Conferences / Workshops
2015 Canola Pathology Workshop
National Meeting on Diseases of Canola
University of Melbourne, ParkvilleWednesday, 4 March 2015
Session I: Incidence/severity of canola diseases in 2014 (Chair: Ray Cowley)
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| Ravjit Khangura:
| National survey of canola diseases other than blackleg and Sclerotinia in 2014 Blackleg severity across Australia Blackleg canker in the branches and stems Sclerotinia incidence and severity |
Session II: Other diseases and Viruses (Chair: Don McCaffery)
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| Martin Barbetti:
| Plans for GRDC-funded research project into other diseases of canola Beet Western Yellows Virus (Turnip Yellows Virus) & its vector Green Peach Aphid in canola Virus diseases of canola: Turnip yellows virus (TuYV) and Turnip mosaic virus (TuMV) |
Session IIIa: Basic research into canola diseases (Chair: Candace Elliott)
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| Jacqui Batley:
| Blackleg resistance gene identification in Brassica napus: A pan genome approach Quest for new sources of resistance to blackleg |
Session IIIb: Sclerotinia (Chair: Trent Potter)
| 01 * 02 * 03 | Ravjit Khangura / Kurt Lindbeck: Martin Barbetti: Richard Oliver: | Unravelling factors affecting Sclerotinia stem rot in canola particularly in the light of fungicide spray decisions Host resistance to Sclerotinia: opportunities for the canola industry Centre of Crop and Disease Management: Cropping for the future |
Session IV: Staying Ahead of Blackleg (Chair: Susie Sprague)
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| Peter Thrall:
| Using evolutionary principles to optimise deployment of genetic resistance in crops The effect of rotation of R gene on frequencies of avirulence alleles in blackleg populations Expression of major gene resistance in canola tissues Aviator Xpro Identification of fungicide tolerance isolates General Discussion and Wrap up |
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