Voting Now APS Public Policy Board Provides a Open for ... · An Outline of the History of Phytopathology . W . B Saunders .n. Phytopathology News 55 PPB, continued from page 53 PPB

Phytopathology News 53

May 2017 bull Volume 51 bull Number 5

In This IssueOIP News amp Views 60Office of Education 61Meeting 61Candidates for APS Office 62OPRO 66People 67Classifieds 70APS Journals 71Calendar of Events 72

wwwapsnetorg

Peter S Ojiambo

James C Correll Lindsey J du Toit

Leland (Sandy) Pierson III

Voting Now Open for

President-Elect and Councilor-at-Large The APS Nominations Committee is pleased to announce that James C Correll University of Arkansas and Lindsey J du Toit Washington State University are running for president-elect of APS Candidates for councilor-at-large are Peter S Ojiambo North Carolina State University and Leland (Sandy) Pierson III Texas AampM University Members must cast their votes for the 2017 APS election by May 31 2017

Profiles and statements of vision for the candidates for office begin on page 62 of this issue APS members were sent an e-mail on May 2 2017 with instructions for voting (members without an e-mail address were mailed letters) Ballots must be submitted by May 31 Remember all votes are confidential Please contact Cindy Scheller (apsscisoc org) if you did not receive an e-mail Results of the 2017 election will be announced in the July issue of Phytopathology News and on the APS website n

VOTE APS Public Policy Board Provides a

Voice for APS in Washington DCThe APS Public Policy Board (PPB) held its annual meetings with a wide range of federal agency administrators and Congressional

representatives March 6ndash8 2017 Participants in the meetings included PPB Chair Gwyn Beattie APS officers Tim Murray Mary Palm and Kira Bowen PPB members Beth Carroll Linda Kinkel Steve Lindow Kevin McCluskey Dave Ouimette Pauline Spaine and Gail Tomimatsu Early Career Intern Sally Mallowa APS staff members Amy Hope and Michelle Bjerkness APS Consultant Kellye Eversole and Eversole Associates representatives Lori Leach Mollie Hogan and Kristina Owens PPB held discussions in more than 40 meetings over a three-day periodmdasha whirlwind of activities aimed at building relationships strengthening support for agricultural research promoting visibility of APS and addressing issues of concern to APS members

A 2016 survey of APS members identified high-priority advocacy issues and these were taken to Washington The first major issue was the need to minimize the threats posed by emerging and introduced pathogens PPB advocated for strong support for the National Plant Diagnostic Network (NPDN) and worked to promote the visibility and importance of NPDN to Congressional representatives PPB advocated for science-based approaches for regulatory policies aimed at minimizing the agricultural and commercial spread of pathogens and also for funding for fundamental and applied research relevant to minimizing and mitigating plant disease threats

A second major issue was continuing the momentum for phytobiomes with discussions of research regulatory and infrastructure priorities that influence our fundamental understanding of plant-based ecosystems and our ability to translate this understanding into agricultural applications PPB highlighted the

importance of support for public collections of plant-associated microbes long-term agricultural research sites continued collection of agricultural survey data by the National Agriculture Statistics Service (NASS) and science-based regulations for agricultural biotechnology including product-based rather than process-based regulations

Kicking off the multiday visits PPB members gathered at the USDA Whitten Building

PPB continued on page 55

54 May 2017

Editor-in-Chief Kenny SeeboldManaging Editor Michelle BjerknessEditor Amanda BaumannDesign Dawn MathersAdvertising Sales Eric OteroPhytopathology News (ISSN 0278-0267) is published monthly with the AugustSeptember issue combined by The American Phytopathological Society (APS) at 3340 Pilot Knob Road St Paul MN 55121 U S A Phone +1 651 454 7250 Fax +1 651 454 0766 E-mail apsscisoc org Web www apsnet org Phytopathology News is distributed to all APS members Subscription price to nonmembers is $96 U S $112 Elsewhere Periodicals paid at St Paul MN CPC Intl Pub Mail 0969249 Postmaster Send address changes to Phytopathology News 3340 Pilot Knob Road St Paul MN 55121 U S A Submission Guidelines Address all editorial correspondence to Kenny Seebold Valent USA 608 Havana Court Lexington KY 40511 U S A Phone +1 859 940 5184 E-mail PhytoNewsEditorscisoc org In order to ensure timely publication of your news items and announcements please send in material six weeks prior to the date of publication Material should be no more than six months old when submitted Submission of materials as electronic files via e-mail will speed processing For information on submitting electronic images contact Amanda Baumann at apsscisoc org Deadline for submitting items for the July 2017 issue is May 15 2017

APS LeadershipCouncil

President Timothy D MurrayPresident-Elect Mary E PalmVice President Kira BowenImmediate Past President Sally A MillerInternal Communications Officer David M GadouryTreasurer Steven A SlackSenior Councilor-at-Large Lindsey J du ToitCouncilor-at-Large Paul VincelliCouncilor-at-Large Gary MunkvoldDivisional Councilor Jay PscheidtPublications Councilor Niklaus GrunwaldExecutive Vice President Amy L Hope

Editors-in-ChiefAPS PRESS Darin EastburnMPMI John McDowell

Phytobiomes Carolyn Young Phytopathology Krishna Subbarao

Phytopathology News Kenny SeeboldPlant Disease Alison RobertsonPlant Disease Management Reports Kerik CoxPlant Health Progress Pamela RobertsThe Plant Health Instructor Katherine L StevensonPlant Management Network Cristi Palmer

Board and Office Chairs and Directors2026 Professional Development Forum Reneacutee RiouxAcademic Unit Leader Forum Chair Sandy PiersonAPS Foundation Chair Bill DolezalDivisional Forum Chair Nicole DonofrioPPB Chair Gwyn Beattie Publications Board Chair Niklaus GrunwaldOE Director Tom MitchellOIP Director Marcial A Pastor-CorralesOPSR Director Courtney A GallupOPRO Director Nicole DonofrioAMB Director Amy O Charkowski

Division OfficersCaribbean

Divisional Forum Rep Ronald French-Monar President Ronald French-MonarSecretary-Treasurer Angel Rebollar-Alviter

North CentralDivisional Forum Rep Ashok Chanda

President Darin EastburnSecretary-Treasurer Kiersten Wise

NortheasternDivisional Forum Rep James LaMondiaPresident Margaret McGrathVice President Robert Marra

Secretary-Treasurer Geunhwa JungPacific

Divisional Forum Rep Natalie GoldbergPresident Soumaila SanogoPresident-Elect Kendra BaumgartnerSecretary-Treasurer Inga Zasada

PotomacDivisional Forum Rep Nicole Donofrio President Mahfuzur RahmanVice President Hillary MehlSecretary-Treasurer Matthew Kasson

SouthernDivisional Forum Rep Albert K Culbreath

President Travis FaskePresident-Elect Nicholas DufaultVice President C S (Shaker) KousikSecretary-Treasurer Rebecca Melanson

PLANt PAthOLOgyrsquoS PErPLExiNg PAStmdash thE rESt Of thE StOry

Bordeaux Mixture Part iimdashWas it really an Accidental DiscoveryRobert M Harveson University of Nebraska rharveson2unl edu

As plant pathologists we have all probably been taught that the original fungicide copper sulfate (also known as the Bordeaux mixture) was a serendipitous accidental discovery by the French botanist and mycologist Pierre-Marie-Alexis Millardet The traditional narrative is that Millardet noticed healthy grapes near a roadway that had been coated with a sickly greenish blue substance to discourage pilfering of fruit by passersby while plants distant from the road (not treated with the unappealing material) were blighted severely by downy mildew

Furthermore have you ever wondered about the origin of the name for this chemical concoction Bordeaux mixture It has an interesting history that is likely little-known to contemporary readers Both tales are actually somewhat mythical and cumulatively are the rest of the story

The use of copper sulfate (with and without lime) was common long before downy mildew reached French vineyards about 1878 and had been employed as a theft deterrent a preservative treatment of wooden stakes for training grapevines as well as a seed treatment for protecting cereals from smut Millardet simply expanded the idea of using the mixture as a liquid solution applied to foliage with a hearth broom His original recipe was prepared by combining 15 kg of lime suspended in 30 liters of water with a solution consisting of 8 kg of copper sulfate dissolved in 100 liters of water

Another Frenchman Louis Podechard created and provided a recipe for a fungicide in powdered form composed of copper sulfate and lime The resulting material was then dusted on plant foliage in a method similar to that in common use for applying sulfur for powdery mildew control for more than 30 years It is also interesting to note that the first recommendation in the United States for controlling potato late blight was dusting with the ldquoPodechard powderrdquo rather than the copper sulfate-lime mixture devised by Millardet that eventually became the gold standard for fungicides According to George F Johnson this general widespread knowledge and utilization of copper sulfate for multiple purposes simultaneously throughout different regions of France made the discovery of its properties as a fungicide inevitable and anything but ldquoan accidental occurrence rdquo

The apparent origin of the name ldquoBordeaux mixturerdquo is also a surprising and presumably unsung story One would assume that it was Millardetrsquos idea based on his fame and the region of France where he lived and worked However in the USDArsquos ldquoReport on the Fungus Diseases of the Grape Vinerdquo in 1886 the name of the new fungicide product was referred to as the ldquocopper mixture of Gironde rdquo The Gironde is a common name for the Gironde estuary which is formed at the confluence of the Garonne and Dordogne rivers before draining into the Atlantic Ocean More commonly it also refers to a department in southwest France which also is the heart of the Bordeaux wine region This publication was widely distributed by the USDA giving full details on how to make the fungicide but does not give it a specific name

According to Johnson the first reference to the name ldquoBordeaux mixturerdquo was found in a letter dated November 30 1886 written to C F Riley USDA entomologist by Gustave Foex with the National School of Agriculture at Montpellier France Foex was relating his conclusions to Riley after attending an international congress for fungal diseases held that year in Florence Italy He mentioned that this formula of a copper salt was ldquoboldly proclaimedrdquo by the meeting attendants after hearing presentations of its virtues Johnson further stressed that the name ldquoBordeaux mixturerdquo could not have originated from Millardet as it was not mentioned as such in his first report following his extensive experiments in 1886 Johnson then suggested that the name for the fungicide must have been first coined and applied sometime between May and November 1886 presumably by members of that international congress Regardless the name stuck Now you know the rest of the story REFEREnCESHorsfall J G 1945 Fungicides and Their Action Chronica Botanica Company Waltham

MA Johnson G F 1935 The early history of copper fungicides Agric History 967-79 Large E C 2003 The Advance of the Fungi American Phytopathological Society St Paul

MN Whetzel H H 1918 An Outline of the History of Phytopathology W B Saunders

Company Philadelphia n


PPB continued from page 53

PPB members met with Sam Clovis senior White House advisor to USDA who exuded enthusiasm for efforts to promote soil health conservation and systems approaches to agriculture PPB members also had conversations with Ann Bartuska acting undersecretary for USDA Research Education and Economics (REE) and representatives of the USDA Office of the Chief Scientist PPB members met with Agricultural Research Service (ARS) administrators and national program leaders National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) administrators and NIFA national program leaders in the Divisions of Plant Systems-Production Plant Systems-Protection Food Safety and Global Climate Change Other USDA meetings included the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) including the APHIS Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) and APHIS Biotechnology Regulatory Services (BRS) NASS and the U S Forest Service Issues discussed with these agencies ranged from increasing applications for field release permits for agricultural microbes to the rise in invasive pathogens and pests in our national forests

In conversations with the Foundation for Food and Agricultural Research (FFAR) Executive Director Sally Rockey highlighted the Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research (ROAR) program as supporting efforts to mitigate or prevent damage from pest and pathogen outbreaks and indicated ongoing plans for funding focused on phytobiomes PPB members had discussions with multiple branches of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that focused on food safety and biotechnology and with the U S Agency for International Development (USAID) Discussions with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) including the Biopesticide and Pollution Prevention Division (BPPD) and the Biological and Economic Analysis Division (BEAD) covered issues ranging from hurdles for approving antibiotics for bacterial plant pathogens to increasing requests for BPPD to address gene-editing technologies

