Conferences / Workshops
2020 Canola Pathology Workshop
National Meeting on Diseases of Canola
University of Melbourne, Parkville
Wednesday, 5 February 2020
Welcome and Introduction (Alex Idnurm)
Session I: State updates for 2019 season (Chair: Don McCaffery, NSW DPI)
| 01 02 03 04 | Alistair Smith (MGP) Andrew Ware (EP Ag) Kurt Lindbeck (NSW DPI) Andrew Wherret (Living Farm) | Vic update SA update NSW update WA update |
Session II: Sclerotinia and alternative disease strategies (Chair: Louise Thatcher, CSIRO)
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03 | Aruni Alahakoon (UoM)
Mark Derbyshire (CCDM)
Toby Newman (CCDM) | The use of Acyl-CoA-binding proteins (ACBPs) in frost tolerance and disease tolerance Sclerotinia resistance in Australian germplasm and genomic selection as a tool for expediting Sclerotinia resistance breeding Towards effector-assisted breeding for Sclerotinia resistance Evolutionary management of resistance to blackleg |
Session III: GRDC blackleg investment (Chair: Wayne Burton, Landmark)
| 01 02 03 04 05 | Francis Ogbannaya (GRDC) Alex Idnurm (UoM) Angela Van de Wouw (UoM) Jacqui Batley (UWA) Susie Sprague (CSIRO) | Brief overview of GRDC investments Program 1: Disease epidemiology Program 2: International research collaboration Program 3: Identification of resistance genes and associated markers Program 4: Understanding and identification of quantitative resistance |
Session IV: UCI, fungicide use and related issues (Chair: Justin Kudnig, Advanta Seeds)
| 01 02 03 04 05 | Susie Sprague (CSIRO) Steve Marcroft (MGP) Angela Van de Wouw (UoM) Leanne Forsyth (Syngenta) Matthieu Babiar (Agro ParisTech / CSIRO) | Understanding triggers for upper canopy infection Fungicide control strategies for upper canopy infection Update on fungicide resistance in Australian populations New fungicide MOAs and proposed management strategies Yield responses and genetic interactions with seedling fungicide use |
Session V: Current blackleg issues (Chair: Nelson Gororo, Nuseed)
| 01 02 03 | Andrew Ware (EP Ag) Steve Marcroft (MGP) Steve Marcroft / Biz Sheedy (MGP) | How industry is using the GRDC funded blackleg research Update on ABDF resistance stability Proposed new blackleg management guide for industry |