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SATURDAY, AUGUST 10a.m. /p.m. Workshops/Field Trips6:30 – 8:00 p.m. APS Committee Meetings8:00 – 9:30 p.m. APS Committee Meetings

SUNDAY, AUGUST 118:30 – 10:00 a.m. APS Committee Meetings10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. APS Opening General Session & Awards Ceremony10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. MSA Business Meeting & Awards Ceremony 1:00 – 2:15 p.m. Technical Sessions 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Special Sessions2:45 – 4:00 p.m. Technical Sessions4:30 – 6:30 p.m. Opening Exhibition Reception

MONDAY, AUGUST 128:30 – 9:45 a.m. Technical Sessions 8:30 – 11:30 a.m. Special Sessions10:15 – 11:30 a.m. Technical Sessions1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Plenary Session 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. Karling Lecture (MSA) 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. Poster Author Time6:00 – 9:00 p.m. Industry Extension Social

George Abawi Annual Meeting Program Chair

Amy Charkowski Section Chair—

Biology of Pathogens

Aaron Hert Section Chair—

Disease Control and Pest Management

Scott Adkins Director

Janna Beckerman

Section Chair—Diseases of Plants

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SATURDAY, AUGUST 10a.m. /p.m. Workshops/Field Trips6:30 – 8:00 p.m. APS Committee Meetings8:00 – 9:30 p.m. APS Committee Meetings

SUNDAY, AUGUST 118:30 – 10:00 a.m. APS Committee Meetings10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. APS Opening General Session & Awards Ceremony10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. MSA Business Meeting & Awards Ceremony 1:00 – 2:15 p.m. Technical Sessions 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Special Sessions2:45 – 4:00 p.m. Technical Sessions4:30 – 6:30 p.m. Opening Exhibition Reception

MONDAY, AUGUST 128:30 – 9:45 a.m. Technical Sessions 8:30 – 11:30 a.m. Special Sessions10:15 – 11:30 a.m. Technical Sessions1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Plenary Session 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. Karling Lecture (MSA) 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. Poster Author Time6:00 – 9:00 p.m. Industry Extension Social

TUESDAY, AUGUST 138:30 – 9:45 a.m. Technical Sessions8:30 – 11:30 a.m. Special Sessions10:15 – 11:30 a.m. Technical Sessions1:00 – 2:00 p.m. APS Plenary Session1:00 – 2:00 p.m. MSA Presidential Address2:15 – 3:30 p.m. Technical Sessions3:30 – 5:30 p.m. Poster Author Time

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 148:30 – 9:45 a.m. Technical Sessions8:30 – 11:30 a.m. Special Sessions10:15 – 11:30 a.m. Technical Sessions1:00 – 2:15 p.m. Technical Sessions1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Special Sessions2:45 – 4:00 p.m. Technical Sessions5:30 – 7:00 p.m. MSA Social and Auction6:30 – 9:30 p.m. Final Night Celebration

Kerry O’Donnell MSA Program Chair

Peter Ojiambo Section Chair—Professionalism/

Outreach

Paul Esker Section Chair—

Ecology and Epidemiology

Jeffrey Rollins Section Chair—

Molecular/Cellular/Plant-Microbe

Interactions

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Workshops Chair

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n Special and Technical Sessions Update yourself with the latest information available on a wide variety of pertinent topics in a cost-effective way!

n Plenary Sessions Stay at the forefront of your science as you gain a unique understanding of important issues plant pathologists are facing when you participate in this APS president-driven experience, plus an additional session aimed to expand your professional development.

“The annual meeting offers great opportunities for individuals who would not normally meet each other to share experiences and develop possible collaborations in identifying practical and sustainable approaches to diagnose and manage plant diseases. These collaborations contribute to key methods in addressing the complex and grand societal challenges of agricultural productivity, food safety, climate change issues, sustainability, energy, and other topics relevant to the 2013 meeting theme of “Mind the Gap”.“

—George Abawi, APS Annual Meeting Program Chair

“We have dedicated part of Monday and Tuesday afternoon completely to posters and their authors—there will be no concurrent special or technical sessions—just pure unobstructed time to engage with those presenting posters.”