PPB members met with multiple groups at the National Science Foundation including James Olds assistant director of the Directorate for Biological Sciences and program directors for the Divisions of Integrative Organismal Systems Molecular and Cellular Biosciences Environmental Biology Biological Infrastructure and the Macrosystems Biology and National Ecological Observatory Network Programs PPB meetings with the Department of Energy (DOE) Biological and Environmental

Research and Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy programs triggered an interest in ongoing communication to better connect the APS community to the opportunities and research facilities offered by the DOE particularly those at the Joint Genome Institute and the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory Lastly PPB members visited the offices of Congressional representatives from their home states thus continuing an effort to develop long-term relationships between APS members and their representatives in Washington DC

The relationships established in these meetings are yielding many benefits One benefit is increased participation by federal agencies in our APS meetings including plans by NASS for an educational workshop highlighting the use of agricultural survey data and possible contributions by FDA on regulatory issues affecting biotechnology product development Other benefits are

upcoming articles highlighting opportunities resources and policies that are relevant to APS members (stay tuned for upcoming articles in Phytopathology News) and the engagement of APS member expertise in policy development

PPB represents our membership in these conversations with policy-makers This year the voice of PPB in Washington was made richer by the addition of the PPB early career intern Mallowa who got her feet wet in the world of public policy as she led several of our meetings PPB encourages all APS members to participate in public policy by sharing ideas concerns suggestions and feedback with PPB throughout the year (contact information for current members is available at www apsnet orgmembersoutreachppb) It also urges APS early career members to consider applying to be an APS public policy early career intern and join us on a future trip to Washington DC (the application process will begin soon) n

ABOVE PPB members met with Sam Clovis senior White House advisor to USDA to discuss plant pathology priorities pictured here (left to right) K Eversole G Tomimatsu D Ouimette K Bowen S Clovis G Beattie and S MallowaRIGHT APS President Tim Murray (right) visited Washington State Congresswoman McMorris-Rodgers during PPBrsquos time in Washington DC

56 May 2017

APS Award Winners for 2017 AnnouncedCongratulations to our fellow members and colleagues selected to receive APS awards in honor of their significant contributions to the science of plant pathology These awards will be presented to the recipients at this yearrsquos APS Annual Meeting in San Antonio TX Visit www apsnet orgmembersawardsPages2017AwardeesAnnounced aspx for more information on each awardee fellowsThomas Baum Iowa State UniversityAndrew Bent University of Wisconsin-

MadisonGlen Harman University of IllinoisSeogchan Kang The Pennsylvania State

UniversityYong-Hwan Lee Seoul National

UniversityJenifer McBeath University of AlaskaGary Munkvold Iowa State UniversityDavid Rizzo University of California-

DavisWayne Wilcox Cornell UniversityBrenda Wingfield University of PretoriaXiangming Xu NIAB East Malling

Research Excellence in Extension AwardFrank Louws North Carolina State

UniversityNSF Center for Integrated Pest Management

Excellence in teaching AwardBrantlee Spakes Richter University of

FloridaExcellence in international Service AwardRanajit Bandyopadhyay IITAruth Allen AwardHailing Jin University of California-RiversideWilliam Boright hewitt and Maybelle Ellen Ball hewitt AwardLina Quesada North Carolina State

UniversityLee M hutchins AwardMegan Dewdney University of FloridaNoel t Keen Award for research Excellence in Molecular Plant PathologyMartin Dickman Texas AampM UniversitySyngenta AwardAnna Whitfield Kansas State University n

New Phytobiomes Article Uncovers important findings on Cover Cropping

Cover cropping or the practice of growing unharvested crops to protect and enrich the soil during off-season periods is a promising approach to reducing some of the negative environmental impacts of production agriculture

Cover cropping also has its risks especially if dying cover crops encourage disease pressure that passes on to the next crop Such is the unexpected lesson behind a recent study published in Phytobiomes a new open-access journal from APS

In the recently published article ldquoIsolation of Cultivation-Resistant Oomycetes First Detected as Amplicon Sequences from Roots of Herbicide-Terminated Winter Ryerdquo Matthew G Bakker and several other researchers at USDA ARS set out to describe the

microbiology of dying rye cover crop roots and how their microbial communities changed over time in a field setting What they unexpectedly discovered was the potential for elevated disease risk in corn following the use of cereal rye as a cover crop

In this study Bakker and colleagues took root samples from a field and brought them back to their lab for DNA analysis Among the many microorganisms detected they found that several less-known species of oomycetes including Pythium and Lagena species were commonly associated with cereal rye cover crops These microorganisms are often responsible for plant diseases After modifying standard methods to enable collection of these unusual Pythium species as pure cultures researchers continued to study their activity in cover crop roots including the period after the cover crops died and corn was planted for the regular growing season

While this research was originally meant to be basic the study unexpectedly turned out to have some very practical findings In addition to describing and validating the microbiology of these rye cover crop roots their work revealed that the Pythium species naturally passed on to the corn plants as they sprouted into seedlings resulting in seedling disease

ldquoThis study tells a neat story about how new research techniques can lead to unpredictable findings with important and practical applicationsrdquo said Bakker ldquoIt unexpectedly highlighted a need for more informed management of cover crops in order to minimize disease risk for crops that follow such as corn rdquo

ldquoAnother interesting aspect of this study was that the most abundant species of Pythium in the cover crop roots was different on one side of the field than on the other From the perspective of pathogen biology and ecology this is very interesting Is this switch because of competition between the two Or because of differences in habitat requirements Or because of limited ability to move across the fieldrdquo

Other benefits of this study includehellipbull An improved understanding of the microbiology of dying plants in natural and managed

ecosystemsbull The demonstrated importance of using DNA technology to help detect the microbial

communities associated with crops as microorganisms can be difficult to cultivate in thelaboratory

bull An improved understanding of the ecology of oomycetes and of the potential for sharedpathogens between cover crops and grain crops

Bakker hopes this and similar work will spark more research in root-soil dynamics ldquoThere have been few studies to date that track microbial community dynamics in detail

especially in dying plant rootsrdquo said Bakker ldquoThis is surprising given how important plant roots are to the soil environment and how important below ground plant residues are to the formation of soil organic matter rdquo

Read the brief article ldquoWelcome to Phytobiomesrdquo (httpapsjournals apsnet orgdoifull10 1094PBIOMES-12-16-0018-E) to learn more about the phytobiomes movement and the role that the open-access Phytobiomes journal plays in serving this discipline n

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Build your Network and Solve Plant health Problems at the 2017 APS Annual MeetingNow is the time to make plans to attend the 2017 APS Annual Meeting Changing Landscapes of Plant Pathology This is the premier event for plant pathologists to connect with colleagues from around the world (nearly 1500) share research and explore new science Include the annual meeting in your professional development planmdashyoursquoll leave the meeting with insight ideas and new perspectives that will inform and shape your work

The scientific program will include hundreds of oral and poster presentations featuring the latest scientific research in plant pathology Check out the latest at apsnet orgmeet

helping Students and young Professionals SucceedThis meeting is a great place for those new to the field to kick-start their career including the

First Timersrsquo Orientation where APS leaders provide helpful hints and suggestions for getting the most out of the meeting as well as several events designed to help build and strengthen connections such as the Graduate Student amp Industry Lunch Early Career Professionalsrsquo Social with Employer Networking Opportunity and Graduate Student Social

Ornamental field tripAn outdoor field trip is an excellent addition to the annual meeting sessions Participants on the

ornamental field trip will be visiting a range of ornamental productions We will visit Mortellarorsquos Nursery a wholesale nursery specializing in woody and native ornamental production Color Spot San Antonio a wholesale nursery specializing in everything from small color annuals to very large woody ornamentals and the 38-acre San Antonio Botanical Gardens a museum of plants as well as a research and conservation facility

View the field trip and workshop details online now and plan your travel accordingly Space is limited Select the ones you would like to attend when you register for the meeting to ensure your spot

registration and housingRegister for the 2017 Annual Meeting by May 31 for early rates and reserve your hotel by July 11

at apsnet orgmeet n

Donrsquot miss this exciting opportunity to advance your career

Submit to MPMIrsquos Upcoming focus issue on Effector-triggered Susceptibility Before June 15First six pages plus one figure free for the first 15 papers accepted In recent decades researchers have established that secreted proteins and small molecules termed effectors are key drivers of the interactions between organisms and their plant hosts Today effector biology is one of the most vibrant areas of research in the molecular plant-microbe field Studies on effectors have revealed key virulence and avirulence mechanisms provided new insights into the functions of plant regulatory networks helped us answer questions about host-microbe co-evolution and been a source of breakthroughs in the management of diseases in crops

MPMI Editor-in-Chief John McDowell as well as Wenbo Ma and Yuanchao Wang Focus Issue editors invite research and perspective articles that explore all aspects of effector structure function and evolution encompassing the full breadth of plant-associated organisms

Articles must be submitted by June 15 2017 and the first 15 articles accepted receive the first six pages plus one figure free of charge This single-topic focus issue offers authors the opportunity to publish alongside the related work of peers to highlight progress

in a focal area It also will be widely promoted and is expected to be highly cited giving authors maximum exposure Articles will also be submitted to Crossref allowing citation tracking and connectivity as this research area moves forward in MPMI and other scientific journals Articles will also be indexed by ISI Web of Science PubMed and other important access portals

Visit httpapsjournals apsnet orgpageMPMIfocusSusceptibility to learn more and submit n

Events like the idea Cafeacutes provide

wonderful opportunities for meeting new people and for lively discussions

of important topics in plant pathology

APS excels at getting smaller groups of people together who

all have something in common

Excellent MUSt-AttEND meeting

this meeting was designed to make us

better scientists

it was the first APS Meeting

i attended and i had an awesome time it was really nice to get to know other grad students the

events specifically for grad students

were great

Advance Registration Deadline May 31

PPB Seeks Applicants for Early Career internshipOpportunity for Early Career Scientists Interested in Science PolicyAre you interested in influencing science policy Would you like insight into how plant pathologists can impact public policy Then you should consider applying for the Early Career Public Policy Internship The APS Public Policy Board (PPB) is committed to developing future leaders to engage in science policy that relates generally to agricultural science and specifically to matters of interest to the APS Through the PPB Early Career internship program interns experience many sides of policy-making including helping to identify advocacy issues and learning how scientific societies nongovernmental organizations executive branch agencies (e g USDA NSF EPA) and the legislative branch interact in crafting public policy Some of the benefits of the internship are honing communication and leadership skills and building connections with scientists and administrators from academia industry and government

This internship is open to APS early career members which includes current graduate students postdoctoral associates and junior professionals The PPB early career intern will participate in PPB activities from August 2017-August 2019 In the first year of the internship the intern will be expected to participate in monthly PPB calls and in the preparation of newsletter items and policy white papers The intern should be able to attend the 2019 spring governmental outreach meeting of PPB in Washington DC (usually mid-March travel expenses covered by PPB) At the end of the internship the intern will prepare a written andor oral report on the experience for delivery to PPB and the APS membership Other activities may include but are not limited to meetings to establish the PPB policy agenda-setting development tracking and analysis of policy issues planning Capitol Hill and agency briefings updating and presenting the PPB booth at the APS Annual Meeting

All application materials must be received by May 15 2017 and should be sent to Gwyn Beattie PPB chair at gbeattieiastateedu More detailed information on this opportunity including how to apply is available at www apsnet orgmembersoutreachppbPages PublicPolicyEarlyCareerInternship aspx n

the Problems with researchgateNik Grunwald APS Publications Board Chair Nik Grunwaldars usda gov

