Tuesday, 26th September Science Protecting Plant Health 2017

• A ‘genome to paddock’ approach to control plant disease - Barbara Howlett

• Linking molecules to morphology: fruit fly integrative taxonomy - Mark K Schutze
• The banana wilt fungus Fusarium oxysporum f .sp. cubense is even more diverse than previously anticipated - Diane Mostert
• Sexual reproduction between Pyrenophora teres f. teres and Pyrenophora teres f. maculata is rare in barley field populations - Barsha Poudel
• Host specificity in net form of net blotch of barley and barley grass caused by Pyrenophora teres fsp. teres - Celeste Linde
• Genotyping of potato cyst nematode in Victoria, Australia, and comparison with populations from Europe and the Americas - Jacqueline Edwards

• Point-of-Contact Diagnostics: Fast Biosecurity Decisions in the Genomic Age - Grant Smith
• On-site detection of Potato spindle tuber viroid in a disease outbreak using loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) - Linda Zheng
• An internet-based bioinformatics toolkit for Plant Biosecurity diagnosis and surveillance of viruses and viroids - Roberto A Barrero
• A new bioinformatics pipeline for the rapid detection of plant viruses using next generation sequencing data - Amanda Baizan-Edge
• The use of NGS to identify quarantine pathogens and genomic traits for breeders in tropical pulse germplasm imported by the Australian Grains Genebank. - Brendan B Rodoni

• Standing on the shoulders of giants: Vavilov's wheat collection and sources of resistance - Lee Hickey
• Unlocking novel alleles for resistance to leaf rust in the Vavilov wheat collection - Adnan Riaz
• Selecting wheat cultivars that combine root-lesion nematode (Pratylenchus thornei and P. neglectus) resistance and P. thornei tolerance. - Jason Sheedy
• Advanced genomics for improved disease resistance prediction in potato - Brittney M. Caruana
• Development of markers to allow incorporation of complementary resistance genes to Rhynchosporium into elite barley varieties - Anna Avrova

• Modelling invasive species arrival and establishment - Dean Paini
• Fighting Queensland Fruit Fly in-silico: spatially explicit modelling to inform management strategies - Florian Schwarzmueller
• Assessing the performance of landscape-based strategies to deploy major-gene resistance - Loup RIMBAUD
• Risk assessment and application of the Military Appreciation Process to involve growers in emergency response decision making - Suzy Perry
• Optimizing the surveillance of invading organisms: Can we improve standard surveillance strategies? - Maggie D Triska

• Building plant health systems to improve nutrition and livelihoods worldwide - Trevor Nicholls
• An Eco-Health approach to plant pathology in agricultural development - David I Guest
• The influence of the local social profile on establishing grower and community collaboration – The case of industry-driven fruit fly area-wide management - Heleen Kruger
• Crop Pathology online 24/7/365 – does it deliver? - Johanna Couchman
• Building resilience in indigenous communities through engagement - Alby Marsh

•    Extracellular vesicles: An underappreciated component of the plant immune system - Roger W Innes

• What can we realistically expect from biocontrol of insect vectors of plant pathogens: is significant disease mitigation possible? - Mark S Hoddle

• Use of epidemiological models to predict the spread and potential for control of tree diseases. - Chris Gilligan
• A disease of French beans and soybean caused by Cowpea mild mottle virus in Queensland - Denis M Persley
• Alternative hosts, seed transmissibility and persistent-propagative replication of Soybean blotchy mosaic virus. - Elrea Strydom
• Modelling outbreak risk of wheat stripe rust to inform on-farm crop monitoring - Jens G Froese
• Do ascospores play a role in the epidemiology of citrus black spot? - Nga Tran

• Bacterial Leaf Streak: an emerging disease of wheat in the Upper Midwest - Ruth Dill-Macky
• Using biology to develop a targeted biosecurity strategy for risk management of brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys. - Brian W Garms
• Ramu stunt: an important biosecurity threat to the Australian sugarcane industry - Kathy Braithwaite
• Phytoplasma disease outbreaks in multiple crops in eastern Australia - Murray Sharman

• Grapevine leafroll disease control in white cultivars - Gerhard Pietersen
• Management of yellow spot (Pyrenophora tritici-repentis) in wheat through paddock selection, variety selection and in-crop management - Melissa Cook
• Can reniform nematode (Rotylenchulus reniformis) in Australian cotton be managed by crop rotation? - Linda J Smith
• Do Alternate Wetting and Drying Irrigation Technologies and Nitrogen Rates Affect Rice Sheath Blight? - Adam H Sparks
• Investigating biofumigation and composted chicken manure to manage soilborne pathogens of avocado - Elizabeth K Dann

