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2016 Canola Pathology Workshop

National Meeting on Diseases of Canola

University of Melbourne, Parkville
  Wednesday, 2 March 2016
 

Welcome and Introduction (Alex Idnurm)

Session I:  Diseases of canola (Chair: Wayne Burton)

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Andrew Ware (SARDI):
Ravjit Khangura (DAFWA):
Brenda Coutts (DAFWA):
Martin Barbetti (UWA):
Martin Barbetti (UWA):
Kurt Lindbeck (NSW DPI):
Blackleg disease in 2015
Three years of survey data of diseases other than blackleg
2015 virus resistance screening
Foliar disease survey in 2015
White leaf spot
Incidence, severity and yield loss due to Sclerotinia

Session II:  Basic research into canola diseases (Chair: Candace Elliott)

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Josh Koh (DEDJTR):
Louise Thatcher (CSIRO):

Matt Denton/Giles (Curtin):

Alex Idnurm (Uni Melb):
Harsh Raman (NSW DPI):
A potential control agent for blackleg in canola
Suppression of Sclerotinia and other fungal diseases of canola by broad spectrum biocontrol agents
Unravelling the genetic basis of resistance and susceptibility to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum in Brassica napus
Blackleg genes involved in stem infection
Review of NBGIP traits, and outcomes from the past 5 years

Session III:  Agronomy (Chair: Don McCaffery)

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John Kirkegaard (CSIRO):
John McCredden (Pioneer):
Susie Sprague (CSIRO):
Canola agronomy project
Changes in farming systems and blackleg disease
Control of blackleg with fungicides in dual-purpose crops

Session IV:  Model Systems (Chair: Susie Sprague)

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Remi Crete (UWA):
Angela Van de Wouw (Uni Melb):

Art Diggle (DAFWA):
Models for deployment of disease resistance genes
Influence of rotation of blackleg resistance genes on frequencies of avirulence genes
Decision support tools for control of diseases of canola

Session V:  Current industry issues (Chair: Phil Salisbury)

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Angela Van de Wouw (Uni Melb):
Steve Marcroft (MGP):
Steve Marcroft (MGP):
Fungicide tolerance in blackleg populations
Blackleg infection of stems and branches
Extension/communication of canola disease issues

Wrap Up (Barb Howlett)


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