As chair of the APS Publications Board I have been spending a lot of time rethinking APS journals and evaluating challenges our journals face in the marketplace ResearchGate is one of these challenges In fact I decided to close my ResearchGate account after spending some time critically evaluating this service You might consider a similar action although this is my personal choice

ResearchGate is an academic social network built around encouraging authors to upload their latest research papers incentivized by giving each scientist an impact score that they developed called the RG score ResearchGate is based in Berlin Germany and has gone through three rounds of venture capital funding raising $35 million to date including investors such as Bill Gates and Peter Thiel2

ResearchGate has been criticized extensively for1bull E-mailing unsolicited e-mails to coauthors that appear to come from the user of the

account1 bull The proprietary RG score as being ldquointransparent and irreproduciblerdquo and for the inability

to reconstruct the RG score2 bull Having a mechanism for crawling the web to find pdfs on author or institutional

homepages and posting them as if they were uploaded by the author bull As Nature has reported the fact that ResearchGate has created profiles for authors without

their approval and ResearchGate does not take these sites down upon the authorrsquos requests3

My Experience with researchgateMy experience with ResearchGate has not been positive For example when removing a

pdf file of a manuscript I previously submitted to ResearchGate I got the following warning ldquoIf you remove this publication from your profile yoursquoll also lose the following stats 83 Reads rdquo

As chair of the APS Publications Board I e-mailed ResearchGate which provides little contact information on their website to inquire if APS could partner with them and obtain the altmetrics scores for APS publications I never received an answer

I deleted my account recently as I feel that ResearchGate uses predatory approaches that do not align with my values or APS values

how Does this Affect APSbull In a world where our scientific journals need to show success through citation and impact

metrics on our journal site downloads and views at ResearchGate do not count towardsour journal metrics APS would prefer that ResearchGate operate more like Web of Scienceor PubMed Central where abstracts are available with links out to the original content atAPS At the very least ResearchGate should consider providing an API and access to thedata so that academic journals can measure the traffic on ResearchGate for each of theirjournals and manuscripts

What Should APS Authors Dobull Always share APS manuscript links from the APS journals site bull If you want to share your work on your personal website please post the abstract on your

site and use the APS article URL which contains the DOI for the respective article bull Actively use social media on the APS journals pages to share news regarding your

publications I hope you think of APS as your plant pathology community I can assureyou that the society is always striving to bring you a dynamic journals platform to showcaseyour research

Consider not using ResearchGate at all or minimizing your use of ResearchGate Postingentire APS articles on a third-party site (like ResearchGate) is not allowed without permission from APS If you still want to share your APS work at ResearchGate please consider posting the abstract with a link to the article on the societyrsquos site This is the preferred method of discovery by APS and what APS will allow without permission ResearchGate pays none of our societyrsquos publishing costs nor do they request permission to republish APS-copyrighted articles that can cost the society $400 to $2000+ to produce

1 ResearchGate April 7 2016 httpsen wikipedia orgwikiResearchGate 2 Kraker P amp Lex E A Critical Look at the ResearchGate Score as a Measure of Scientific Reputation

Quantifying and Analysing Scholarly Communication on the Web (ASCWrsquo15) 10 5281zenodo 354013 Van Noorden R 2014 Online collaboration Scientists and the social network Nature 512126-129 n

58 May 2017


New PMN Webcasts Published In support of its nonprofit publishing mission to enhance the health management and production of crops through quality science-based information the Plant Management Network (PMN) produces various webcasts for the benefit of applied researchers extension agents and agriculturalhorticultural professionals All of these webcasts are authored by the worldrsquos foremost experts in applied plant pathology entomology agronomy and other crop science disciplines View these plus search for more than 300 others by keyword at www plantmanagementnetwork orgedcenter

Compendium of Raspberry and Blackberry Diseases and Pests Second EditionNew and available at an introductory discount

Compendium of Raspberry and Blackberry Diseases and Pests Second Edition is a 25-year update of an APS bestseller Theimpressive new edition has an easy-to-usereader-friendly layout that provides themost current practical information onthe diagnosis and management of diseasesand disorders of raspberry and blackberryplants and identify insect pests

The fully revised edition features bull High-qualityimagestohelpyou

diagnose diseases and identify insectpests and disorders

bull Easy-to-use best management practices for pest managementbull The latest cultural practices to protect crops in the distribution chain

Raspberries and blackberries are a favorite host crop to pests andthis updated edition provides the reader with pest coverage that is wide and applicable to many of the worldrsquos growing regions for these crops

Additionally this resource volume covers new diseases and viruses that have been identified since the first edition Specific coverage includesbull Bacterial fungal and viral diseasesbull Insect and mite pestsbull Abiotic disorders such as herbicide injury and environmental

stressorsbull Diseases caused by an algabull Diseases caused by a phytoplasmabull The use and effects of cultural practicesbull The development of healthy planting materials in the nursery

greenhouse industry

This new book will be the go-to field reference for diagnosticiansand is ideal for the classroom and lab Small fruit researchers advisors commercial growers nursery staff crop consultants and applicators will find it indispensable

Make this valuable resource a part of your library Place your pre-order today and take advantage of the 10 member discount and the introductory price n

ExCLUSiVE tO PhytoPathology NEwS rEADErS Get an additional $5 off the Compendium of Raspberry and Blackberry Diseases and Pests Second Edition by using promo code PNRASP Offer valid through June 14 2017 Pre-orders are expected to ship in June 2017 Offer only valid at wwwshopapspressorg

CORNbull Western Bean Cutworm Pest Status amp IPM

Options Julie A Peterson University ofNebraska-Lincoln

bull Corn Eyespot Damon Smith University ofWisconsin-Madison

COTTONbull Thrips Infestation Predictor for Cotton

An Online Tool for Informed ThripsManagement George G Kennedy NorthCarolina State University

bull Resistant Weeds What You Should Knowand Why You Should Care Todd ABaughman Oklahoma State University

bull Management of Tarnished Plant Bugsin Cotton Jeff Gore Mississippi StateUniversity

POTATObull Helping Growers Manage Potato Psyllids

and Zebra Chip in the Columbia Basinof Washington State Carrie H WohlebWashington State University (WSU)

bull Fungicide Management of RhizoctoniaCanker and Black Scurf Jeff Miller MillerResearch

bull Practical Management of Powdery ScabRobert D Davidson Colorado StateUniversity

bull Epidemiology and Management of PotatoWhite Mold Dennis A Johnson WSU

SOYBEANbull A Review of the Effects of Various Cover

Crop Species on Winter and SummerAnnual Weed Emergence Kevin BradleyUniversity of Missouri

bull Droplet Size Effects on Foliar FungicideEfficacy in Soybean Shawn ButlerUniversity of Tennessee

bull Lat(er) Season Insect Pest in SoybeanKelley J Tilmon The Ohio State University

TOMATObull Maintaining Tomato Health After Harvest

Jerry A Bartz University of FloridaAPPLEbull Fire Blight and Streptomycin Resistance

Quan Zeng Connecticut AgriculturalExperiment Station

Help support PMNrsquos nonprofit publishing efforts as a partner or a webcast sponsor To learn more contact Phil Bogdan at apsscisoc org n

60 May 2017

An Update on the Library Assistance Program

The Library Assistance Program of the APS Office of International Programs (OIP) recently donated nine volumes of the Annual Review of Phytopathology and a copy of Hungry Planet to the library

of the National Agricultural Research Institute (INIAP) Santa Catalina Station in Ecuador The librarian Mariacutea de Lourdes Guerra Castillo says that these are the first and only copies of the Annual Review that they have received and have a permanent location with a few other Spanish language books on plant pathology Guerra mentioned that the library does get foreign book donations from time to time and they are always greatly appreciated

El Programa de Ayuda Bibliotecaria de la Oficina de Programas Internacionales de APS donoacute recientemente nueve voluacutemenes de la Revista Anual de Fitopatologiacutea y una copia de Hungry Planet a la biblioteca de la Estacioacuten Experimental Santa Catalina del Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Agropecuarias (INIAP) en Ecuador La bibliotecaria Mariacutea de Lourdes Guerra Castillo dice que estos son los primeros y uacutenicos ejemplares de la Revista Anual y tienen una ubicacioacuten permanente con algunos otros libros en espantildeol sobre fitopatologiacutea La sentildeora Guerra mencionoacute que la biblioteca recibe donaciones de libros extranjeros de vez en cuando y siempre son muy bienvenidos n

OIP News amp Views

Last Chance to Publish your Efficacy trials in PDMR Volume 11Second submission form closes May 15Publishing in Plant Disease Management Reports (PDMR) has become simpler than ever thanks to more streamlined directions a simplified style guide easy-to-understand formatting guidelines and a more flexible payment process Submit your efficacy trials before the second and final submission period for volume 11 of PDMR ends on May 15 Publication charges are just $40 per report and are payable upon acceptance Learn more about publishing in PDMR at www scientificsocieties orgAPSpdmrguidelines n

New report from SoAr Emphasizes financial returns impacts of Agricultural research

Now more than ever as our government applies the concept of ldquoreturn on investmentrdquo to research projects scientists must show the economic impact of their research Fortunately for plant pathology and other agricultural sciences that impact can be huge

A new report from the Supporters of Agricultural Research (SoAR) Foundation entitled ldquoRetaking the Field Strengthening

the Science of Farm and Food Productionrdquo highlights significant and economically impactful achievements of 11 university research projects as part of a larger effort to build stronger federal support for the food and agricultural sciences

The report vividly underscores the positive impacts of investing in scientific research for the benefit of the U S economyhellipto the tune of billions of dollars in savings for American agricultural producers This report was presented to Congressional staffers in Washington DC on March 2 by John McDowell who researches molecular plant-microbe interactions at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and serves as MPMI editor-in-chief

SoARrsquos report highlighted the impact of research funded by USDArsquos National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) McDowell represented one of the 11 NIFA-funded research projects described in the report The project ldquoIntegrated management of oomycete diseases of soybean and other cropsrdquo was funded by NIFArsquos Global Food Security program The project focused on the pathogen Phytophthora sojae which causes a devastating root and stem rot disease that significantly reduces soybean yields in the United States Phytophthora sojae is the cousin of Phytophthora infestans the infamous pathogen responsible for the Irish Potato Famine

Funding for this project allowed McDowell and colleagues from 17 other research universities to scour the genome of P sojae in order to identify the pathogenrsquos weaknesses as well as develop new diagnostic tools and disease control strategies to combat Phytophthora root and stem rot Among the other important impacts of this work are bull The identification of new genes that can be used to breed disease-resistant soybeansbull New molecular tools for identifying oomycete pathogens in the fieldbull The development of an extension network that discussed oomycete diseases and control

strategies with farmers and crop advisorsbull The establishment of an undergraduate education network that promoted the

importance of agricultural bioinformatics for the next generation of U S researchersproducers and policy-makers

Preliminary estimates by agricultural economists suggest that this $9 2 million USDANIFA project alone can save farmers as much as $5 billion in the coming years

ldquoAlthough the science is complex the math is simplerdquo said McDowell ldquoWhen we make an investment in research and science the American people and the economy benefit Now more than ever itrsquos important that we understand the role that scientists and researchers play in helping America thrive rdquo

Other research projects profiled in ldquoRetaking the Fieldrdquo includebull ldquoRacing Against the Clock to Beat the Rice Blast Fungusrdquo by Barbara Valent (Kansas

State University) and colleagues The group examined the blast fungus which has longafflicted rice crops and now infects wheat fields to determine new ways that plants canresist the pathogen and overcome its ability to evolve

bull ldquoFast-Tracking an Improved Wheat Harvestrdquo in which Jorge Dubcovsky and colleaguesmapped out more than 90000 genetic markers in wheat plants They specificallyidentified markers linked to further increases in productivity and resistance to dangerouspathogens

bull ldquoHarnessing a Flood of Data to Improve Rice Productionrdquo by Susan McCouch (CornellUniversity) and colleagues In this project researchers cross-referenced genetic detailswith climate and harvest data over the past 40 years for every rice-growing region in theUnited States to help plant breeders develop new weather-specific varieties n