—Michael Boehm, APS President

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“The more APS Annual Meetings I come to, the more plugged in and engaged I become!”

—2012 APS Annual Meeting Attendee

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We invite you to present your latest breakthroughs and research findings with the APS and MSA communities. By presenting a poster or oral presentation, you have the opportunity to share your research with the top minds in the plant pathology community and receive feedback on your work.

So buckle down and get your research ready to submit! More information, including guidelines and criteria for acceptance, is available online at

www.apsnet.org/meet.

Online submissions for both oral and technical poster

presentations will be accepted

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“Here at the annual meeting you can get a collaborative discussion going and get feedback and input from other researchers and scientists to tighten up your work or to help you take something in a different direction. There’s more of a give and take and more of a discussion because you are talking to people at the academic/industry level, rather than reporting.”

—Bryan J. Webster, University of Wisconsin

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• Posters—Explore a full listing of this year’s posters at your fingertips

Workshops on a variety of topics pertinent to plant science offer extra educational value to meeting attendees.

Browse this year’s workshops on pages 22–23

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The great thing about this meeting is that there is so much going on, along with the science. I went to a workshop this morning and learned about leadership, communicating with other people, and how to become a better scientist as a whole.

—Lisa Malo, University of Saskatchewan

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Field TripsField trips exploring the local area and industry are an important part of the APS Annual Meeting, allowing attendees to take advantage of the meeting location.

See where this year’s field trips will take you on pages 20–21

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Field trips give you an opportunity to see and experience how things are done locally. Although production or management practices may be similar throughout the country, local environmental and cultural characteristics may flavor how things are done at the local level.

—Kevin Ong, Texas AgriLife Extension Service

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SPECiAl SESSiONS13th I. E. Melhus Graduate Student Symposium: What’s in Our Toolbox to Minimize the Risk of Plant Disease? ..................................................................................................................................... 14

An Unconventional Classroom: Reaching New Students with Online and Distance Courses and Programs ................................................................................................................................................ 15

Counting Beans & Tooting Horns: Effective Metrics for Documenting the Impact of Research and Extension ................................................................................................................................................ 15

Emerging Issues of Mycotoxins in Food Safety ............................................................................................... 12

Filling in the Gaps: How Do Xanthomonads Adapt to Diverse Hosts, Tissues, and Environments? ................... 19

Filling the Gap: Understanding Factors Driving Expanding Distributions of Plant Viruses ............................... 16

Functional, Evolutionary, and Ecological Diversity of Wood Decay Systems .................................................... 10

Fungal Ecology Beyond Boundaries: From Communities to the Globe ............................................................ 10

Innovations in Microbial Forensics and Plant Biosecurity ............................................................................... 12

Innovations in Seed Treatments for Crop Protection and Health ..................................................................... 14

Insect-Transmitted Bacterial Diseases: Passing the Gift .................................................................................. 19

Interaction Between Plants and Human Pathogens ....................................................................................... 12

Interactions and Mechanisms of Symptomless Plant Symbioses .................................................................... 18

Invasive Threats to Palm Trees ........................................................................................................................ 17

New Horizons in the Cell Biology of Fungi ...................................................................................................... 18

New Products & Services ................................................................................................................................ 14

One Fungus, One Name: The Impact of Recent Changes in Fungal Nomenclature ....................................10–11

Plant Pathologists of the Future: Showcasing the Top Graduate Students from APS Division Meetings .......... 15

Responses of Plant-Symbiotic Fungi to Climate Change: Diversity, Distribution, and Function ...................... 11

Schroth Faces of the Future: New Frontiers in Mycology ................................................................................. 11

Small Noncoding RNAs: New Paradigms in Plant-Microbe Interactions.......................................................... 18

Status and Challenges in Identification and Diagnosis of Graminicolous Downy Mildews .............................. 11

Virus Intracellular Accumulation and Movement as a Target for Disease Control ............................................ 16

FiElD TRiPSCurrent Perspectives on Abiotic and Biotic Threats to Forest and Shade Trees of Texas .................................... 20

Ornamental and Urban Farming..................................................................................................................... 20

Postharvest Storage, Pathology, and Processing of Texas Agricultural Commodities ...................................... 20

