, the field trip was a success, with stops to see Cronartium flaccidum (with aecial pustules sporulating on the bark of the pine host Pinus pinaster), Coleosporium senecionis (with aecia on needles of the same pine), and Melampsora pinitorqua (not yet sporulating, but displaying typical “twist shoots” symptoms). We finished the day in Monteriggioni, a medieval fortified city where participants enjoyed gelati and caffé. Overall, this meeting was a success in terms of participation, scientific content, and cultural enjoyment. n
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“★★★★!” “Thumbs way up!” “A must see!” Rusts of forest trees working groups with Richard C. Hamelin, coordinator; Salvatore Moricca, deputy and conference organizer; and Pascal Frey, deputy.
Ohio State University Outreach Program Honors Norman Borlaug The Ohio State University (OSU) dedicated one of its largest outreach events to Norman Borlaug, renowned plant pathologist, agronomist, and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. “Scarlet and Gray Ag Day” brought more than 600 fourth Norman Borlaug and fifth graders to OSU’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences in Columbus, OH, on May 21. This year’s theme, Inspiring Hunger Fighters: A Tribute to the Legacy of Norman Borlaug, was chosen to help educate students about the father of the Green Revolution and the importance of agriculture. Nearly 20 sessions offered hands-on opportunities to learn about various facets of agriculture. From the Department of Plant Pathology, Jorge David Salgado, Alissa Kriss, Patrick Sherwood, Elizabeth Roche, Dan Anco, and Sarah Ellis held workshops that taught students about wheat production, “from flower to flour.” Kriss, Salgado, and Sherwood are plant pathology graduate students, and Ellis is a lecturer. Kara
Riggs, Amber Hoffstetter, Jennifer Wiester, and Monica Lewandowski hosted a session about the Irish potato famine and plant disease research. Hoffstetter and Riggs are undergraduate plant health management majors at OSU. Roche, a student at Metro High School in Columbus, also created a display about Borlaug’s career that was exhibited at the event. Julie Borlaug, granddaughter of Borlaug, was a special guest at “Scarlet and Gray Ag Day” and
(Left to right): Elizabeth Roche, Alissa Kriss, Jorge David Salgado, Patrick Sherwood, and Sarah Ellis at “Scarlet and Gray Ag Day.”
shared her grandfather’s vision with students.
(Left to right): Amber Hoffstetter, Julie Borlaug, and Kara Riggs at OSU “Scarlet and Gray Ag Day.”
“It’s been fabulous to see fourth and fifth graders who are so far removed from agriculture experience it and enjoy learning about it. The fact they are going to walk away with a better understanding of agriculture and the hopes they will follow a career in agriculture, it was just a dream for my grandfather,” said Borlaug, assistant director of partnerships at the Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture at Texas A&M University. n Phytopathology News 109
Outreach APS PlantingScience Mentors Share Experiences, Encourage Participation Kevin Ong, kevo@tamu.edu, and Nicole Donofrio, ndonof@udel.edu, APS Office of Public Relations and Outreach Board Members; and Bill Dahl, wdahl@ botany.org, PlantingScience In light of the recent finding on the future of plant pathology education (see Plant Disease 93:1238–1237), we often wonder where we can find the next generation of plant pathologists. How can we attract students to explore the exciting, important, and relevant discipline of plant pathology and what it has to offer? Plant pathology, being a rather specific area of study, is quite obscure to many. But before an interest in plant pathology can be cultivated, one must be exposed to the building blocks of biology, chemistry, and the plant sciences. In an effort to increase exposure of younger students to the wonders of plant science and plant pathology, APS has recently partnered in the multisociety PlantingScience (www. plantingscience.org) collaboration designed to promote plant science education. Currently, 13 scientific societies are participating in the program and this number is anticipated to grow. This provides APS with a great platform for outreach as the program actively reaches more than 1,400 students per session, with the potential for many thousands over the next few years! The APS Office of Public Relations and Outreach (OPRO) has taken up the effort to help recruit APS members to volunteer as mentors for the program. PlantingScience is one avenue that allows the