LEArN MOrE ABOUt SoAr At httPSUPPOrtAgrESEArChOrg


the georgia Association of Plant Pathologists Annual Meeting

Office of Education

Meeting

Passionate about Professional DevelopmentThe Office of Education (OE) is seeking candidates who are interested in helping advance APSrsquos professional development efforts through leadership of the APS Professional Development Center (www apsnet orgcareersProfessionalDevelopmentCenter) The Professional Development Center (PDC) (formerly known as CADRE) evolved from the passion of a small group of members focused on providing professional development skills ldquofor plant pathologists by plant pathologistsrdquo and OE is now seeking a managing editor to ensure its continued growth as a valuable resource

PDCrsquos mission is to improve the professional skills of all APS members by providing a web-based collection of relevant and timely content addressing professional development needs The core focus of PDC is tobull Strengthen the professional development

online resources portfolio of the societybull Develop web-based resources for APS

membership to address professional development diversity and related issues

bull Aggregate and facilitate the publication of professional development content developed by various APS committees and members

We are seeking applicants interested in working with OE to serve as the managing editor of the PDC The managing editor will provide leadership for and coordinate APSrsquos professional development materials that may include but are not be limited to instructional articles webinars videos and manuals It is expected that they will work with the societyrsquos other boards offices and committees especially the 2026 Professional Development Forum and OE to identify member needs in the area of professional development and work to provide for those needs through gathering andor creating new materials They will provide a review process to insure the quality of the materials housed in the PDC

Additional responsibilities includebull Establish the vision for the professional

development content for the PDC bull Function as the presiding officer of the

PDC

bull Serve as a member of OE and attend their conference calls and meetings

bull Serve as a member of the 2026 Professional Development Forum and attend their conference calls and meetings

bull Select an acquisitions editor for a three-year term after consultation with OE

bull Establish in consultation with OE the general editorial and publications policies and procedures for professional development materials These policies will be summarized in the instructions for authors link at the website

If you are interested in this opportunity please submit a short statement of interest (no more than one page) and short CV to OE Director Tom Mitchell (mitchell 815osu edu) by May 15 Questions E-mail or call Mitchell at +1 614 292 1728 OE will review submitted materials and decide on the managing editor appointment by the end of May n

The 67th Annual Meeting of the Georgia Association of Plant Pathologists (GAPP) was held March 6ndash8 2017 on Jekyll Island GA There were more than 70 participants including faculty students staff extension agents industry representatives and other plant pathology researchers from across the Southeast Prior to the start of the meeting students toured the University of Georgiarsquos (UGArsquos) Marine Institute on nearby Sapelo Island Following welcoming remarks at the start of the GAPP meeting by President Marin Brewer (UGA) the meeting program commenced with a symposium focused on emerging diseases in the southeastern United States organized by Jean Williams-Woodward (UGA) GAPP vice president The symposium included an update on citrus black spot in Florida by Megan Dewdney (University of Florida [UF]) followed by a presentation by Mark Windham (University of Tennessee) on rose rosette disease Next Jason Smith (UF) presented on recent updates on host resistance and laurel wilt disease The symposium continued the next day with Evan Johnson (UF) speaking on citrus Huanglongbing Robert nichols (Cotton Inc ) reporting on emerging diseases of cotton and

Austin Hagan and Jeffrey Coleman (Auburn University) providing updates on target spot and Fusarium wilt respectively of cotton

Thirteen graduate students from the UGA Department of Plant Pathology participated in a student paper competition First- second- and third-place winners were respectively Leilani Sumabat (advisors Marin Brewer and Bob Kemerait) Katrina Laurel (advisor Kemerait) and Safira Sutton (advisor Ron Walcott)

As the meeting came to a close two graduate students were recognized for excellence in graduate studies by awards

established in honor of two distinguished professors from UGA The 2017 Kenneth E Papa Outstanding Graduate Student Award (Ph D ) was presented to Jeff Standish (advisors Tim Brenneman and Katherine Stevenson) and the 2017 Cedric Kuhn Outstanding Graduate Student Award (M S ) was presented to Frances Browne (advisors Phil Brannen and Harald Scherm)

The 2017 GAPP meeting concluded with incoming GAPP President Jean Williams-Woodward presenting Brewer with a plaque recognizing her excellent service as GAPP President during the previous year n

Graduate students and staff from the University of Georgia Department of Plant Pathology visiting the University of Georgia Marine Institute on Sapelo Island during the 2017 GAPP meeting

62 May 2017

Candidates for APS Office

Candidates for Vice PresidentJames C Correll

Professor Department of Plant Pathology University of Arkansas Fayetteville AR

Areas of Specialization Fungal and oomycete population biology pathology and disease resistance

Academic Record B S 1980 Pennsylvania State University M S and Ph D 1982 and 1986 University of California-Berkeley

Brief Description of Professional Achievements I have conducted research on a wide range of vegetable and row crop diseases with a focus on integrated pest management practices I have focused on diseases of spinach and rice disease management and breeding for disease resistance I have also been involved in a number agriculture projects throughout Asia Africa and South America through various projects including the Bill amp Melinda Gates Foundation Winrock International ACDIVOCA USAID Land OrsquoLakes and Partners for the Americas The majority of these efforts have been with the Farmer-to-Farmer programs in various countries I continue to strive to develop better working networks with international scientists to address improving agriculture production

Service to APS Organizer multiple APS symposia annual reviewer Phytopathology and Plant Disease provided professional opportunities for more than 60 graduate students to attend APS Annual Meetings Soil Microbiology and Root Disease Committee Genetics Committee chair Genetics Committee senior editor Plant Disease (1998ndash2000) associate editor Phytopathology (2001ndash2003) senior editor Phytopathology (2003ndash2005) and Plant Disease (2010ndash2012)

Other Professional Service Editorial Board Chinese Journal of Pesticide Science (2015ndash present) organizer 2013 International Spinach Conference Guangzhou China editor-in-chief Crop Protection (2012ndash2018) organizer 2011 International Spinach Conference Amsterdam the Netherlands Sigma Xi (chapter president 2000ndash2001) associate editor Mycologia (1995-1998 1998ndash2002) chair National Pickling Cucumber Improvement (1994ndash1995)

Awards and Honors Devoted Service Award Arkansas State Horticulture Society (1998) Outstanding Service Award Indian Institute of Vegetable Research (2001) Certificate of Appreciation Winrock International (2002) Certificado de Visitante Distinguido Partners for the Americas Santa Cruz Bolivia (2003) The Presidentsrsquo Silver Volunteer Service Award Presidentrsquos Council on Service and Civic Participation USA Freedom Corps (2005) John White Outstanding Research Award (2005) John White Outstanding Team Research Award (2005) keynote Brazilian Phytopathological Society (2006) keynote International Symposium on Chili Anthracnose (2007) The Presidentsrsquo Silver Volunteer Service Award Presidentrsquos Council on Service and Civic Participation USA Freedom Corps (2008) Outstanding M S and Ph D Student Advisor (2011) panel manager Common Bean Productivity Research for Global Food Security USDA NIFA (2012) APS Fellow (2013) Presidentsrsquo Bronze Volunteer Service Award Presidentrsquos Council on Service and Civic Participation USA Freedom Corps (2013) Scientific Advisor Board USDA NIFA Blast Disease of Rice and Wheat (2013ndash2017)

Statement of Vision for APS I feel fortunate to have a career in plant pathology and APS has largely shaped that career APS has provided vision leadership mentoring networking opportunities and a platform for me to develop as a scientist and as a professional It would be an honor to have the opportunity to give back to APS in the form of leadership to the society as a nominee for vice president The profession of plant pathology is largely a problem-solving science The challenges we face in the sciences and in funding opportunities to solve these problems continue However we have and continue to develop some of the most sophisticated technology to help solve these problems The use of these tools is much more powerful however if you have a broader understanding of the biology and the system in which they are used APS provides this opportunity

With an early interest in plant pathology my first job as an undergraduate was shoveling horse manure to make commercial mushroom compost That experience led me into a fascinating world of microbiology mycology plant pathology and agriculture that I embraced with fervor I have been fortunate to continue my profession and work with a diversity of crops pathogens and people

including foundations and NGOs in some of the farthest corners of the world My profession my career and the opportunities afforded to me would not have been possible without APS Of course some of my family APS friends and colleagues might argue that my current job is no different from my first

I have served as an editor with both Phytopathology and Plant Disease I currently am serving as editor-in-chief of a journal that receives many papers in plant pathology from countries facing tremendous agricultural and humanitarian challenges Many of these papers often from students contain some elegant science but are not packaged well and unfortunately do not see the light of day I am certain some of my earlier manuscripts were not much different However through the many opportunities in APS I had the good fortune to develop as a professional A great honor as an APS member has been to have the chance to return that good fortune to various undergraduate and graduate students many of whom are working plant pathologists in various parts of the world APS needs to continue to work tirelessly to afford those opportunities to undergraduate and newly minted plant pathologists to maintain that foundation that our science is based upon

It is incumbent on APS and each of its members to be able to communicate the value and problem-solving nature of our profession We have gotten much better at communicating this to stakeholders and policy-makers However with funding opportunities being continually constrained we must be vigilant in this effort Reduced funding is nothing newmdashMendel struggled to get funding for building and maintaining his greenhouse for his seminal genetic studies However now there are 6 3 billion more mouths to feed Global security remains a major issue as it is human nature to try to get food from your neighbor if you are hungry We are all neighbors

The pursuit and dissemination of the highest quality science in plant pathology to directly solve problems in the biological and agricultural sciences is a vital role of APS I feel honored to submit my nomination to serve as an ardent advocate for APS to communicate the broad spectrum of things our profession has done what it is doing and what it can do at the local regional national and international levels


Lindsey J du toitProfessor and Extension Specialist Department of Plant Pathology Washington State University Mount Vernon WA

Area of Specialization Etiology diagnosis epidemiology and management of

vegetable diseases particularly vegetable seed crops vegetable seed pathology

Academic Record B Sc honors 1992 University of Natal Pietermaritzburg South Africa M S 1995 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Ph D 1998 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Brief Description of Professional Achievements After completing a Ph D degree in plant pathology I spent two years in the Plant and Insect Diagnostic Lab at Washington State University (WSU) Efforts to provide clientele with effective disease management recommendations led me to apply for a position as assistant professor in the WSU Department of Plant Pathology at the Northwestern Washington Research and Extension Center in 2000 where I established an applied research and extension program on diseases of high-value small-seeded vegetable seed crops I was promoted to associate professor (2006) and professor (2013) and have had the privilege of working with growers researchers and the regional national and international vegetable seed industry on diverse fungal bacterial and viral diseases I co-lead the Pacific Northwest Vegetable Extension Group a tri-state interdisciplinary collaboration of 25 vegetable specialists My program has generated research and related support for 27 fungicidebactericide registrations in conventional and organic crops in Washington Oregon and federally in addition to developing integrated disease management programs I teach a field plant pathology graduate course to facilitate direct interaction of students with growers regulatory agents consultants extension educators and researchers in diverse vocations

Service to APS APS member since 1991 Diagnostics Committee (2000ndash2005 [chair 2002ndash2003]) Seed Pathology Committee (2005ndashpresent [chair 2007ndash2009]) APS International Seed Federation (ISF) ad hoc committee on codification of pathogen racesstrains based on host differentials (2007ndash2012) Foundation Board (2013ndash2016) and

Councilor-at-Large (2014ndash2017) section editor Fungicide amp Nematicide TestsPlant Disease Management Reports (2007ndash2009) associate editor (2000ndash2002) and senior editor (2010ndash2012 2013ndash2015) Plant Disease associate editor Phytopathology (2009ndash2011) APS Council Fellow (2012) organizer annual meeting seed symposium (2006 2007) organizer annual meeting seed lab workshop (2008) co-organizer annual meeting APS-ISF symposium (2009) Melhus Graduate Student Symposium (2010) annual meeting PhytoViews session on seed pathology (2015 meeting) chair local arrangements committee Pacific Division meeting (2016)