Texas Foray ..................................................................................................................................................... 21

Texas Hill Country Fruit Disease ...................................................................................................................... 21

Turfgrass ........................................................................................................................................................ 21

WORKSHOPSComparative Fungal Genomics with MycoCosm ............................................................................................. 22

Genotyping-by-Sequencing ........................................................................................................................... 22

How to Get Engaged: Advocacy Etiquette ...................................................................................................... 22

Sampling Terms, Concepts, and Best Practices for Plant Pathologists ............................................................. 22

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Functional, Evolutionary, and Ecological Diversity of Wood Decay SystemsSponsoring Committee/Sponsor: Mycology• Mechanisms of wood decay inferred from recent genome investigations.

D. CULLEN, USDA Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, WI, U.S.A.• Time-dependent expression of genes encoded by Phanerochaete carnosa during

growth on heartwood from deciduous and coniferous wood. E. MASTER, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

• Wood decay in the Ozark Highlands: Variation across species, space, and time. A. ZANNE, George Washington University, Washington, DC, U.S.A.

• Wood-rotting fungi have a dark history: Evidence from the fossil record. C. HARPER, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, U.S.A.

• Wood decay in extreme environments. R. BLANCHETTE, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.

• Novel industrial lignocellulose-degrading enzymes. A. BERLIN, Novozymes, Inc., Davis, CA, U.S.A.

• Diversification of wood decay systems in early evolution of Agaricomycotina. L. NAGY, Clark University, Worcester, MA, U.S.A.

Fungal Ecology Beyond Boundaries: From Communities to the GlobeFinancial Sponsor: New Phytologist Trust • The functioning of arbuscular mycorrhizal symbioses from local communities

to biomes. J. KLIRONOMOS, The University of British Columbia, Okanagan campus, Kelowna, BC, Canada

• Fungal ecology in a community context: Nectar microfungi interacting with bacteria, plants, and birds. T. FUKAMI, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, U.S.A.

• Does nitrogen availability affect ectomycorrhizal fungal communities at the regional scale? F. COX, University of Manchester, Manchester, England, United Kingdom

• Independent roles of saprotrophic and mycorrhizal communities in soil organic matter decomposition. J. TALBOT, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, U.S.A.

• Structure and resilience of fungal communities in Alaskan boreal forest soils. D. L. TAYLOR, Institute of Arctic Biology-University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK, U.S.A.

• Revisiting the specificity paradigm of Alnus-associated ectomycorrhizal communities at the global scale. P. KENNEDY, Lewis and Clark College, Portland, OR, U.S.A.

• Dispersal limitation, environmental filtering, and host specificity interact to influence global arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal distributions. S. KIVLIN, University of Texas-Austin, Austin, TX, U.S.A.

• Ecology from the ground up: A roots to biomes look at mycorrhizal community structure and function. K. PEAY, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, U.S.A.

One Fungus, One Name: The impact of Recent Changes in Fungal NomenclatureSponsoring Committees/Sponsors: Mycology; Diagnostics; Widely Prevalent Fungi List Working Group; International Commission on the Taxonomy of Fungi• Overview of changes affecting fungal nomenclature in the International Code of

Nomenclature. D. MINNIS, USDA-ARS Systematic Mycology & Microbiology Lab, Beltsville, MD, U.S.A.

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• Impact of ICN changes on scientific names of fungal plant pathogens. M. PALM, USDA APHIS PPQ National Identification Services, Beltsville, MD, U.S.A.

• Progress of nomenclatural working groups in implementing ICN changes. K. SEIFERT, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada

• Colletotrichum and Dothideomycetes. P. CROUS, Fungal Biodiversity Centre, Utrecht, Netherlands

• Fusarium. D. GEISER, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, U.S.A.

Responses of Plant-Symbiotic Fungi to Climate Change: Diversity, Distribution, and Function• Fungal community responses to discrete precipitation pulses under altered rainfall

intervals. A. JUMPPONEN, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, U.S.A.• Climatic drivers of fungal endophyte distributions and their impacts on plant

drought resistance. H. GIAUQUE, University of Texas-Austin, Austin, TX, U.S.A.