membership of APS to participate in sharing their knowledge and enthusiasm with middle school and high school students, guiding them through simple and basic research projects. Through the efforts of the APS Education Center, several inquiry investigations or activities that will allow students to explore plant pathology are in the works. Given the scalability of the PlantingScience program, it gives us the opportunity to take our discipline to tens of thousands of students with minimal effort. What Is PlantingScience? PlantingScience is a learning and research resource, bringing together students, plant scientists, and teachers from across the nation. Students engage in hands-on plant investigations, working with peers and scientist mentors to build collaborations and to improve their understanding of science. The overarching goal is to improve students’ understanding of science while fostering an awareness of and appreciation for plants. The program aims to 1) provide students and teachers with resources to deepen their conceptual understanding of science and plant biology, 2) enhance the 110 Phytopathology News
quality of their experiences with scientific inquiry, 3) strengthen partnerships between research and education, and 4) increase interest in plant science careers. Some of us have volunteered and participated in this endeavor with varying experiences. Below are several APS members sharing their experience as mentors. APS member Nicole Donofrio, University of Delaware: “Joining plantingscience.org was exceptionally easy via the booth at the national APS meeting. I was immediately paired with a high school Nicole Donofrio group and while there were some initial ‘unanswered’ e-mails from me, I found that if I asked the students specific questions, they were much more willing to reply. They tried a couple of my suggestions as well, and brought their project to fruition by drawing some conclusions. Even though their experiment only worked to a degree, they seemed to have learned a valuable lesson in plant care, and I hope will continue on in plantingscience.org in future years! What a great opportunity for students to explore the plant sciences, and to connect with people out there in the real world actually doing it for a living!” APS member David Gadoury, Cornell University: “It’s hard to see a downside to participating in this enterprise. Your time commitment is minimal (less than one hour per week in my experience), you David Gadoury draw badly needed students into the field of study at an early age, and as a bonus, you work with a group of kids that think that every single thing you do is AWESOME! When’s the last time you got that reaction in a classroom?”
APS member Michelle Moyer, Cornell University: “I initially heard about the program during APS’s Future of Education Workshop and was very excited about becoming a mentor. After joining (which Michelle Moyer was very easy), I did find the experience to be a bit more challenging than anticipated. This, however, was not at all related to the actual mentoring, but more toward how things run through the website. Teachers were often very unresponsive to questions and concerns, and e-mails were hard to find and threads hard to follow through. I mentored two groups, one from Chicago and one from NYC. One group was really interested in their project, listened and carefully considered the suggestions and encouragements I sent them. My other group, however, was obviously not interested in having a mentor (or in participating in the program at all). They didn’t listen to any of the suggestions I offered, got upset when experiments didn’t work, and never presented any final data.” APS member Kevin Ong, Texas AgriLife Extension Service: “I was thankful that I was assigned two groups the first time I volunteered as a mentor. It reminded me that each team will respond differently so Kevin Ong I did not get overtly frustrated. One team was pretty active, posted their progress, and asked questions. The other was an exercise in ‘teeth pulling,’ as responses were almost nonexistent. The projects that were executed are rudimentary and all of us (APS members) can contribute to helping these young students to critically think about what they are doing. It would have been nice to get more input and feedback from the teachers so that we can help steer students in the direction that he/she want to take the class. Also, nice was the fact that this did not require a huge time commitment, just a few minutes to respond, when there is something to respond to.”