• Optimising surveillance protocols using unmanned aircraft systems: the power of perspective - Brian McCornack
• The use of UAS obtained imagery to detect early stages of pest incursions: Case study of grape phylloxera in vineyards - Fernando Vanegas Alvarez
• UAS Remote Sensing Efforts for Myrtle Rust Management - Felipe Gonzalez
• Optimal surveillance strategies for invasive plant pathogens using a spatial stochastic algorithmic mapping approach - Eric Grist
• Monitoring of airborne Sclerotinia sclerotiorum ascospores in southern New South Wales canola growing regions using quantitative PCR - Audrey Leo

• Plant Biosecurity just goes with the Territory - Sarah Corcoran
• National Plant Pest Surveillance: An Innovative Approach to National Coordination and Knowledge Creation - Nicholas Woods
• How robust are stable isotope and trace element signatures for the assessment of a fruit fly's geographic origin? - Karen F Armstrong
• The future of the National Red Imported Fire Ant Eradication Program - Geoffrey Kent
• Managing biosecurity risk of exotic insect pest and pathogen incursions in wheat through pre-emptive breeding - Livinus Emebiri

• Correlation between Gonipterus sp. herbivory and leaf oil profiles in Corymbia species and hybrids - Flavia FB Bonora
• Bursaphelenchus aff. vallesianus / sexdentati – identification from dying Pinus spp. in Queensland - Jennifer A Cobon
• Stability and heritability of RNAi in generations of transgenic plants and nematodes - Jebin Akther
• “The difference between ‘Braeburn’ and ‘Golden Delicious’ apple fruit in susceptibility and antioxidant response to postharvest disease caused by the grey mould fungus, Botrytis cinerea.” - Tuyet T.A. Bui
• Evidence of early defence to Ascochyta lentis in a novel primary Lens genepool accession - Rama Harinath Reddy Dadu
• What’s the use of a phytohormone? Leptosphaeria maculans produces abscisic acid when colonising its host, Brassica napus - Reynaldi Darma
• Expression of the Bifunctional Genes of Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum - Jenna M Gilkes
• Key defence response genes of lentil (Lens culinaris) through the first 24 hours of Ascochyta lentis infection - Mahsa Khorramdelazad
• Elucidation of molecular defence mechanism in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) against root-lesion nematode (Pratylenchus thornei) - Md Motiur Rahaman
• First report of secondary metabolites produced by species of Botryosphaeriaceae implicated in grapevine trunk diseases in Australia. - Pierluigi Reveglia
• The use of GFP-transformed Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense Sub-Tropical Race 4 to study the pathogen’s movement through entire banana plants. - Noeleen Warman
• Molecular basis of response to (sub)lethal stresses - Wei Xu
• Build Better Biosecurity… for the cost of a stamp - Jordan Bailey
• Capturing diversity of wheat powdery mildew in Western Australia - Jason J Bradley
• Is there a correlation between virulence and VCG type in Australian Verticillium dahliae isolates? - Pearl Dadd-Daigle
• The Phytophthora infestans population causing potato late blight in Australia consists of a unique novel genotype. - Rudolf F de Boer
• Victoria’s Plant Pest and Pathogen Reference Collections - Jacqueline Edwards
• Investigating luteoviridae viruses in pulse crops in Australia reveals diversity and recombination events - Fiona F Filardo
• Does genetic diversity of Ceratobasidium theobromae, the cause of vascular streak dieback disease of cocoa, explain symptom variation? - Muhammad Junaid
• Population dynamics and genetic structure of the wheat crown rot pathogen Fusarium pseudograminearum in Western Australia - Mohammed Khudhair
• Diversity and structure of Colletotrichum tanaceti populations in Pyrethrum - Ruvini V Lelwala
• Pythium and Phytophthora diversity in a Pinus radiata nursery from New Zealand   - Rebecca McDougal
• Colletotrichum species associated with anthracnose of subtropical and tropical fruit in Australia - Roger W Mitchell
• High prevalence of a genetic lineage of the Ralstonia solanacearum species complex in the Southwest Indian Ocean islands inferred by phylogenetic and genotyping approaches - Stéphane Poussier
• Genetic and pathogenicity risk of a highly adapted clonal haplotype within the Australian Ascochyta rabiei population - Prabhakaran T Sambasivam
• Invasive Spear Thistle Weed Detection and Zoysia grass Mapping Using UAV Aerial Imagery - Fernando Vanegas Alvarez
• Molecular, biological and ecological assessment of cryptic species diversity within the whitefly Bemisia tabaci species complex - Sona Vyskocilova
• Plant pest impacts: a common set of metrics - Kylie B Ireland
• A Genome Wide Association Study of Resistance to Stripe Rust in the Vavilov Wheat Collection - Dilani Tharanga Senevirathna Jambuthenne Gamaralalage
•   Investigations on the resistance of Saccharum spontaneum and its backcross progenies on root knot and root lesion nematodes - Shamsul A Bhuiyan
• Delivering novel genetic solutions to control yellow spot in wheat - Eric Dinglasan
• Characterisation of quantitative trait loci for resistance to two species of root‐lesion nematode (Pratylenchus thornei and P. neglectus) on chromosome 2BS in wheat - Iman Mohamed ElMor
• Root lesion nematode, Pratylenchus neglectus and P. thornei pulse resistance ratings: A national approach - Joshua Fanning
• Improving resistance to tan spot (yellow spot) through pyramiding new resistance genes - Hossein Golzar
• Quantitative trait loci for resistance to Stagonospora nodorum blotch in wheat - Hossein Golzar
• Quantitative trait loci for resistance to Blumeria graminis f. sp. tritici in wheat - Hossein Golzar