• Impact of fungal endophytes on the climatic niche of their host at a range-wide scale. M. AFKHAMI, University of California, Davis, CA, U.S.A.

• Mycorrhizal feedback with global change: An ecophysiological perspective. G. MALCOLM, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, U.S.A.

• Fires as global change: Responses by mycorrhizal fungi. K. TRESEDER, University of California, Irvine, CA, U.S.A.

Schroth Faces of the Future: New Frontiers in MycologySponsoring Committees/Sponsors: Early Career Professionals, MycologySchroth Faces of the Future is an annually occurring endowed session recognizing early career professionals (those within 10 years of graduation) who are making an impact in plant pathology research. Each year, Schroth covers a different discipline of plant pathology, with 2013 to cover Faces of the Future in mycology.

Status and Challenges in identification and Diagnosis of Graminicolous Downy MildewsSponsoring Committees/Sponsors: Regulatory Plant Pathology; Emerging Diseases and Pathogens; Diagnostics• Biology of downy mildews from gramineaceous crops. G. PETERSON, Foreign

Disease-Weed Science, USDA-ARS, Fort Detrick, MD, U.S.A.• Downy mildews from gramineaceous crops in North America and those of

regulatory concern. C. MAGILL, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, U.S.A.

• Environment metagenomics of downy mildews. A. LEVESQUE, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada

• Taxonomy and phylogeny of graminicolous downy mildews. M. THINES, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany

• Status, challenges, and tools in identification and diagnosis of Peronosclerospora and Sclerophthora of regulatory concern. Z. G. ABAD, USDA-APHIS-CPHST, Beltsville, MD, U.S.A.

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Emerging issues of Mycotoxins in Food SafetySponsoring Committees/Sponsors: Mycotoxicology; Seed Pathology• Impacts of the Midwest 2012 drought on aflatoxin contamination of maize.

A. ROBERTSON, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, U.S.A.• Impacts of weather on mycotoxin levels in crops. P. COTTY, USDA-ARS,

University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.• Challenges during application of biopesticide AF36 in pistachio orchards to

reduce aflatoxin contamination. T. MICHAILIDES, University of California-Davis, Parlier, CA, U.S.A.

• Aspergillus-derived fumonisin in maize. G. MUNKVOLD, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, U.S.A.

• When mycotoxins come in bunches: Fumonisin production by Aspergillus niger in grapes. J. PALUMBO, USDA-ARS, Albany, CA, U.S.A.

• Common smut enhances aflatoxin levels in maize. H. ABBAS, USDA-ARS, Stoneville, MS, U.S.A.

innovations in Microbial Forensics and Plant BiosecuritySponsoring Committees/Sponsors: Microbial Forensics Interest Group; Emerging Diseases and Pathogens; Crop Loss Assessment and Risk Evaluation (CARE); Epidemiology• Forensic epidemiology: Novel digital epidemiology methods. N. NELSON,

Georgetown University, Washington, DC, U.S.A.• Forensic epidemiology: New sensor-based plant pathogen detection: Where

to look for evidence in a 300-acre crop. F. NUTTER, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, U.S.A.

• Advances in pathogen detection for forensic plant pathology. N. BERGMAN, National Bioforensic Analysis Center, Fort Detrick, MD, U.S.A.

• Forensic methods for pathogen strain typing. J. BURANS, National Bio forensic Analysis Center, Fort Detrick, MD, U.S.A.

• Bioinformatics strategies for microbial forensics. R. KNIGHT, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, U.S.A.

interaction Between Plants and Human PathogensSponsoring Committees/Sponsors: APS Food Safety Interest Group; Public Policy Board• A microbe is a microbe: What plant pathologists can and do to contribute to

food safety research and outreach. S. MILLER, The Ohio State University, Wooster, OH, U.S.A.

• Biology and ecology of human pathogens on the plant environment. M. BRANDL, USDA-ARS, WRRC, Albany, CA, U.S.A.

• Salmonella’s life in the roots. J. BARAK, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, U.S.A.

• Plant immunity against human pathogens. M. MELOTTO, The University of Texas-Arlington, Arlington, TX, U.S.A.