It is obvious that even a good program such as PlantingScience will not be able to reach ALL students. It is our hope that we can and are willing to be there to share our knowledge and excitement for plants and plant diseases. Starting them young in plant sciences may help these students to look to potential futures in plant sciences, even plant pathology. Please stop by and visit the OPRO booth at the 2010 APS Annual Meeting. Sign up and pledge to help us reach the next generation of plant pathologists or come by and share your “battlescars” as a scientist mentor on camera. n
BASF Crop Protection Joins PMN Partners Program
The Plant Management Network (PMN) welcomes BASF Crop Protection (www. agproducts.basf.com) as its latest industry partner. BASF Crop Protection helps its customers across many crops get the most from every acre. And they are dedicated to discovering and developing new environmentally sound agricultural products and technologies. BASF invests $442 million globally each year in research and development— more than $1 million a day—to ensure their herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, and seed treatment technologies offer the highest level of crop protection. Learn more about BASF and PMN’s 73 other partners at www. plantmanagementnetwork.org/partners/profile. BASF and other PMN partners are supporters of PMN’s nonprofit publishing mission: to enhance the health, management, and production of agricultural and horticultural crops. To learn more about how you can support this mission and gain from the benefits of partnership, visit www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/partners. n
Plant Management Network Officially Launches Focus on Potato Resource The Plant Management Network (PMN) has developed a new resource that will help potato growers, consultants, and academics in the various crop sciences protect and manage crops more effectively. The commodity-specific resource, Focus on Potato, features webcasts and other science-based informational tools. The central feature of Focus on Potato is its 24/7 on-demand educational webcasts. These are audio-visual presentations authored by university professors and extension specialists recognized for their expertise and research related to potato management practices. The speaker is clearly identified by name, image, and affiliation in the upper-left hand area of the player. Buttons, also in this area, allow users to view the speaker’s biography and also contact the speaker directly via e-mail. “Topics are suggested by both a technical advisory board and grower surveys and selected for their current interest and need for timely information,” said Gary Secor, professor of plant pathology at North Dakota State University and chair of the Focus on Potato Advisory Committee. “We try to get the best expert in the field to talk about a technical subject in a very understandable way.” Available webcasts currently include the following: • Potato Late Blight by Steve Johnson, extension professor and extension potato specialist, University of Maine • Enhancing Potato Seed Performance by Phil Nolte, professor and extension seed potato specialist, University of Idaho • Fusarium Dry Rot of Potatoes by Secor • Potassium and Chloride in Potatoes by Don Horneck, associate professor and extension agronomist, Oregon State University • Managing Nitrogen by Carl Rosen, professor and extension soil scientist at the University of Minnesota One new webcast will be published in Focus on Potato each month. Each of these new webcasts will be open access for a period of at least 30 days. As long as users visit the site monthly, all webcasts can be viewed free of charge. Another key resource of Focus on Potato is its open-access university extension search section, which allows users to find thousands of online resources, including fact sheets, articles, and other online resources from PMN’s 37 land-grant university partners. Using keywords, users can search individual states or all 37 universities at once for potato-related information. Six other PMN resources are featured in Focus on Potato’s “Other Search Engines” section, including Plant Disease Management Reports, Insect Management Efficacy Trials, PMN’s image database, PMN’s cross-journal and products and services searches, as well as peer-reviewed research and news articles from PMN’s Crop Management and Plant Health Progress journals. All subscription-based resources can be accessed by APS members for one low $38 annual subscription fee. “The presentations and access to technical potato information all in one location make the Focus on Potato site a great place to go for education at your own pace and to search for answers to technical questions,” said Secor. “It will be useful to all those involved with the potato industry.” Focus on Potato is the second in a series of commodity-specific resources targeted at agricultural professionals, including growers, crop consultants, certified crop advisers, and state/county extension agents. Find it at www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/fop. PMN, www.plantmanagementnetwork.org, is a cooperative not-for-profit resource for the applied agricultural and horticultural sciences. Together with its industry, university, and nonprofit partners, PMN provides practitioners fast electronic access to science-based crop management solutions. PMN focuses on publishing high-quality, applied, and science-based information. PMN is jointly managed by the American Society of Agronomy, The American Phytopathological Society, and the Crop Science Society of America. n
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People Student Degree Grant Poole, Department of Plant Pathology, Washington State University (WSU), was just awarded a Ph.D. degree in plant pathology. The title of his dissertation was “Identification of molecular markers for resistance to Fusarium crown rot in wheat and a survey of Fusarium pseudograminearum and F. culmorum in the Pacific Northwest of the U.S.” His major professor was Tim Paulitz. Currently, Poole is doing research on the evaluation of Fusarium crown rot resistance in wheat and molecular marker identification in a post-doctoral position at WSU with Kim Campbell and Paulitz.
Grant Poole and Tim Paulitz.