Other Professional Service member Southern African Society of Plant Pathology (1991ndashpresent) and International Society of Plant Pathology (1994ndashpresent) associate editor Agronomy Journal (2009ndash2011) ad hoc reviewer for 10 other journals Washington State Department of Agriculture Seed Program Advisory Committee (2002ndashpresent) advisor Columbia Basin Vegetable Seed Association (2004ndashpresent) Puget Sound Seed Growersrsquo Association (2001ndashpresent) Western Washington Small Seed Advisory Committee (2001ndashpresent) leadership team WSU Center for Sustaining Agriculture amp Natural Resources (2012ndashpresent) organizing committees of 34th (chair) and 35th International Carrot Conferences 2006 (chair) and 2011 International Spinach Conferences and 2010 Soil Fungus Conference board member (2000ndash2004 [president 2002ndash2003]) Western Washington Horticulture Association grant review panelist USDA NIFA

Awards and Honors APS Syngenta Award (2013) WSU College of Agricultural Human and Natural Resource Sciences Interdisciplinary Team Excellence Award for Co-Leading the Pacific Northwest Vegetable Extension Group (2012) APS Council Fellow (2012) WSU Kenneth J Morrison Extension Award (2012) APS Pacific Division Early Career Award (2006) Alfred Christianson Endowed Professorship in Vegetable Seed Science (2002ndash2005 2006ndash2010 2011ndash2015) first APS I E Melhus Graduate Student (1997) adjunct faculty University of Arkansas (2009ndash2012) University of Stellenbosch South Africa (2011ndash2014) and University of Guelph Canada (2012ndashpresent)

Statement of Vision for APS As an undergraduate student I was required to take a year-long course in plant pathology in

order to major in microbiology I had never heard of plant pathology Exposure to the direct interface of science and people affected by plant diseases through visits to farms forests nurseries and NGOs working with subsistence farmers ignited my passion to become a plant pathologist Three degrees 26 years and two jobs later I am reminded of the tremendous benefits of being an APS member that enabled me to establish a successful plant pathology research and extension program I am honored to be invited to stand for nomination as vice president If elected my experiences as a former international APS member an undergraduate student recruited into plant pathology a plant pathologist at a U S land-grant university for 18 years and a three-year term as councilor-at-large will be invaluable on the APS presidential team It is imperative that APS continue to address the spectrum of basic to applied research as well as teaching and extension needs in plant pathology in a balanced manner particularly with ever-increasing competition for limited resources We should engage more actively with undergraduate students to recruit the next generation of plant pathologists from a population that rarely encounters the words ldquoplant pathology rdquo If elected I look forward to continuing to engage with APS leadership to contribute to the interests of diverse APS members The successful 2016 APS Councilorsrsquo Challenge I helped lead increased the percentage of female invited speakers to the annual meeting from 20 to 25 over the past decade to more than 40 for the 2017 meeting supporting the recent inclusion statement adopted by APS Council The future of our profession depends on building public trust in science so APS needs to build a reputation for communicating robust science to diverse audiences particularly the public in a highly transparent and accessible manner It is our responsibility to ensure robust academic standards in journals books and online educational materials through the dedicated service of editorial board members and to provide educational opportunities such as webinars that can be accessed by members and nonmembers globally not only those able to attend annual meetings We can tap further into the creativity of members to reach more diverse audiences This position presents an exciting opportunity to promote a shared vision for APS affect the type of professional and personal growth within APS that I have experienced and advance our discipline nationally and internationally n


Candidates for Councilor-at-LargePeter S Ojiambo

Associate Professor Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology North Carolina State University Raleigh NC

Areas of Specialization Quantitative and applied botanical

epidemiology pathogen population biology integrated disease management

Academic Record B Sc and M Sc 1994 and 1997 University of Nairobi Ph D 2004 University of Georgia

Brief Description of Professional Achievements The genesis of my professional career can be traced to my graduate training at the University of Nairobi where I first gained an understanding of the intricate aspects of botanical epidemiology This experience provided a platform for a position at the International Potato Center (CIP) Regional Office in Kenya While at CIP I interacted with potato scientists in East Africa and Europe and liaised with potato scientists from national programs in the region My efforts to provide growers with decision support systems led me to pursue my Ph D training at the University of Georgia (UGA) While at UGA I established the first guidelines for management of Septoria leaf spot of blueberry in the southern United States and I was recognized for significant research achievement in the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences at UGA and the Georgia Association of Plant Pathologists I was later employed at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture where I applied epidemiology population genetics and ecological approaches to address various diseases and I was the coordinator of a World Bank project on rehabilitation of global public goods within the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research system In 2008 I was hired as an assistant professor at North Carolina State University where I have established a foundational and applied research program on cucurbit downy mildew Stagonospora blotch of wheat aflatoxin in corn and mummy berry in blueberry My

64 May 2017

program has developed a decision support system for stakeholders to manage cucurbit downy mildew in the eastern United States I was promoted to associate professor in 2014 and I currently serve as chair of graduate admissions for the plant pathology program

Service to APS Member of APS since 2001 Epidemiology Committee (2003ndashpresent [chair 2010ndash2012 vice chair 2009ndash2010]) Crop Loss and Risk Assessment Committee (2003ndashpresent) section chair APS Annual Meeting Board (2010ndash2016) coorganizer I E Melhus Graduate Student Symposium (2011 2015) associate editor Phytopathology (2015ndashpresent) senior editor Phytopathology (2016ndashpresent) reviewer Phytopathology(2003ndashpresent) and Plant Disease (2004ndashpresent) contributor APS PRESS (2014) member APS Journals Strategy Task Force(2015)

Awards and Honors APS William amp Maybelle Hewitt Award (2012) I E Melhus Graduate Student Awardee (2005) Broadus E Browne Award for the Outstanding Ph D Candidate UGA (2004) Kenneth E Papa Award for the Outstanding Ph D Candidate Department of Plant Pathology UGA (2004) Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant UGA (2004) Agricultural Development Cooperation Prize for the Most Outstanding Final Year Student in Agriculture Faculty of Agriculture University of Nairobi (1997) First Class Honors Award for B Sc University of Nairobi (1994) Deanrsquos List University of Nairobi (1992)

Statement of Vision for APS Although I was raised on a farm I never thought much about plant pathology until I saw the devastation of plant diseases during my farm practice internship and field trips across Kenya during my undergraduate program This prompted me to reflect on why my parents were having difficulties controlling diseases on our farm and the role plant pathology could play to help address disease problems It then became clear to me that plant pathology is inextricably linked to food production and I needed to be part of this profession

Although I read numerous articles published in Phytopathology and Plant Disease and cited them in publications from my M S thesis work I never thought much about APS until 1998 when I was hired at the

International Potato Center Regional Office in Nairobi Kenya My immediate supervisor who was a member of APS explained to me the importance of publication of research findings in international journals He also briefly mentioned how APS can facilitate networking with other scientists across the Atlantic and promote the exchange of research ideas thereby greatly impacting our ability to find solutions to manage plant diseases In the past 15 years APS has significantly impacted my research career in academia and I have gratefully realized the benefits of being a member of the society Since 2010 I have served on the APS Annual Meeting Board and I believe APS is a source of credible information beneficial to plant health Serving on this board has given me an opportunity to develop a unique program that reflects the diversity of our membership while fulfilling the vision of APS My desire to give back to APS and my past and current service to APS drove me to accept the invitation to stand for the nomination for councilor-at-large

The diversity within the membership of APS provides an opportunity to further promote and foster new partnerships among industry academia and government Fewer faculty positions are becoming available and I believe APS should be at the forefront in educating our graduate students about non-traditional careers such as those in public policy As the liaison between membership and APS Council I believe I can be an effective advocate for the membership As David Gadoury APS internal communications officer clearly stated in his report during the opening session of 2016 Annual Meeting 34 of our membership is international I understand the importance of APS to our growing international membership and the essential role our international members play in APS by providing insight into global issues in plant pathology I will endeavor to integrate international membership within APS activities to foster and harness their rich talent to increase their global participation and position APS as the leader for plant health globally It will be my honor to serve as an advocate for members nationally and internationally and foster the role of APS as a premier source of information on global plant health


Leland (Sandy) Pierson iiiProfessor and Department Head Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology Texas AampM University College Station TX

Areas of Specialization

Rhizosphere-associated bacteria biological control microbial gene regulation microbial communication role of secondary metabolites

Academic Record B A 1979 University of California-Davis Ph D 1986 Washington State University

Brief Description of Professional Achievements My goal is to improve the benefits of plant rhizosphere microbes in enhanced plant growth and stress resilience by understanding the roles and regulation of secondary metabolites effective in plant growth and defense including the roles of the plant other microbial community members and the environment on their expression and activities We use phenazine production by Pseudomonas sp as our primary system and wheat corn and solanaceous plants as hosts We showed that phenazines are not simple antimicrobials but they influence the producing bacterium the microbiome community and the plant Discoveries include their effects on bacterial transcription adhesion biofilm development and architecture and root colonization Phenazine biosynthesis is regulated at multiple levels including by quorum sensing One current focus is the influence of phenazines on the plant host including induced systemic resistance and altering root architecture

Service to APS Member APS 2026 Professional Development Forum (2016) host Idea Cafeacute on Capturing Impacts and Emotions Why Plant Pathology Matters (2016) chair Academic Unit Leaders Forum (2016ndash2017 [vice chair 2015]) chair APS Department Head Committee (2012) organizer Colloquium on Genomics of Plant Associated Bacteria (2000) author laboratory exercise APS Plant Health Instructor (2017) associate editor MPMI (1998ndash2002) associate editor AEM (1997ndash2003) chair Bacteriology Committee (2000) organizer Symposium on Microbial Genomes (2000) coorganizer Colloquium on Autoinduction

in Plant-Associated Bacteria (1996) member committee to improve networking at APS meetings (1994)

Other Professional Service Director RootRhizosphere Interface Understanding RootRhizomicrobiome Interactions for Sustainable Crop Productivity (2015ndashpresent) participant Phytobiomes Roadmap Working group (2015ndash2016) invited participant Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) convening meeting (2016) chair academic program review Auburn University (2916) member academic program review University of California (UC)-Riverside Plant Pathology Department (2011) member Microbial Community in Soils Panel USDA-NIFA (2011) member Biology Biophysics and Bioengineering Comm UC Laboratory Research Program (2008) participant American Society for Microbiology BioQuest Institute (2007)

Awards and Honors Invited speaker State Agriculture and Rural Legislative Committee Chairs (SARL) Summit (2016) APS Fellow (2015) Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award University of Arizona (2007) Studentrsquos Choice University of Arizona (1999) Creative Teaching Award University of Arizona (1995)

Statement of Vision for APS I believe APS can best use its expertise to educate and enhance the publicrsquos perception of the importance of plant health and crop productivity The ability to produce and distribute sufficient amounts of high-quality safe food fiber and fuel is critical for social justice health and prosperity Norman Borlaug was the ldquoFather of the Green Revolutionrdquo as a leader in the selection of improved crops that used more energy for seed production than growth We face challenges not envisioned during the Green Revolution including limitations in quality water and arable land increasing costs (monetary and environmental) associated with fertilizers and pesticides Many pathogens continue to overcome genetic resistance and chemical controls and these issues are further exacerbated by increased international commerce For years crop productivity has been addressed primarily through breeding programs that focus on yield with impressive results However more recently the rate of yield increase per year has decreased dramatically In addition changing global

economics is further complicating the need for primary food production as more affluent countries utilize land for animal production Other challenges include competition among crops for food fiber and energy production Add all this to increasing climatic unpredictability and it is clear there are and will be continuing impacts on all aspects of plant growth development and resilience to abiotic and biotic stresses The next Green Revolution must sustainably feed the world while maintaining the environment and improving nutrition and human health A major component of this success will depend on plant pathologists and their abilities to identify and manage detrimental macro- and microorganisms while effectively utilizing beneficial ones