• A food safety perspective on the interactions of enteric viruses with plants. K. KNIEL, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, U.S.A.

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“The highlight of the meeting is getting to see all of your colleagues and friends and catching up on all the latest news and updates and current research.”

— Monica Lewandowski The Ohio State University

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13th i. E. Melhus Graduate Student Symposium: What’s in Our Toolbox to Minimize the Risk of Plant Disease?Sponsoring Committees/Sponsors: Crop Loss Assessment and Risk Evaluation (CARE); APS FoundationSelected graduate students will present their work on minimizing plant disease risk. Minimization of this risk might be accomplished through new resistance strategies in plants; knowledge gained through disease forecasting and spatial modeling; or implementation of innovative management programs, new chemistries, or biological control agents. Presenters for this session are selected on the basis of the originality and significance of their approach to reducing plant disease risk.

innovations in Seed Treatments for Crop Protection and HealthSponsoring Committees/Sponsors: Seed Pathology; Nematology• Biological control through microbial seed treatments. G. HARMAN, Cornell

University, Geneva, NY, U.S.A.• Bacteriophage seed treatments for control of bacterial pathogens. N. ADACHI,

Ishikawa Agricultural Research Center, Kanazawa, Japan• Development and formulation of seed treatment combinations. K. ARTHUR,

Valent USA Corp., Plano, TX, U.S.A.• Implementation of seed treatment formulations by the seed industry. G. LAMKA,

Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., Johnston, IA, U.S.A.• Nematode protectant seed treatments for row crops. G. TYLKA, Iowa State

University, Ames, IA, U.S.A.• Physiological benefits of seed treatments. P. CASTRO, University of Sao Paulo,

Sao Paulo, Brazil

New Products & ServicesSponsoring Committee/Sponsor: IndustryThis session provides a forum for highlighting new products and technologies available to those in the fields of agriculture and plant disease management.

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An Unconventional Classroom: Reaching New Students with Online and Distance Courses and ProgramsSponsoring Committees/Sponsors: Office of Education; Teaching• Selection and use of technology for offering a distance course in plant

pathology. D. SHEW, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, U.S.A.• The challenges and advantages of teaching basic plant pathology at a distance.

E. LITTLE, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, U.S.A.• Teaching tropical plant pathology to a global audience. J. RISTAINO, North

Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, U.S.A.• Masters-level agricultural biosecurity education for location-bound adult

learners. G. KULDAU, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, U.S.A.

• What’s in it for us? Creating financial and academic incentives for faculty in an online degree program. D. PFEIFFER, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, U.S.A.

Counting Beans & Tooting Horns: Effective Metrics for Documenting the impact of Research and ExtensionSponsoring Committees/Sponsors: Extension; Early Career Professionals; Plant Pathogen and Disease Detection• Utilizing technology in agricultural and educational associations for

maximum impact. T. FRANK, K-global, Washington, DC, U.S.A.• How can your university’s evaluation specialist help you demonstrate impact?

T. BARTHOLOMAY, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.• Planning for evaluation of your research. N. FUHRMAN, University of

Georgia, Athens, GA, U.S.A.• Documenting the impact of 10 years of IPM on Wisconsin cranberry

production: A case study. J. COLQUHOUN, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, U.S.A.

• The importance of documenting impact—A Washington perspective. M. DRAPER, USDA-NIFA, Washington, DC, U.S.A.

Plant Pathologists of the Future: Showcasing the Top Graduate Students from APS Division MeetingsSponsoring Committee/Sponsor: Divisional ForumThis session is designed to showcase the top graduate students (M.S. or Ph.D.) from each of the six APS division meetings. The chosen speakers will give a presentation of their research that won them top honors at their respective division meeting. Speakers are allowed 20 minutes for their presentations, and this includes time for questions. This session will highlight some of the top students in the field of plant pathology and broaden the engagement and visibility of APS divisions.

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Filling the Gap: Understanding Factors Driving Expanding Distributions of Plant VirusesSponsoring Committees/Sponsors: Virology; Vector-Pathogen Complexes• Climate change effects on physiology and population processes of hosts and

vectors that influence the spread of hemipteran-borne plant viruses. A. FERERAS CASTIEL, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Madrid, Spain

• The panacea of host resistance genes: The inadvertent selection of resistance-breaking viruses. J. BROWN, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.