Award Lori Carris, Department of Plant Pathology at Washington State University (WSU), was the recipient of the 2010 Wade Award for Excellence in Teaching and Learning from the WSU College of Agriculture, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences (CAHNRS). The award was presented to Carris at the 51st annual CAHNRS awards banquet on April 10. Carris teaches General Mycology, Advanced Fungal Biology, and an entry-level course, Molds, Mildews, Mushrooms: The Fifth Kingdom. This latter course for nonscience majors has become one of the most popular courses in the college. In 2009, Carris was invited by the WSU Honors College to create a three-credit course, Global Issues in the Sciences (UH 390), which uses case studies to explore how science addresses contemporary questions in the world. She also has been involved in the WSU Critical Writing Project, which entailed the adaptation
Lori Carris receiving the Wade Award for Excellence in Teaching and Learning from CAHNRS Dean Dan Bernardo. 112 Phytopathology News
and application of a seven-dimension critical thinking rubric for improving and measuring students’ higher-order thinking skills. Collaboration Julie Nicol and Amer Dababat, soilborne wheat pathologists with CIMMYT, Turkey, visited the Department of Plant Pathology at Washington State University (WSU), Pullman, in March. The visit was arranged by Tim Paulitz, research plant pathologist and adjunct professor in the department. Nicol gave a seminar on the “Importance and control of dryland root rots and cereal nematodes in the rainfed wheat production systems of West Asia, North Africa, and China.” Nicol coordinates international research on the biology and control of the most important root diseases affecting dryland wheat, with a focus on lowrainfall regions and with particular emphasis on Fusarium crown rot (dryland foot rot), rootlesion nematode, and cereal cyst nematode. She coordinates training of international students and scientists at workshops throughout the world. She also coordinates the ICWIP International Root Disease Resistance testing program, which has provided important sources of resistant germplasm for these diseases in Oregon and Washington. Nicol collaborates with Paulitz, Richard Smiley (Oregon State University), and Kimberly Campbell, USDAARS wheat geneticist (WSU).
workshop took place March 31, 2010, in Davis, CA, and was attended by 28 plant pathologists and seed pathologists, representing seed companies, private and state seed testing labs, consulting companies, and regulatory agencies in the United States and the European Union. The workshop was followed by a planning session for an international “ring test” to develop a standardized, internationally accepted spinach seed health assay for Verticillium spp. In Memory Donald F. Crossan, 84, died May 3, as the result of a stroke. A native Delawarean, he spent his entire 39-year career at the University of Delaware (UD), where he earned his bachelor’s degree in 1950. He married Ruth Swanson, the “girl next door,” while studying at UD.
Donald F. Crossan
After receiving master’s and doctoral degrees in plant pathology at North Carolina State College, he returned to his alma mater and worked in research, as a professor, vice president of university relations and business management, dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences, and director of the Agricultural Experiment Station. He was the author and coauthor of more than 75 scientific research papers. Upon retirement, an agricultural scholarship was established in his name to students with academic achievement and an interest in agriculture as a career.
Julie Nicol, Tim Paulitz, and Amer Dababat.
Presentation Lindsey du Toit, Department of Plant Pathology, Washington State University, and Steven Koike, University of California Cooperative Extension in Salinas, organized a lab workshop entitled “Spinach Verticillium Lindsey du Toit Seed Assay Workshop” to demonstrate seed testing methods for identification and differentiation of Verticillium spp. and other necrotrophic fungi on spinach seed. The
Among his academic and community awards are the University of Delaware Medal of Distinction, the Lindbach Award for Excellence in Teaching, University of Delaware Outstanding Alumnus Award, North Carolina State University Outstanding Alumnus Award, University of Delaware Wall of Fame, Arthur Trabant Women’s Equity Award, George M. Worrilow Alumni Award for Outstanding Service to Agriculture, New Castle County and State of Delaware Farm Bureau Awards for Outstanding Service to Agriculture, and the Delaware State Bar Association Liberty Award for Community Service. Delaware Governor Ruth Ann Minner declared July 26, 2001, as Donald F. Crossan Day for his leadership in permanently protecting more than 60,000 acres of farmland in Delaware. Crossan served on the boards of the Delaware Nature Education Society, Newark Senior