I am keenly aware of the challenges plant pathology faces at universities colleges and other institutions through my experiences on academic review committees as a member and chair of the APS Academic Unit Leaders Forum as a division chair after a departmental merger and currently as a department head Administrators stakeholders and the public need examples they can relate to of the critical importance of plant pathology to agriculture and horticulture success Scientifically plant pathology must be able to integrate effectively with other disciplines while not losing the essence of our identity APS is and must remain active in a leadership capacity in this area We are entering a new era in understanding the integration of plants soil and their associated above within and belowground communities (the plant microbiome) Plant pathologists need to be major contributors to this further understanding of plant health at all levels (federal state private industry commodity growers and producers) However the major segment we must succeed in reaching is the public Our science must be understandable and its impacts measurable I would enjoy serving as APS councilor-at-large to contribute to this communication as we shape the future of APS as a society and as a leader in sustainably feeding the world while maintaining and improving environmental and human health

66 May 2017

the inner Workings of OPrO Nicole Donofrio OPRO Board Member (ndonofudel edu)

the Board Conferences and BeyondGreetings to all Many of you have likely read or

heard about the Office of Public Relations and Outreachrsquos (OPROrsquos) trips to various conferences to spread the good word of plant pathology and to educate peoplemdashfrom high-school students and teachers to the publicmdashon what APS is and what we do We would like to update you on OPROrsquos additional projects and collaborations with other boards OPRO came into being around 1995 as the Office of Public Outreach and Education (OPAE) Under Director Doug Jardine the board developed a new name to better reflect the mission of public outreachmdashOPRO

We are one of the 19 APS boards Some like OPRO the Office of Education (OE) and the Public Policy Board (PPB) have similar goals for engagement Our board currently consists of 14 members (roster available at www apsnet orgmembersdirectoriesPagesOPRO aspx) Changes to OPRO over the last few years have included the addition of a graduate student position during Monica Elliottrsquos term as director and we recently voted to develop a two-year ldquoearly career professionalrdquo position We also have several former OPRO member volunteers Jardine graciously attends the Agriculture Futures Association (AFA) every fall and Anna Testen sends brilliant ideas about measuring impact Past Director Elliott and former OPRO member Kevin Ong are helping to perfect the ldquoWhat Pathogen Are Yourdquo game and I was on the OPRO board as a member from 2007 to 2013 So the general trend appears to be once an OPRO board member always an OPRO board member

Public relations teaching People how to Pronounce Phytopathological and Appreciate its Meaning

APS has been attending scientific conferences such as the Future Farmers of America (FFA) the National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) MANRRS AFA and the USA Science and Engineering

Festival since before OPRO was formed Public relations involves naming target audiences developing materials suited to those target audiences and effectively delivering those materials to the audiences We recently redefined our target audiences as the public and high-school students and teachers and we disseminate our materials at these specialized conferences

During conferences we ask attendees about their knowledge of plant pathology engage them in plant pathology games and walk them through hands-on demonstrations of plant pathology At the 2016 USA Science and Engineering Festival an estimated 1000 people engaged at the booth over three days There were actual linesmdashyes linesmdashof people wanting to take the personality test to see which pathogen best matched their identity This game has been a hit and teachers love that it can be downloaded freely from our website There will be a new version of the game in San Antonio so be sure to stop by our booth

Measuring impact has been a recurring topic on our meeting agendas After trying various methods over the past few years we will employ a short four-question survey at the booths

the Critical ldquoOrdquo Outreach is the critical ldquoOrdquo in our acronym

pushing us to develop hands-on materials for classrooms update content for the APS website and create materials for our exhibition booths Letrsquos tackle the last one first It is difficult to compete with the Armyrsquos display at FFA they drive in a trailer that students walk through like a museum Games and hands-on demonstrations are critical to attracting attendees Our current outreach activities include ldquoWhat Pathogen Are Yourdquo and a splash dispersal demonstration New game development is underway and nikki Tate is generating 3D-printed models of plant pathogen structures to display at future meetings

Currently Lou Hirsch Tate and Dennis Halterman are leading an effort to develop a hands-on module for middle- and high-school teachers The module involves a soft rot assay that relies on nothing more than potatoes a warm corner of the room and Ziploc bags The module is being demoed now and will be turned into an article for the American Biology Teacher journal

This project dovetails with efforts by Monica Lewandowski to connect APS with plantingscience org This excellent organization links plant science mentors with high-schoolers to develop and execute science projects and interpret and discuss results OPRO has brainstormed three options for plant pathology modules potato soft rot plant pathology in your environment and a seed germination Hopefully we will see plant pathology and APS well represented on plantingscience org soon

CollaborationsOPRO works closely with PPB and OE

Both groups support the new Pitch 120 networking event at the 2017 APS Annual Meeting which will provide training on how to pitch your science effectively in two minutes We are excited to be a part of this new free () event and hope to hold a Pitch 120 competition in 2019 We are also working with PPB on a video about the importance of phytobiomes

The OPRO board has an exciting and busy path ahead We will have two openings for regular voting member positions in 2017 Please contact nicole Donofrio (ndonof udel edu) or Lauren McGinty (aps scisoc org) if you are interested in joining our team See you at the 2017 APS Annual Meeting n

OPRO

During conferences we ask attendees about their knowledge of plant pathology engage them in plant pathology games and walk them through hands-on demonstrations of plant pathology


Student Awards and DegreesThe Graduate and Professional Student Association (GPSA) at Washington State University (WSU) selected the Plant Pathology Graduate Student group as the recipient for the GPSA Award of Excellence for contributions as a Registered Student Organization during the 2016ndash2017 academic year The leadership team for the group is Gretchen Freed Cristian Olaya Xuefei Wang and Chiti Agarwal Kiwamu Tanaka serves as faculty advisor GPSA received nominations for these awards during a four-month application period Based on the nomination received the GPSA Excellence Award committee felt that the achievements dedication and impact of the plant pathology group on the WSU community deserved recognition

Coralie Farinas a Ph D student in plant pathology at The Ohio State University was awarded a Phil Kozel Memorial Scholarship from the Ohio Nursery and Landscape Association The award which includes a $1000

scholarship recognizes academic achievement school involvement extracurricular activities and interest in horticulture Farinas was presented with the award at the Midwest Green Industry Xperience in Columbus OH in January Farinas who is studying with Francesca Peduto Hand is examining resistance to powdery mildew in phlox germplasm

Andrea Garfinkel a Ph D student with Gary Chastagner in the Department of Plant Pathology Washington State University (WSU) was selected to receive a $1500 Alexander A Smick Scholarship in

Rural Community Service and Development The committee noted her commitment to rural community service and agricultural outreach in Alaska Alexander Smick was a WSU faculty member from 1930 to 1971 Smick had an outstanding record and very strong interest in community organization and outreach The scholarship was established

through the generosity of Smickrsquos widow Agnes Odegaard Smick Smickrsquos niece Ruth Holmes continues to support the award

Shashika Hewavitharana Ph D student Lydia Tymon post-doctoral research associate and Kiwamu Tanaka assistant professor in the Department of Plant Pathology Washington State University (WSU) received travel awards through the Alaska Airlines Travel program for participating professional meetings The program awards WSU faculty and graduate students engaging in learning and outreach activities related to key sustainability research areas the food-energy-water nexus built environment biofuels and aerospace With the awards Hewavitharana traveled to the 63rd Annual Conference on Soil-Borne Plant Pathogens Tanaka participated in the Phenome 2017 Conference and Tymon will attend the 2017 APS Annual Meeting

Taras nazarov recently completed the requirements for a Ph D degree in plant pathology at Washington State University (WSU) His dissertation was entitled ldquoMapping high-temperature adult-plant

resistance to stripe rust in spring wheat and characterization of their interaction on a molecular level rdquo His committee consisted of Deven See (major advisor) Xianming Chen Dorrie Main (horticulture) and Scot Hulbert Nazarov received his B S (2006) and M S (2007) degrees in plant genetics and breeding from Ukrainian Agricultural University

Ashley Rector plant pathology undergraduate student was honored as one of 20 Outstanding Seniors in The Ohio State Universityrsquos (OSUrsquos) College of Food Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

(CFAES) for excellence in academics involvement and service Annie Means plant health management major received the CFAES Internship Award in Plant Pathology for her work as a camp counseloreducator with Tamarack Camps in Michigan The plant

People

health and resource management (PHARM) undergraduate club received the collegersquos New Activity Award for Examine the Famine an annual event that aims to increase awareness about plant pathology among the general public Event organizers were Katherine Wolfe (club president) Kristi Walker (vice president) Charis Ramsing (treasurer) and Caleb Mathias Margaret Moodispaw Jacob Hite Taylor Klass and Gina Cerimele (planning committee members) Monica Lewandowski is the clubrsquos advisor This yearrsquos Examine the Famine event held on May 23 at OSU featured discussions about plant pathology and biosecurity with speakers Anna Testen a Ph D graduate in plant pathology at OSU and Stuart Parsons agricultural specialist with U S Customs and Border Protection in Ohio

Likun Wang (right) and Sowmya Ramachandran (below) Ph D students in the Department of Plant Pathology Washington State University (WSU) won second and third place respectively in the student poster competition The competition was part of the symposium ldquoPioneering Ideas in Agriculture 2017rdquo hosted by WSU and organized by graduate students from the departments of Crop and

Soil Sciences Plant Pathology Horticulture and Entomology Wang located in the WSU Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center at Wenatchee WA also received a travel award to attend the symposium Wangrsquos research is on integration of root stock genotype and Brassicaceae seed meal amendment for

People continued on page 68

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enhanced orchard system resilience under the direction of Mark Mazzola Ramachandranrsquos research is on functions of effectors and small RNAs in wheat rust disease guided by Scot Hulbert

William Weldon a Ph D student with David Gadoury in Cornell Universityrsquos (CUrsquos) Section of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in

Geneva has been awarded a $15000 grant from CUrsquos Office of Engagement Initiatives Weldonrsquos proposal was entitled ldquoStakeholder Engagement The key to preventing catastrophic and chronic losses from diseases that threaten sustainability of the NY hop industry rdquo The overall goal of the project is an engagement plan that will intercept new stakeholders entering the industry and provide a clearinghouse of high-quality information for all growers for critical decisions on hop production in New York

AwardsThe Ohio State Universityrsquos College of Food Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) honored Monica Lewandowski with an Outstanding Service to Students Award at a recognition

banquet on April 6 2017 in Columbus OH Lewandowski assistant clinical professor in the Department of Plant Pathology works with the departmentrsquos academic programs

Ayodhya Prasad Misra a Ph D student of E C Stakman and J J Cristensen during 1947 was born in Faizabad Uttar Pradesh India on July 29 1917 His birth centenary was celebrated in the Division of Plant

Pathology IARI New Delhi by the Indian Phytopathological Society (IPS) on February 28 2017 along with the 70th anniversary

celebration of IPS A large number of plant pathologists attended the celebration During the event the publication 2017 Birth Centenary Professor A P Misra was released and a gift was distributed to all participants for the remembrance of occasion During his Ph D program (1945ndash1947) he worked under Stakman and Cristensen on linseed rust Later after his return to India he worked as systematic mycologist at the Directorate of Plant Protection Quarantine and Storage (1948ndash1957) as professor of plant pathology at Bihar Agriculture College Sabour Bihar India (1957ndash1967) and principal regional director at Tirhut College of Agriculture Dholi Bihar and Dean Rajandra Agricultural University Pusa Bihar India (1967ndash1975) He retired from active service on July 29 1975 but continued as emeritus scientist until 1986 He has been an icon in the field of plant pathology and he could be described as ldquoHelminthosporium personrdquo