• Evolutionary genetics factors underlying the emergence and spread of plant RNA viruses. S. ELENA, Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas/The Santa Fe Institute, Valencia, Spain

• Suitcase importation and other venues for the introduction of exotic plant pathogens. D. GOLINO, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA, U.S.A.

• Free trade, fair trade, safe trade: The role of plant pathology in filling regulatory gaps. R. GRIFFIN, USDA-APHIS, Washington, DC, U.S.A.

Virus intracellular Accumulation and Movement as a Target for Disease ControlSponsoring Committee/Sponsor: Virology• Investigating a new role for the Cauliflower mosaic virus P6 protein: Delivery of

virions to plasmodesmata. J. SCHOELZ, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, U.S.A.

• Grapevine fanleaf virus: Virus–host interactions at the plasmodesmata influencing movement. C. RITZENTHALER, CNRS, Strasbourg, France

• The importance of chloroplast interactions for local and systemic movement of some members of the Alphaflexiviridae. J. HAMMOND, USDA-ARS, Beltsville, MD, U.S.A.

• Host membrane recruitment for replication and intercellular movement of Turnip mosaic virus. J.-F. L ALIBERTÉ, INRS, Laval, QC, Canada

• Assessing vacuole trafficking and metabolizing components for their influence on tobamovirus-induced disease. X. YANG, Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Inc., Ardmore, OK, U.S.A.

• Summary of virus accumulation and movement findings and their potential application, with Q&A. R. NELSON, Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Inc., Ardmore, OK, U.S.A.

“I’ve already had one awesome session which was super informative and really hit all the notes that I needed to learn for my research...”

—Simon Schreier, Clemson University

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invasive Threats to Palm TreesSponsoring Committees/Sponsors: Tropical Plant Pathology; Diseases of Ornamental Plants; Vector-Pathogen Complexes• Molecular characterization of lethal yellows and other phytoplasma in the

Caribbean. N. HARRISON, University of Florida, Davie, FL, U.S.A.• Texas Phoenix palm decline and potential vectors. B. BEXTINE, University of

Texas-Tyler, Tyler, TX, U.S.A.• Diagnosis of palm declines in the National Plant Disease Diagnostic Network.

K. ONG, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, U.S.A.• Cadang-cadang disease of palm in Southeast Asia. J. W. RANDLES, University

of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia• Spread and impact of lethal yellows in Central America. M. PALMIERI,

Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala• Discussion

A field of Bluebonnets (Lupinus Texensis) and Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja) wildflowers. Photo courtesy of ACVB Photo/Dan Herron, HerronStock.com

Austin Fine Arts Festival, photo courtesy of ACVB Texas State Capitol, photo courtesy of ACVB

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interactions and Mechanisms of Symptomless Plant SymbiosesSponsoring Committees/Sponsors: MSA; Mycology; Phyllosphere Microbiology; Postharvest Pathology; Turfgrass Pathology; Seed Pathology• Parallels between mutualism and pathogenesis: A comparison of lichen and

pathogenic symbioses. E. MEDINA, Duke University, Durham, NC, U.S.A.• Dual mutualist-antagonist dynamics of grass endophytes. S. FAETH,

University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC, U.S.A.• Obligately lichen-associated fungi in the lichen microbiome: How did they

get there and what are they doing? J. LAWREY, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, U.S.A.

• Bacterial traits that mediate growth and survival in plants. S. LINDOW, University of California, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

• Hemibiotrophy: The Magnaporthe oryzae–rice interaction. B. VALENT, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, U.S.A.

New Horizons in the Cell Biology of Fungi• The glowing guts of Neurospora crassa hyphae. M. RIQUELME, CICESE,

Ensenada, Mexico• Endocytosis process in Aspergillus nidulans. B. SHAW, Texas A&M

University, College Station, TX, U.S.A.• Cell-to-cell communication. L. GLASS, University of California, Berkeley,

CA, U.S.A.• Septation in filamentous fungus. R. MOURIÑO-PÉREZ, CICESE,

Ensenada, Mexico• mRNA transport in the plant pathogen Ustilago maydis.