Center, Delaware Partners of America with Panama, National Corn Breeders Association, and the Delaware Agricultural Museum, and he led a 37-member delegation to China for People-to-People Delaware. He was well-known for leading agricultural tours to many countries. He served under three governors as chair of the Coastal Zone Industrial Control Board and was the first chair of the Delaware Farmland Preservation Foundation. After serving on the Board of Trustees of Longwood Gardens Inc. for 36 years, Crossan was named Trustee Emeritus. Before his first stroke 13 years ago, he was an avid outdoorsman, and later enjoyed reading, cultural events, and traveling. Just before his death, he cruised to Antarctica, celebrating with his wife visits to all seven continents. He was “Swedish by marriage” and enjoyed helping his wife entertain family and friends in the Swedish tradition. The son of the late Samuel Davis Crossan and Anna Bertha Spinken Crossan, he was brought up on the east side of Wilmington, where he learned about hunting and fishing in the nearby ponds and fields and was an assistant Boy Scout leader. After graduating from P. S. DuPont High School in 1944, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps and subsequently was stationed in Guam, where he served as a tail gunner in a B-29 in the Pacific Theatre of War with 15 combat missions. In addition to his wife of 62 years, Ruth Swanson Crossan, he is survived by a sister, Dolores Brandt; three children, Connie C. Cox (Michael Cox), Donna C. Crossan, and Eric R. Crossan (Karla Papen Crossan); four grandchildren, Matthew Cox (Mindy), Lauren Duckworth (Ryan), Kate Crossan (Eric Stauder), and Julie Crossan; five great grandchildren, Haley Everett, Emily Cox, Evan Cox, Colton Duckworth, and Cierra Duckworth; and nieces and nephews. A private family service and interment was held at the Veterans Memorial Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family suggested contributions, made payable to the UD, for the Donald F. Crossan Agricultural Alumni Scholarship, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716 or the Donald Crossan Herbaceous Circle Garden, CANR, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716. n
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New Location! Same Dates! 2010 APS Annual Meeting
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Graduate Research Associate in Plant Pathology A graduate research associate position (Ph.D. candidate) is available for a project focused on bacterial bulb rot pathogens of onion. The student will take the lead on development and validation of a DNA macroarray for detection/ risk assessment of bacterial bulb rot pathogens of onion. Responsibilities: designing statistically appropriate experiments, timely/effective data analyses/management, present at scientific meetings, publish results in scientific journals, and work well in team/independently. Laboratory techniques involve classical bacteriological skills, including isolation, culturing, identification, and maintenance of bacterial cultures. Molecular skills: ability to complete DNA analyses, including genomic DNA and plasmid isolations, design/effectively utilize regular and real-time PCR assays, agarose gel electrophoresis, molecular cloning, sequencing and sequence analyses, and hybridizations with radioactive/nonradioactive probes. Responsibilities include extended field trips for sample collection and onion bulb storage evaluations. Project to contribute to a more comprehensive macroarray for all known storage rot pathogens of onion bulbs. M.S. degree in a biological field and proficiency in oral/written communication preferred. Contact Brenda K. Schroeder (+1.509.335.5805) or Lindsey du Toit (dutoit@wsu.edu or +1.360.848.6140) with questions. Closing Date: September 2, 2010 (This closing date is open until the position is filled.) Contact: Brenda K. Schroeder, Washington State University, P.O. Box 646430, Pullman, WA 99164 U.S.A. Fax: +1.509.335.9581; E-mail: bschroeder@wsu.edu; Phone: +1.509.335.5805; Web: http:// plantpath.wsu.edu/students/appcheck.html. Research Associate—Grower Service Laboratory Seeking qualified candidates for our Grower Service Laboratory in Watsonville, CA, who will 114 Phytopathology News
perform plant disease diagnosis and soil plant pathogen detection; conduct bioassays with insects, spider mites, and plant pathogens; prepare selective culture media; prepare reports describing experimental results; and perform analysis of nitrates, salinity, pH, and other chemistry characteristics of plant tissue, soil, and water. Duties also include maintenance of laboratory inventory and equipment, culture collection, spider mite colonies, and management of laboratory staff. A basic background in agriculture, biology, and chemistry is preferred with research experience. Must have the ability to work safely with chemicals, follow good laboratory practice standards, keep accurate and detailed records of all research operations, and work both independently with minimal supervision and as part of a team on larger research projects. B.S. or M.S. degree in biology, agriculture, or related field preferred. Must also have a driver’s license. To apply, please submit resume and references. Salary: Competitive salary and benefits package. Closing Date: September 15, 2010 (This closing date is open until the position is filled.) Contact: Richard Noonan, Plant Sciences, Inc., 342 Green Valley Road, Watsonville, CA 95076 U.S.A. Fax: +1.831.728.4967; E-mail: rnoonan@plantsciences.com; Phone: +1.831.728.7771; Web: www.plantsciences.com. Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Plant Pathology A post-doctoral research associate position is available for a fungal bulb rot pathogens of onion project. Candidate will take the lead on development/validation of DNA macroarray for detection/risk assessment of fungal bulb rot pathogens of onion; design statistically appropriate experiments and timely/effective data analyses/management; present at scientific meetings; publish in scientific journals; train/ supervise temporary employees/graduate students; work in team/independently; complete deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) analyses, including genomic DNA and plasmid isolations; design and utilize regular and real-time PCR assays, agarose gel electrophoresis, molecular cloning, sequencing and sequence analyses, and hybridizations with radioactive/nonradioactive probes. Required: Ph.D. degree in plant pathology, microbiology, mycology, molecular genetics, or related field. Must hold valid U.S. driver’s license; be willing to drive pick-up; and able to carry up to 50 lbs. Desired: Experience with design/development of DNA macroarrays and/ or microarrays. Temporary/full-time position. One-year appointment (renewal dependent on continued funding). Closing Date: August 25, 2010 (This closing date is open until the position is filled.) Submit application describing interests, addressing qualifications; CV; transcripts; and three letters of reference (direct from source) to Brenda K. Schroeder. Contact: Brenda K. Schroeder, Washington State University, P.O. Box 646430, Pullman, WA 99164 U.S.A.
Fax: +1.509.335.9581; E-mail: bschroeder@wsu. edu; Phone: +1.509.335.5805; Web: www.plantpath.wsu.edu. Post-Doctoral Research Plant Pathologist Conduct field experiments to develop and test models of pathogen survival and other epidemiological processes of stem rust and quantify epidemiological effects of host partial resistance to stem rust. A Ph.D. degree in plant pathology or closely related field is required, as well as experience using experimental and analytical methods in plant disease epidemiology. Knowledge of plant host resistance mechanisms and experience in field and controlled-environment experimental methods desirable. Salary: $57,408 to $74,628 per annum, plus benefits. Closing Date: August 17, 2010 (This closing date is open until the position is filled.) The vacancy announcement and how to apply may be found at http://jsearch.usajobs.opm.gov, keyword: RA-10-074-L. Send application materials and references to Bill Pfender. Contact: Bill Pfender, USDA ARS NFSCRU, 3450 SW Campus Way, Corvallis, OR 97331 U.S.A. Fax: +1.541.738.4160; E-mail: bill.pfender@ars. usda.gov; Phone: +1.541.738.4156; Web: www.ars.usda.gov/main/main.htm. Post-Doctoral Research Associate The ARS South Atlantic Area is seeking highly qualified candidates for a temporary full-time (not to exceed two years) scientific position. The responsibilities of this position include performing experiments designed to provide information on various citrus plant pathosystems, in particular citrus canker, huanglongbing, black spot, and other pathogens. The incumbent is responsible for the initial planning phases of experiments in epidemiology and independently carries out a wide range of experiments This position requires a Ph.D. degree in plant pathology, mycology, ecology, biology, or related field of study that has equipped the applicant with the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position. Strong background in plant pathology, epidemiology, and statistics programming in C++ and/or Visual Basic, advanced statistical analyses, GIS, and PCR are desirable. Experience with computer. Salary: $57,408 to $89,450 per annum plus benefits. Closing Date: May 9, 2011 (This closing date is open until the position is filled.) To apply, print a copy of announcement RA-10-073-L from the ARS careers website www.afm.ars.usda. gov/divisions/hrd/hrdhomepage/vacancy/pstdclst.htm and follow the application directions provided. To have a printed copy mailed, call +1. 772.462.5883. Contact: Brandon Nicknadavich, USDA, ARS, 5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Beltsville, MD 20705 U.S.A. Fax: +1.301.504.7250; E-mail: Brandon.Nicknadavich@ars.usda.gov; Phone: +1.301.504.1516; Web: www.ars.usda. gov. n
APS Journal Articles Phytopathology July 2010, Volume 100, Number 7 Efficiency of Adaptive Cluster Sampling for Estimating Plant Disease Incidence. Allozyme-Specific Modification of a Maize Seed Chitinase by a Protein Secreted by the Fungal Pathogen Stenocarpella maydis. Trichoderma harzianum and Glomus intraradices Modify the Hormone Disruption Induced by Fusarium oxysporum Infection in Melon Plants. The Effect of Landscape Pattern on the Optimal Eradication Zone of an Invading Epidemic. Zoospore Density-Dependent Behaviors of Phytophthora nicotianae Are Autoregulated by Extracellular Products. Survival of Secondary Sporidia of Floret-Infecting Tilletia Species: Implications for Epidemiology. Alteration in Lignin Biosynthesis Restricts Growth of Fusarium spp. in Brown Midrib Sorghum. Temperature, Moisture, and Fungicide Effects in Managing Rhizoctonia Root and Crown Rot of Sugar Beet. Contrasting Patterns of Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of Armillaria mellea sensu stricto in the Eastern and Western United States. Plump Kernels with High Deoxynivalenol Linked to Late Gibberella zeae Infection and Marginal Disease Conditions in Winter Wheat. Genetic Variability of Natural Populations of Grapevine leafroll-associated virus 2 in Pacific Northwest Vineyards.