He established the school of plant pathology in Bihar India His M Sc and Ph D students (35 and eight respectively) did well under his training and published excellent research papers Professor Misra also worked on the physiology pathogenicity variability and management of important plant pathogens namely Alternaria Colletotrichum Gloeosporium Ozonium Pyricularia and Sclerotium etc and made important and significant contributions of great academic value

On the recognition of his excellent work the U S government sanctioned a prestigious US PL-480 scheme (1966ndash1971) under his able guidance to study the role of Helminthosporium blight (spots) occurring on cereal and graminicolous hosts He and his team made a country-wide survey and described 40 species of the genus occurring on 62 graminaceous hosts Among them

five species and one variety were described as new to science A number of grasses were recorded as new collateral hosts of the various helminthosporia He documented the occurrence of physiological specialization for the first time in several Helminthosporium species He also worked on the genetics of this fungus and worked out the role of sexual stage in the development of new strains Professor Misra will be remembered for years to come for his monumental work on helminthosporia For the significant work done on graminicolous helminthosporia the USDA awarded him a certificate of appreciation on the completion of the project His monograph on Helminthosporium species occurring on graminaceous crops in Indiardquo is of classic value and brought him instant international fame

He retired on July 29 1975 after 34 years of glorious and dedicated service to science The research findings of Misra and his associates culminated in 160 original research papers which appeared in leading national and international journals

He was president of IPS (1978) and delivered the prestigious Mundkur Memorial Lecture in 1986 In recognition of his outstanding contributions he was a member of the executive council of the Mycological Society Calcutta (1979) councilor International Society of Plant Pathology (1978ndash1988) member Sigma XI fellow NAS IPS and the Indian Botanical Society councilor member IPS Editorial Board and chief editor Bihar Academy of Agricultural Sciences In recognition of his outstanding contributions to mycology and plant pathology he was assigned a place in the Gallery of Contemporary Noted Mycologists in the International Journal of Mycopathologia et Mycologia Applicata XXIX 1-2

Besides being a distinguished scientist he was a gifted teacher and able administrator and a gentleman par excellence He passed away on July 22 1999 at the age of 82 years at Lucknow Misra is survived by his two sons a daughter and a lot of admirers and friends who loved his simplicity and noncontroversial attitude

Realizing his contributions to the plant pathology the Indian Phytopathological Society (IPS) instituted the Professor A P Misra Lifetime Achievement Award in his name Since 2000 nine eminent Indian plant pathologists have already received the award

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Celebrating Ayodhya Prasad Misrarsquos birth centenary at IPS


Joe Rimelspach extension associate in the Department of Plant Pathology at The Ohio State University was awarded the Jack Kidwell Personal Excellence Award by the Central Ohio Golf Course Superintendents

Association The award recognizes significant contributions to the golf course community in central Ohio Rimelspachrsquos responsibilities include turfgrass health management and turfgrass pathology turfgrass problem diagnostics applied research and classroom teaching He provides training educational resources and timely information to industry and extension audiences for turfgrass management

Guido Schnabel Clemson University received the Friends of IPM Bright Idea Award for spearheading the development of the MyIPM smartphone app series Henry Fadamiro from Auburn University presented the award at

a strawberry production meeting in South Carolina The MyIPM smartphone app series (httpappps bugwood orgappsmyipmseries) has raised integrated pest management to a new level by combining essential components of regional spray guides extension publications resistance management guides online photo galleries production meetings etc into a single resource making them easily available to anyone at any time Schnabel led a team of 14 specialists in development of the app which has now been expanded to MyIPM-NED (northeastern diseases) for apples pears cherries and cranberries MyIPM-SEP (southeastern pests) that includes insect pests on strawberries blueberries and peaches and an amendment of the original app MyIPM-SED which now includes blueberries The app has been downloaded more than 3000 times since its inception and many positive comments from growers have been received

CollaborationLindsey du Toit professor in the Department of Plant Pathology Washington State University (WSU) was invited by the Farmer-2-Farmer Program of the U S Agency forInternational Development (USAID) to workwith onion growers on managing diseases andstorage rots in the Sacapulas region of Quichein the highlands of northwestern Guatemala du Toit spent March 12ndash26 in Guatemalaon this project working alongside BillBuhrig extension agronomist from OregonState University Buhrig provided trainingand outreach on irrigation managementand postharvest practices The two visitednumerous small-scale farms in the extremelysteep mountains of Sacapulas to learn aboutproduction practices resources transportand markets diagnose diseases pests andother problems affecting onion productionand storage and provide relevant training andoutreach to USAID technical farms assistantsand farmers on disease management andstorage practices du Toit is a vegetable seedpathologist based at the WSU Mount VernonNorthwest Research and Extension Centerwhere she runs a research extension andteaching program that serves vegetable andseed growers in western Washington as well asthe Columbia Basin of central Washington

Lindsey du Toit (right) examining onion crops with USAID technical field assistant Edwin in Sacapulas Quiche Guatemala

Whatrsquos going On Have you recently graduated received an award or been promoted Is something noteworthy happening in your department We want to hear from you Share your news with the APS community Submit your news online at wwwapsnetorgpublicationsphytopathologynews_layoutsapsformsphytosubformaspx

in MemoryLeonard Jay Herr passed away on January 3 2017 at the age of 88 He was a faculty member in the Department of Plant Pathology at The Ohio State Universityrsquos (OSUrsquos) Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center

in Wooster from 1956 until his retirement in 1995 He received his bachelorrsquos masterrsquos and Ph D degrees from OSU During his career he was noted for foundational research on soil microbiology and diseases of sugarbeets sunflowers tobacco and other Ohio crops In his early work he developed a triple-layer agar medium for the selective isolation of actinomycetes antagonistic to fungal pathogens and soil-dilution procedures to assay rhizosphere microorganisms He used these methods to compare the physiology of soil and rhizosphere actinomycetees and study the effects of urea application on corn rhizospheres Herr also studied sugarbeet diseases including black root caused by Aphanomyces cochlioides He developed techniques to characterize the causal pathogen and study host-pathogen interactions Herr also did considerable work with Rhizoctonia including Rhizoctonia crown rot of sugarbeets He developed a Rhizoctonia-selective medium and a disk-plate assay method to study the microbial ecology of R solani Herrrsquos work also included characterization of R solani isolates from Ohio including strain identification by pathogenicityvirulence profiles and anastomosis groupings Herr collaborated with Patrick E Lipps on first reports of R cerealis causing sharp eye spot of wheat in North America Alternaria helianthi (leaf and stem blight of sunflower) in the United States and the first occurrence of stem canker of sunflower caused by Diaporthe helianthi Herr also worked with Paul Sutton in OSUrsquos Department of Agronomy on Phytophthora black shank blue mold and other tobacco diseases In his retirement Herr lived in Wooster with his wife Lucille who passed away in 2016 He was a lifelong resident of Wooster and active in the community n

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AssistantAssociate Specialist with University of California-Davis

The Department of Plant Pathology internationally recognized as a premier center of excellence in research teaching and extension seeks applications for a specialist in cooperative extension (CE) to join the faculty at the assistant or associate rank situated at the University of California (UC)-Davis campus CE specialists have many of the same career opportunities and rights and privileges as faculty in the professorial ranks but do not have classroom teaching responsibilities freeing them to do extension education and applied research with partners throughout California The departmentrsquos mission is to develop and disseminate comprehensive basic and applied knowledge on plant diseases A CE specialist is being recruited to conduct original applied research resulting in information that can be applied toward management of diseases of grapevines strawberries caneberries and tree fruits and to develop an extension education and outreach program The successful candidate will bring visibility and leadership to the campus and to county-based CE academics and other researcherseducators involved in the study of plant diseases Research and extension outreach activities will be closely integrated with UC Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR) including county-based CE academics and clientele as well as campus-based CE and ladder rank faculty This is a full-time career-track appointment with the expectation that the appointee will conduct mission-oriented research and engage in extension education

and outreach that advances the mission of the Department of Plant Pathology and ANR Applications will be reviewed with the expectation that the appointee will be available for service on or soon after September 1 2017 Applications should be submitted online at httprecruit ucdavis edu Additional inquiries should be directed to Neil McRoberts Search Committee chair +1 530 752 3248 and e-mail nmcrobertsucdavis edu

Plant Pathology Lead

Zymtronix is seeking to fill the position of plant pathology lead This is a full-time position located in the Kevin M McGovern Center for Venture Development in the Life Sciences on the campus of Cornell University in Ithaca NY The primary responsibility of this position is to lead researchdevelopment efforts supporting Zymtronixrsquos crop protection applications The incumbent should have expertise in plant pathology and should be skilled in microbiological laboratory techniques and data analysis The incumbent will be expected to designexecute experiments on fungi and bacteria in vitro and conduct experiments on plants including the evaluation of disease symptoms Additionally the incumbent will coordinate industry and academic collaborations and strategic partnerships ensure proper reporting to clients and funding agencies participate in the writing of grants patents and articles and supervise interns The incumbent will work under the supervision of Stephane Corgie (CEO and CTO of Zymtronix) and will report to Corgie on a weekly basis Salary will be commensurate with experience The

incumbent must have a Ph D in plant pathology or a closely related discipline in the life sciences expertise in plant pathology experience working with fungi and bacteria excellent oral and written communication skills experience in grant managing and writing successful grant proposals Preferred strong biochemistry background and experience in crop protection evaluating fungicide efficacy in-vitro and in-vivo supervising a team and mentoring interns Candidates should e-mail application materials in PDF format to m chunzymtronix com Application materials must include a cover letter addressing the candidatersquos qualifications and interest in the position CV three references with e-mail addresses n

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You can process your job listing at www apsnet orgcareersjobcenter Please note Your online job listing may be edited by newsletter staff to approximately 200 words for the print listing in Phytopathology News Fees for posting online are $25 member$50 nonmember for graduate or post-doc positions and $200 member$250 nonmember for all other positions To have your job listing included in Phytopathology News simply select the option on the online form (there is an additional $55 fee) If you have any questions contact the APS Placement Coordinator (apsplacementscisoc org)

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fiND thE LAtESt JOBS iN PLANt PAthOLOgyDonrsquot forget members can search online for new job opportunities in the field of plant pathology using the APS Job Center View the latest postings online in the APS Job Center at wwwapsnetorgcareersjobcenterPagesFindaJobaspx n


A Dimorphic and Virulence-Enhancing Endosymbiont Bacterium Discovered in

Rhizoctonia solani Ken Obasa Frank F White

John Fellers Megan Kennelly Sanzhen Liu et al

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Spicing Up the N Gene F O Holmes and Tobacco mosaic virus Resistance in Capsicum

and Nicotiana Plants Karen-Beth G Scholthof

next MPMI Focus Issue Topic Announced

MPMI is now accepting submissions for the next Focus

Issue Effector-Triggered Susceptibility Authors

get the first six pages (plus one figure) free for the first 15 accepted papers Submissions

due June 15 2017

EDITORrsquoS PICKS

Development and Validation of an Infection Risk Model for Bacterial

Canker of Kiwifruit Using a Multiplication and Dispersal

Concept for Forecasting Bacterial DiseasesR M Beresford J L Tyson and

W R HenshallKrishna Subbarao Phytopathology

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GABA (γ-Aminobutyric Acid) Uptake Via the GABA Permease