M. FELDBRÜGGE, University of Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany

Small Noncoding RNAs: New Paradigms in Plant-Microbe interactionsSponsoring Committees/Sponsors: Bacteriology; Molecular and Cellular Phytopathology; Widely Prevalent Bacteria• Small noncoding RNAs: Origin, function, and discovery. X. CHEN,

University of California, Riverside, CA, U.S.A.• Host targets of viral si and miRNAs in maize. V. VANCE, University of

South Carolina, Columbia, SC, U.S.A.• Small RNA-mediated gene regulation in plant immune responses against

bacterial pathogens. H. JIN, University of California, Riverside, CA, U.S.A.• The role of sRNAs in the virulence of the plant pathogen Xanthomonas

campestris. U. BONAS, Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany

• Application of small RNAs and RNA-silencing mechanisms in fungi. R. DEAN, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, U.S.A.

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Filling in the Gaps: How Do Xanthomonads Adapt to Diverse Hosts, Tissues, and Environments?• Roles of transporters and sugar utilization systems in xanthomonad adaptation to

different environments. M. ARLAT, University of Toulouse, Toulouse, France• Genome plasticity in xanthomonads. R. KOEBNIK, IRD, Montpellier, France• Transcriptome analysis to reveal genome adaptation to new environments and

hosts. G. LIONEL, CIRAD, Sainte-Clotilde, La Réunion, France• Criteria for home: What xanthomonad adaptations enable colonization of

different plant tissue types? A. BOGDANOVE, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, U.S.A.

• Flagellar motility and fitness in xanthomonads. M. A. JACQUES, INRA, Angers, France

insect-Transmitted Bacterial Diseases: Passing the GiftSponsoring Committees/Sponsors: Vector-Pathogen Complexes; Bacteriology• Recent advances in understanding the biology of the insect-transmitted bacterium,

Xylella fastidiosa. C. ROPER, University of California, Riverside, CA, U.S.A.• Phytophagous insects, Salmonella enterica, produce a tritrophic interaction that

can make you sick. J. P. SOTO-ARIAS, University Wisconsin, Madison, WI, U.S.A.

• Pantoea stewartii uses distinct type III secretion systems to alternate between host kingdom. M. REDINBAUGH, USDA-ARS, Ohio State University, Wooster, OH, U.S.A.

• Erwinia tracheiphila: Getting around with a little help from my friends. E. SAALAU-ROJAS, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, U.S.A.

• Genomics of Erwinia amylovora–host interactions: Update and perspective. Y. F. ZHAO, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, U.S.A.

Driskill Hotel. Restored luxury historic hotel built in 1886 and located at the very heart of the city on amous Sixth Street. Photo courtesy ACVB .

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Current Perspectives on Abiotic and Biotic Threats to Forest and Shade Trees of TexasSponsoring Committee/Sponsor: Forest PathologyThe field trip will emphasize current abiotic and biotic threats, including oak wilt, hypoxylon canker, leaf scorch, fire, and drought, to Texas forest and shade trees. Participants will visit several locations, including the Bastrop State Park, which was devastated by wildfires in 2011. Attendees will interact with local forest health specialists and pathologists to discuss research, surveys, and long-term drought and fire and their impact on forest health planning.

Ornamental and Urban Farming Sponsoring Committees/Sponsors: Diseases of Ornamental Plants; ExtensionThis field trip will explore various green industries that impact the urban areas of Central Texas (Austin-San Antonio). We will visit several local commercial greenhouse and nursery operations. We will also explore some aspects of food production in the urban and immediate surrounding areas.

Postharvest Storage, Pathology, and Processing of Texas Agricultural CommoditiesSponsoring Committee/Sponsor: Postharvest PathologyThe field trip will focus on storage, pathology, and processing of fruits, grains, and vegetables that are produced in the Austin, Texas area.

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“The annual meeting provides a venue for those interested in plant diseases, health, and production to come together and share ideas and science critical to allowing plant pathology as a discipline to help solve many of the world’s most pressing issues related to food production, safety, and security; energy; sustainability; and the environment to health, wellness, and poverty.”