Plant Disease July 2010, Volume 94, Number 7 The Uniqueness of the Soybean Rust Pathosystem: An Improved Understanding of the Risk in Different Regions of the World. Leaf Blight Disease on the Invasive Grass Microstegium vimineum Caused by a Bipolaris sp. Field Application of Calcium to Reduce Phytophthora Stem Rot of Soybean, and Calcium Distribution in Plants. Impact of Brown Spot Caused by Septoria glycines on Soybean in Ohio. Epidemiology of Diseases Caused by Xylella fastidiosa in California: Evaluation of Alfalfa as a Source of Vectors and Inocula. Efficacy of Brassicaceous Seed Meal Formulations for the Control of Apple Replant Disease in Conventional and Organic Production Systems. Influence of Environment on Airborne Spore Concentrations and Severity of Asparagus Purple Spot. Risk Assessment Methods for the Ringspot Pathogen Mycosphaerella brassicicola in Vegetable Brassica Crops. A PCR-Based Assay for Detection of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lactucae in Lettuce Seed. Pathogenicity of Diatrypaceae Species in Grapevines in California. Long-Distance Spore Transport of Wheat Stripe Rust Pathogen from Sichuan, Yunnan, and Guizhou in Southwestern China. Distribution, Pathotypes, and Metalaxyl Sensitivity of Phytophthora sojae from Heilongjiang and Fujian Provinces in China. Screening Common Bean for Resistance to Four Sclerotinia sclerotiorum Isolates Collected in Northern Spain.
Rhizoctonia Web Blight Development on Container-Grown Azalea in Relation to Time and Environmental Factors. Interactive Effects of Planting Date and Cultivar on Tomato Spotted Wilt of Peanut. Colonization of Potato by Colletotrichum coccodes: Effect of Soil Infestation and Seed Tuber and Foliar Inoculation. First Report of Impatiens necrotic spot virus Infecting Phalaenopsis and Dendrobium Orchids in Yunnan Province, China. First Report of Shallot latent virus in Garlic in Argentina. First Report of Seedling Blight Caused by Rhizoctonia solani on Dioscorea nipponica in China. First Report of Corynespora cassiicola Causing Leaf Spot of Cassava in China. First Report of Bulb Disease of Onion Caused by Pantoea ananatis in New York. First Report of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris’Related Strain Associated with Peach Rosette in Canada. First Report of Collar and Root Rot Caused by Phytophthora nicotianae on Oriental Paperbush (Edgeworthia papyrifera) in Italy. First Report of a New Curtovirus Species, Spinach severe curly top virus, in Commercial Spinach Plants (Spinacia oleracea) from South-Central Arizona. First Report of Alternaria Leaf Blight on Bupleurum chinense Caused by Alternaria alternata in China. Weed Hosts of Globodera pallida from Idaho. First Report of Leaf Spot on Horseweed (Conyza canadensis) Caused by Septoria erigerontis in Turkey. First Report of Leaf Spot Caused by Bipolaris setariae on Cassava in China. First Report of Rapid Blight Caused by Labyrinthula terrestris on Poa annua in Colorado. First Report of Diplodia scrobiculata Causing Canker and Branch Dieback on Strawberry Tree (Arbutus unedo) in Italy. First Report of Potato mop-top virus on Potato in Poland. First Report of Tomato spotted wilt virus in Sweet Pepper in Taiwan. First Report of Iresine viroid 1 in Celosia plumosa in the Netherlands. First Report of Banana bract mosaic virus in Flowering Ginger in Hawaii. First Report of European mountain ash ringspotassociated virus in Sorbus aucuparia from Eastern Karelia, Russia. First Report of Tobacco etch virus Infection in Coleus in the United States. First Report of Bursaphelenchus