GabP Represses Virulence Gene Expression in Pseudomonas

syringae pv tomato DC3000 p OPEN ACCESS

S L McCraw D H Park R Jones M A Bentley A Rico et al

John McDowell MPMI editor-in-chief

Evaluation of Ralstonia solanacearum Infection Dynamics

in Resistant and Susceptible Pepper Lines Using

Bioluminescence ImagingHeshan Du Bin Chen Xiaofen Zhang Fenglan Zhang Sally A

Miller et al Alison Robertson Plant Disease

editor-in-chief

ECX An R Package for Studying Sensitivity of Antimicrobial

Substances Using Spiral Plating Technology

G A Torres-Londontildeo M Hausbeck and J HaoPamela D Roberts Plant

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Phytopathologybull A Proposal for a Genome Similarity-BasedTaxonomy for Plant-Pathogenic Bacteria that IsSufficiently Precise to Reflect Phylogeny HostRange and Outbreak Affiliation Applied toPseudomonas syringae sensu lato as a Proof ofConceptBoris A Vinatzer Alexandra J Weisberg Caroline L Monteil Haitham A Elmarakeby Samuel K Sheppard and Lenwood S Heathbull Phenomic Approaches and Tools forPhytopathologistsIvan Simko Jose A Jimenez-Berni and Xavier R R Sirault

Plant Diseasebull First Report of Diplodia corticola CausingStem Cankers and Associated Vascular Occlusion of northern Red Oak (Quercus rubra) in West VirginiaD K H Martin R M Turcotte T M Miller I A Munck S G Aćimović et al p OPEN ACCESS

bull Pythium Phytophthora and Phytopythiumspp Associated with Soybean in Minnesota Their Relative Aggressiveness on Soybean and Corn and Their Sensitivity to Seed Treatment Fungicides L Radmer G Anderson D M Malvick J E KurleA Rendahl and A Mallik

MPMIbull A Conserved Puccinia striiformis ProteinInteracts with Wheat nPR1 and ReducesInduction of Pathogenesis-Related Genes inResponse to PathogensXiaodong Wang Baoju Yang Kun Li Zhensheng Kang Dario Cantu and Jorge Dubcovskybull Image-Based Quantification of Plant Immunityand DiseaseBradley Laflamme Maggie Middleton Timothy Lo Darrell Desveaux and David S Guttmanbull Ethylene Biosynthesis and Signaling IsRequired for Rice Immune Response and BasalResistance Against Magnaporthe oryzae InfectionEmily E Helliwell Qin Wang and Yinong Yang

Plant Health Progressbull Reaction of Selected Cultivars of Sugar Mapleto Anthracnose in north AlabamaA K Hagan K L Bowen K N Conner J L Sibley and A W Caylorbull Evaluation of Chipped Cankers forManagement of Eastern Filbert BlightS Heckert J W Pscheidt and S A Cluskey

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Other Upcoming Events MAy 2017

7-11 Population Genomics of Fungal and Oomycete Pathogens of Plants andAnimals Monte Verita Ascona Switzerland www path ethz cheducationpopulation-genomics-of-fungal-and-oomycete-diseases-of-animals-a html

JUNE 2017

5-9 24th International Council for the Study of Virus and Other Graft-Transmissible Diseases of Fruit Crops Thessaloniki Greece www icvf net

18-21 Seventh International Conference on Algal Biomass Biofuels andBioproducts Miami FL www algalbbb com

JULy 2017

17-20 Eighth International Workshop on Grapevine Downy and PowderyMildew Corvallis OR httpgdpm2017 org

DECEMBEr 2017

4-7 miCROPe 2017mdashMicrobe-Assisted Crop Production OpportunitiesChallenges and needs Vienna Austria www micrope org

MArCh 2018

19-22 9th International Integrated Pest Management (IPM) SymposiumBaltimore MD httpsipmsymposium org2018index html

APS-Sponsored Events

MAy 2017

24 Webinar Project Reporting and Writing Impact Statements (1130 a m CDT)

www apsnet orgpublicationswebinarsJUNE 2017

14-16 north Central Division Meeting Champaign IL www apsnet orgmembersdivisionsnc

27-29 Pacific Division Meeting Riverside CA www apsnet orgmembersdivisionspac

AUgUSt 2017

5-9 APS Annual Meeting San Antonio TX www apsnet orgmeet

OCtOBEr 2017

2-5 Caribbean Division Meeting Termas de Chillaacuten Region del Biobiacuteo Chile www apsnet orgmembersdivisionscarib

NOVEMBEr 2017

1-3 northeastern Division Meeting Quebec City Canada www apsnet orgmembersdivisionsne

JULy 2018

29-Aug 3 11th International Congress of Plant Pathology Boston MA httpicpp2018 org

MAy 2017

15 Outstanding Volunteer Award nominations due 15 PDMR Volume 11 submissions due 31 Early bird registration closes for APS Annual Meeting

JUNE 2017

15 MPMI Focus Issue submissions due JULy 2017

1 OIP Silent Auction donations due 1 Art in Phytopathology submissions due

important APS Dates to remember

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Editor-in-Chief Kenny SeeboldManaging Editor Michelle BjerknessEditor Amanda BaumannDesign Dawn MathersAdvertising Sales Eric OteroPhytopathology News (ISSN 0278-0267) is published monthly with the AugustSeptember issue combined by The American Phytopathological Society (APS) at 3340 Pilot Knob Road St Paul MN 55121 U S A Phone +1 651 454 7250 Fax +1 651 454 0766 E-mail apsscisoc org Web www apsnet org Phytopathology News is distributed to all APS members Subscription price to nonmembers is $96 U S $112 Elsewhere Periodicals paid at St Paul MN CPC Intl Pub Mail 0969249 Postmaster Send address changes to Phytopathology News 3340 Pilot Knob Road St Paul MN 55121 U S A Submission Guidelines Address all editorial correspondence to Kenny Seebold Valent USA 608 Havana Court Lexington KY 40511 U S A Phone +1 859 940 5184 E-mail PhytoNewsEditorscisoc org In order to ensure timely publication of your news items and announcements please send in material six weeks prior to the date of publication Material should be no more than six months old when submitted Submission of materials as electronic files via e-mail will speed processing For information on submitting electronic images contact Amanda Baumann at apsscisoc org Deadline for submitting items for the July 2017 issue is May 15 2017

APS LeadershipCouncil

President Timothy D MurrayPresident-Elect Mary E PalmVice President Kira BowenImmediate Past President Sally A MillerInternal Communications Officer David M GadouryTreasurer Steven A SlackSenior Councilor-at-Large Lindsey J du ToitCouncilor-at-Large Paul VincelliCouncilor-at-Large Gary MunkvoldDivisional Councilor Jay PscheidtPublications Councilor Niklaus GrunwaldExecutive Vice President Amy L Hope

Editors-in-ChiefAPS PRESS Darin EastburnMPMI John McDowell

Phytobiomes Carolyn Young Phytopathology Krishna Subbarao

Phytopathology News Kenny SeeboldPlant Disease Alison RobertsonPlant Disease Management Reports Kerik CoxPlant Health Progress Pamela RobertsThe Plant Health Instructor Katherine L StevensonPlant Management Network Cristi Palmer

Board and Office Chairs and Directors2026 Professional Development Forum Reneacutee RiouxAcademic Unit Leader Forum Chair Sandy PiersonAPS Foundation Chair Bill DolezalDivisional Forum Chair Nicole DonofrioPPB Chair Gwyn Beattie Publications Board Chair Niklaus GrunwaldOE Director Tom MitchellOIP Director Marcial A Pastor-CorralesOPSR Director Courtney A GallupOPRO Director Nicole DonofrioAMB Director Amy O Charkowski

Division OfficersCaribbean

Divisional Forum Rep Ronald French-Monar President Ronald French-MonarSecretary-Treasurer Angel Rebollar-Alviter

North CentralDivisional Forum Rep Ashok Chanda

President Darin EastburnSecretary-Treasurer Kiersten Wise

NortheasternDivisional Forum Rep James LaMondiaPresident Margaret McGrathVice President Robert Marra

Secretary-Treasurer Geunhwa JungPacific

Divisional Forum Rep Natalie GoldbergPresident Soumaila SanogoPresident-Elect Kendra BaumgartnerSecretary-Treasurer Inga Zasada

PotomacDivisional Forum Rep Nicole Donofrio President Mahfuzur RahmanVice President Hillary MehlSecretary-Treasurer Matthew Kasson

SouthernDivisional Forum Rep Albert K Culbreath

President Travis FaskePresident-Elect Nicholas DufaultVice President C S (Shaker) KousikSecretary-Treasurer Rebecca Melanson

PLANt PAthOLOgyrsquoS PErPLExiNg PAStmdash thE rESt Of thE StOry

Bordeaux Mixture Part iimdashWas it really an Accidental DiscoveryRobert M Harveson University of Nebraska rharveson2unl edu

As plant pathologists we have all probably been taught that the original fungicide copper sulfate (also known as the Bordeaux mixture) was a serendipitous accidental discovery by the French botanist and mycologist Pierre-Marie-Alexis Millardet The traditional narrative is that Millardet noticed healthy grapes near a roadway that had been coated with a sickly greenish blue substance to discourage pilfering of fruit by passersby while plants distant from the road (not treated with the unappealing material) were blighted severely by downy mildew

Furthermore have you ever wondered about the origin of the name for this chemical concoction Bordeaux mixture It has an interesting history that is likely little-known to contemporary readers Both tales are actually somewhat mythical and cumulatively are the rest of the story

The use of copper sulfate (with and without lime) was common long before downy mildew reached French vineyards about 1878 and had been employed as a theft deterrent a preservative treatment of wooden stakes for training grapevines as well as a seed treatment for protecting cereals from smut Millardet simply expanded the idea of using the mixture as a liquid solution applied to foliage with a hearth broom His original recipe was prepared by combining 15 kg of lime suspended in 30 liters of water with a solution consisting of 8 kg of copper sulfate dissolved in 100 liters of water

Another Frenchman Louis Podechard created and provided a recipe for a fungicide in powdered form composed of copper sulfate and lime The resulting material was then dusted on plant foliage in a method similar to that in common use for applying sulfur for powdery mildew control for more than 30 years It is also interesting to note that the first recommendation in the United States for controlling potato late blight was dusting with the ldquoPodechard powderrdquo rather than the copper sulfate-lime mixture devised by Millardet that eventually became the gold standard for fungicides According to George F Johnson this general widespread knowledge and utilization of copper sulfate for multiple purposes simultaneously throughout different regions of France made the discovery of its properties as a fungicide inevitable and anything but ldquoan accidental occurrence rdquo

The apparent origin of the name ldquoBordeaux mixturerdquo is also a surprising and presumably unsung story One would assume that it was Millardetrsquos idea based on his fame and the region of France where he lived and worked However in the USDArsquos ldquoReport on the Fungus Diseases of the Grape Vinerdquo in 1886 the name of the new fungicide product was referred to as the ldquocopper mixture of Gironde rdquo The Gironde is a common name for the Gironde estuary which is formed at the confluence of the Garonne and Dordogne rivers before draining into the Atlantic Ocean More commonly it also refers to a department in southwest France which also is the heart of the Bordeaux wine region This publication was widely distributed by the USDA giving full details on how to make the fungicide but does not give it a specific name

According to Johnson the first reference to the name ldquoBordeaux mixturerdquo was found in a letter dated November 30 1886 written to C F Riley USDA entomologist by Gustave Foex with the National School of Agriculture at Montpellier France Foex was relating his conclusions to Riley after attending an international congress for fungal diseases held that year in Florence Italy He mentioned that this formula of a copper salt was ldquoboldly proclaimedrdquo by the meeting attendants after hearing presentations of its virtues Johnson further stressed that the name ldquoBordeaux mixturerdquo could not have originated from Millardet as it was not mentioned as such in his first report following his extensive experiments in 1886 Johnson then suggested that the name for the fungicide must have been first coined and applied sometime between May and November 1886 presumably by members of that international congress Regardless the name stuck Now you know the rest of the story REFEREnCESHorsfall J G 1945 Fungicides and Their Action Chronica Botanica Company Waltham

MA Johnson G F 1935 The early history of copper fungicides Agric History 967-79 Large E C 2003 The Advance of the Fungi American Phytopathological Society St Paul

MN Whetzel H H 1918 An Outline of the History of Phytopathology W B Saunders

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