• Differences in host pathogen interactions among Australian Ascochyta rabiei isolates and chickpea accessions - Yasir Mehmood
• Taking full advantage of nematode resistance testing for wheat cultivars over multiple experiments - Maria Valeria Paccapelo
• Reaction of sunflower genotypes to downy mildew, Plasmopara halstedii, under controlled conditions - Siamak Rahmanpour Ozan
• Reaction of sunflower genotypes to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum under greenhouse conditions - Siamak Rahmanpour Ozan
• Evaluation of sunflower genetic resources to charcoal rot caused by Macrophomina phaseolina - Siamak Rahmanpour Ozan
• Differential host-pathogen interactions of Malus and Neonectria ditissima - Reiny WA Scheper
• Effect of potato variety on Verticillium infection of petioles and yield at harvest. A one year field evaluation - Tonya J Wiechel
• Influence of high and low levels of potassium in field soil on common scab symptom development – a glasshouse experiment - Tonya J Wiechel
• Investigating soilborne nectriaceous fungi impacting avocado tree establishment in Australia - Louisa E Parkinson
• Pre-breeding efforts for resistance to Ascochyta blight and Botrytis Grey Mould in pulses - Pragya Dr Kant
• Cross Sectoral Plant Biosecurity R,D&E Opportunities - Victoria A Ludowici
• Fire ants in Australia: eradication tools, strategies, and success stories - F. Ross Wylie
• Soil quality indicators to detect suppression of Fusarium wilt in bananas in the Philippines - Tamsi Jasmin D. Gervacio
• Improving on-farm biosecurity in the Philippine banana farms by reducing soil movement on footwear - Tamsi Jasmin D. Gervacio
• Effects of commercial disinfectants on the survival of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense Race 1 and Tropical Race 4 propagules - Vu Tuan Nguyen
• Epidemiology and impact of myrtle rust (Austropuccinia psidii) in lemon myrtle (Backhousia citriodora) plantations - Emily Lancaster
• Spread and Severity of Fusarium Dieback – Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer Throughout Urban Forests in Los Angeles County - Shannon C Lynch
• The rise of scolytid beetle activity ....is it just the hot weather? - Craig Maddox
• Amblypelta spp management for NSW and SE QLD avocado and macadamia orchards. Can we reduce the spray frequency with better timing? - Craig Maddox
• Sustainable agrichemicals derived from the endophytic fungus Daldinia sp. - Ross Mann
• Non-invasive techniques for determining Phytophthora root rot severity in avocados. - Arachchige Surantha A salgadoe
• Fungi and bacteria associated with the Peanut Kernel Shrivel (PKS) disease in the Bundaberg region - Dante L Adorada
• Insights into Botryosphaeria detections - unravelling its identity and its impact on biosecurity - Ramez R Aldaoud
• New host records for Verticillium tricorpus, Corynespora cassiicola, Aphelenchoides fragariae and Helicotylenchus dihystera, associated with dieback and leaf blight of hydroponically grown sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum) in Victoria, Australia - Ramez R Aldaoud
• Causal pathogens of fruit rot in sweet cherry and weather-based infection risk - Karen Barry
• Real-time PCR detection of Phyllosticta ampelicida, the causal agent of black rot of grape  - Jeyaseelan Baskarathevan
• Potato wart detection and eradication - Raja Thangavel
• Investigations of the aetiology of sugarcane yellow canopy syndrome - Shiromani Basnayake
• Development of a multiplex PCR for the detection of Eutypa lata and Cryptovalsa ampelina associated with Eutypa dieback of grapevines - Regina Billones-Baaijens
• First report of four Phytophthora species in the Lao PDR - Sophia E Callaghan
• Pythium species Associated with Yield Decline in Processing Tomatoes in Victoria - Sophia E Callaghan
• First Report of Sclerotinia Stem Rot Caused by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum on Chinese chives in Korea - In-Young Choi
• Alternate Ipomoea species as a diagnostic tool for enhancing virus detection in sweetpotato - Emma A Coleman
• A newly identified banana ampelovirus from south-east Asia. - Kathleen S Crew
• Ipomoea setosa; and effective and reliable tool for the detection of SPLCV in sweetpotato - Sandra E Dennien
• The assessment of physiological methods for early, quantifiable stress and disease detection in banana plants  - Katelyn Ferro
• Complete genome sequence of Clerodendrum chlorotic spot virus, a putative dichorhavirus - Juliana Freitas-Astúa
• Analysis of the NID domain of the capsid protein of banana streak virus and utilization for diagnostics - Andrew Geering
• The challenges of fungal and bacterial diagnostics in tropical north Queensland - Kathy R Grice
• Ascochyta blight pathogens isolated from Australian native and weed legumes - Elizabeth C Keirnan
• Fusarium species associated with summer field crops in eastern Australia - Lisa A Kelly
• Molecular characterization of viruses infecting taro in East Africa - Dawit Mr. Kidanemariam
• Identification and detection of species associated with Pythium soft rot of ginger in Australia - Duy P LE
• Occurrence of Aster yomena Sclerotinia Rot Caused by Sclerotinia minor in Korea - Sang Yeob Lee
• Comparative diagnosis of viral pathogens using side-by-side trials of existing Post Entry Quarantine and small RNA next generation sequencing methods. - Joanne Mackie
• Modern Diagnostics Project: Enhanced Plant Health Diagnostics for Northern Australia - Craig A Marston
• Cause of internal finger rot or finger tip rot of banana in far north Queensland - Nandita Pathania
• Phenotyping crown rot in wheat using imaging technologies - Cassandra Percy
• Detection of Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus (CGMMV) in seed commodities using lateral flow technology - Keith Schuetz