thailandae on Pinus densiflora in Korea. First Report of a Bacterial Disease on Creeping Bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera) Caused by Acidovorax spp. in the United States. First Report of Citrus bark cracking viroid and Citrus viroid V Infecting Citrus in China. First Report of Bacterial Blight Caused by Pseudomonas syringae pv. pisi on Pea in Turkey. First Report of Zucchini yellow mosaic virus Associated with Leaf Crinkle and Yellow Mosaic Diseases of Cucurbit Plants in Mali. First Record and Complete Nucleotide Sequence of Alfalfa mosaic virus from Lavandula stoechas in Italy. First Report of Okra yellow mosaic Mexico virus in Okra in the United States.
MPMI July 2010, Volume 23, Number 7 Disruption of Two Defensive Signaling Pathways by a Viral RNA Silencing Suppressor. Nitric Oxide Participates in the Complex Interplay of Defense-Related Signaling Pathways Controlling Disease Resistance to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum in Arabidopsis thaliana. Involvement of Salicylate and Jasmonate Signaling Pathways in Arabidopsis Interaction with Fusarium graminearum. ClpXP Protease Regulates the Type III Secretion System of Dickeya dadantii 3937 and Is Essential for the Bacterial Virulence. The Hemibiotroph Colletotrichum graminicola Locally Induces Photosynthetically Active Green Islands but Globally Accelerates Senescence on Aging Maize Leaves. Mutagenesis of 18 Type III Effectors Reveals Virulence Function of XopZPXO99 in Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae. A Unique Glycine-Rich Motif at the N-terminal Region of Bamboo mosaic virus Coat Protein Is Required for Symptom Expression. Expression Pattern Suggests a Role of MiR399 in the Regulation of the Cellular Response to Local Pi Increase During Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis. Pseudomonas syringae Two-Component Response Regulator RhpR Regulates Promoters Carrying an Inverted Repeat Element. Effector-Triggered and Pathogen-Associated Molecular Pattern–Triggered Immunity Differentially Contribute to Basal Resistance to Pseudomonas syringae. Combination of Fluorescent Reporters for Simultaneous Monitoring of Root Colonization and Antifungal Gene Expression by a Biocontrol Pseudomonad on Cereals with Flow Cytometry. Transcriptome Analysis of the Barley–Deoxynivalenol Interaction: Evidence for a Role of Glutathione in Deoxynivalenol Detoxification. Validation of a Candidate Deoxynivalenol-Inactivating UDP-Glucosyltransferase from Barley by Heterologous Expression in Yeast.
Plant Management Network www.plantmanagementnetwork.org Plant Health Progress Aflatoxin Contamination in Corn Differs Among Inoculation Techniques. Black Rot of Orchids Caused by Phytophthora cactorum and Phytophthora palmivora in Florida. Resistance to Dodine in Populations of Venturia inaequalis in Quebec, Canada. The Bagrada Bug, a New Invasive Pest of Cole Crops in Arizona and California. Evaluation of the Soybean Rust PIPE Public Website’s Impact on Certified Crop Advisers. Belt Insecticide is Available for Corn, Cotton, and Tobacco Markets. Quash Fungicide Registered for Use in Peanuts. BASF Crop Protection Provides Management Solution for Citrus Black Spot in Florida. Tomato Blight Threatening South Louisiana Gardens. Wheat Streak Mosaic and Curl Mites Raise Concerns. Unusually High Alfalfa Weevil Populations Seen in Parts of Kansas. Tobacco Transplant Diseases on the Rise. Periwinkle Plants Provide Ammunition in the War on Citrus Greening. n Phytopathology News 115
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