—Michael Boehm, APS President

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Texas ForaySponsoring Committees/Sponsors: APS; MSAOn Saturday, participants will be bused to one (or two) local state park(s) or other natural areas within approximately 1 hour travel time to collect fungi. On return to Austin, a boxed lunch will be provided along with examination of collected material and talks on Texas mushrooms by local experts. The site has yet to be determined. Possibilities include Hamilton Pool, Pedernales Falls State Park, Barton Springs, Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge, and others.

Texas Hill Country Fruit DiseaseSponsoring Committee/Sponsor: ExtensionThe field trip will consist of visits to commercial vineyards and wineries in the beautiful Texas Hill Country to highlight diseases of wine grapes, including Pierce’s disease, cotton root rot, crown gall, and other challenging pathogens. Other features will be a peach orchard, where common diseases will be viewed. Alternative crops, such as pomegranate, fig, and pear, will be viewed and discussed at a Texas A&M University experimental facility in Fredericksburg, Texas.

TurfgrassSponsoring Committee/Sponsor: Turfgrass PathologyThis field trip will highlight the challenges of maintaining aesthetic and playable turfgrass areas in the southcentral region of the United States. Possible sites include the University of Texas athletic facilities (including Texas Memorial Stadium), Austin Golf Club, Barton Creek Golf Club, and the newly constructed Circuit of the Americas racetrack facility. The field trip will focus on the impact of these facilities on the economy and the particular management problems that are unique to the region, such as water management.

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Comparative Fungal Genomics with MycoCosmMycoCosm is a web-based fungal genomics resource developed by the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute. It integrates genomic data from more than 200 fungi with interactive analysis tools. This workshop will give participants hands-on experience of exploring genomic data in both a genome centric and comparative genomics manner.• Fungal genomics for energy and environment. I. GRIGORIEV, DOE JGI,

Walnut Creek, CA, U.S.A.• Comparative analysis with MycoCosm, part 1. R. OHM, DOE JGI, Walnut

Creek, CA, U.S.A.• Comparative analysis with MycoCosm, part 2. A. KUO, DOE JGI, Walnut

Creek, CA, U.S.A.• Comparative analysis with MycoCosm, part 3. R. RILEY, DOE JGI, Walnut

Creek, CA, U.S.A.

Genotyping-by-SequencingSponsoring Committee/Sponsor: GeneticsGenotyping-by-sequencing (GBS) uses barcoding and next-generation sequencing of DNA or RNA samples for high-resolution, low-cost genotyping. In this workshop, we will provide an overview of GBS theory and library preparation followed by step-by-step computational analyses of sequence data. Attendees will become familiar with resources for GBS, its limitations, and some real-world examples of its applications, including those for organisms without a reference genome.

How to Get Engaged: Advocacy EtiquetteSponsoring Committee/Sponsor: Public Policy BoardThis workshop will train participants in how to devise a compelling message and deliver it to legislators in both oral and written formats. Our plan is to invite an active Congressional legislative assistant to participate in the training and mock advocacy meetings. In addition, expertise will be provided by professional policy advocates.

Sampling Terms, Concepts, and Best Practices for Plant PathologistsSponsoring Committees/Sponsors: Epidemiology, Crop Loss Assessment and Risk Evaluation (CARE), Pathogen ForensicsThe processes of selecting sampling units (pathogen isolates, plants, leaves, fields, etc.) without bias is an everyday necessity in plant pathology. In this workshop, sampling terms, concepts, and best practices will be presented. Emphasis will be placed on examining relevant issues related to the power of the test, sample size estimation, hierarchical sampling, and sampling for bulk test. Examples related to pathogen detection, mean separation, yield loss estimation, and seed health tests will be used.• Introduction: Sampling terms and concepts. F. NUTTER, Iowa State University,

Ames, IA, U.S.A.• Sampling to increase power of a test and group (bulk) testing. P. ESKER,

University of Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica• Hierarchical sampling for plant pathogen detection. P. OJIAMBO, North

Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, U.S.A.• Issues in seed health testing. G. MUNKVOLD, Iowa State University, Ames, IA,

U.S.A.

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