Date:  Tuesday 26th September 2017. 5.00pm - 7.00pm

Location: Rydges, South Bank Brisbane

Cost: No Cost

To Register: Please contact Alan Nankivell e: a.nankivell@pbcrc.com.au

Summary: This is an opportunity to participate in an interactive workshop of future research and development needs and priorities for management of Bactericera cockerelli, tomato potato psyllid (TPP), and the bacterium that it vectors, Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum (CLso).

This workshop will be the first major output of the levy funded project ‘MT16018 - Tomato potato psyllid (TPP) National Program Coordinator’.  This three year project will support the fresh potato, processed potato, vegetable and nursery industries to manage the risk of tomato potato psyllid, through stakeholder coordination. The project will resource a TPP Program Coordinator, working with a Steering Committee, to ensure a strategic TPP response is developed and adopted in a coordinated fashion by all stakeholder groups in order to minimise the effects of this pest in Australia

 As such, we are seeking to establish a national action plan to address the incursion of TPP into Australia in 2017. Part of the plan is to identify future research, development and extension needs. This session will provide scientists with the opportunity to have input into the preparation of the research and development aspects of the plan.

 The strategic levy investment project MT16018 - Tomato potato psyllid (TPP) National Program Coordinator is funded by potato processer, fresh potato and vegetable research and development levies and contributions from the Australian Government. Hort Innovation is the grower-owned, not-for-profit research and development corporation for Australian horticulture.