Key Research

Phytopathology Editor’s Pick. Molecular epidemiology can be useful in dissecting the relationship between evolutionary processes and epidemic behavior. A convincing example is provided by Lourenço et al. applying a multigene genealogical and coalescent analysis to study Alternaria solani in Brazil. This work supports the hypothesis that the populations of A. solani causing early blight in potato versus tomato are genetically distinct. Read more today!

Plant Disease Editor’s Pick: To Prune or Not To Prune? During the summer, Cercospora leaf spot affects black elderberry trees in Hungary. Imre Holb and colleagues wanted to know if the amount of winter pruning influenced disease. They also wondered if pruning should be the same in orchards managed according to organic standards as in orchards receiving conventional pesticides applied according to IPM standards. Read the June Plant Disease Editor’s Pick to find the answers. 

MPMI Editor's Pick. In the June issue of MPMI, Bartetzko et al. show that the XopJ effector of Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria localizes to the plasma membrane of host cells and also to Golgi vesicles. XopJ expression in N. benthamiana suppressed host protein secretion and callose deposition in response to a nonpathogenic mutant of Pseudomonas syringae, suggesting that XopJ acts by inhibiting cell wall-based host defense. Read more in this month's Editor's Pick. 
 

Member News

Share Your Breakthroughs at the Annual Meeting! How has APS helped advance your research? Has your career been improved through your membership? Share your breakthroughs with APS at the annual meeting. You could be featured in the upcoming APS campaigns. If your story is chosen, you will receive a special “green” thank you from APS.
 

Annual Meeting

Additional Housing Added. The APS-designated hotels have filled up, but an additional hotel has been added. If you've experienced any difficulty reserving a room, please contact the Travel Portland Housing Bureau at +1.877.678.5262, ext. 2, and a room will be available.
 

Foundation News

Congratulations APS Foundation Awardees! A complete list of the recipients of the 2009 APS Foundation Awards and a listing of all foundation contributors can be found in the July issue of Phytopathology News and on APSnet. APS is grateful to the donors whose great generosity makes the APS Foundation possible.
 

APS Committee & Board Notices

Make Your Donations Now for APS Silent Auction! Your help is needed to make this year’s OIP Silent Auction a success! Donations for the OIP Silent Auction must be received by July 3 if you will be mailing them. If you intend to bring a donation to the meeting, please send the donation form by July 3 so we can prepare for the meeting. Support global interactions and donate today!

Last Call for the 2009 Art in Phytopathology Competition! Submissions are due July 1! Show off your creative side and win a cash award for depicting any plant pathogen or plant disease using any medium. Need inspiration? Check out a former Best in Show, Aruna Kilaru, who presented interpretations of her research work, and a slide show of previous entrees. Submission information is available on APSnet.
 

Online Resources

Bayer CropScience Partners with the Plant Management Network. Bayer CropScience, one of the world’s leading innovative crop protection companies, has become the latest organization to partner with the Plant Management Network (PMN). Partners like Bayer support PMN's nonprofit mission: to enhance the health, management, and production of agricultural and horticultural crops. Join our growing list of leaders, and become a PMN partner. To learn more about partnership and its benefits, visit PMN's website.

The July issues of MPMI, Phytopathology, and Plant Disease Now Online. The latest issues of MPMI, Phytopathology, and Plant Disease are now online; table of contents, abstracts, and search functionality, as well as creating favorites, tracking citations, and saved custom searches, are open to all. Complete articles that have been published in the last 24 months require a subscription (12 months for MPMI). Contact Denise Kessler for personal subscriptions or Dawn Wuest for institutional subscriptions.

PMN Introduces Focus on Agricultural Practitioners. The Plant Management Network (PMN) recently released its new web portal, Focus on Agricultural Practitioners, designed exclusively for crop consultants, extension agents, ag retailers, and producers. The site makes it easier for these professionals to access PMN’s online resources. The search page is especially useful in locating information published in PMN’s applied journals, extension publications from partner universities, and educational resources from PMN’s agribusiness partners. Give it a try!

July Phytopathology News Now Available Online. In the latest issue of Phytopathology News, read about the newly elected APS officers, a summary from the recent plant pathology education workshop, Randy Van Haren's piece discussing opportunities for private practitioners in agriculture, details on APHIS ePermit accounts, and advice for attending the 2009 Annual Meeting in Portland from the point of view of several APS Emeritus members.
 

Updates from APS PRESS

APS PRESS Offers More Than 60 New and Noteworthy Mycology Titles. Phytophthora: Identifying Species by Morphology and DNA Fingerprints receives praise from FUNGI magazine, “This book is especially well prepared in that it presents an updated key, integrating the classical morphological approach and a new DNA fingerprinting technique.” APS PRESS has also added Introduction to Fungi, Third Edition to its mycology collection. Remember, you always get a 10% discount with your APS member discount!
 

In the News

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Important Dates

August 2009
 1–5  — APS Annual Meeting.
 

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