Annual Meeting, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, 2007 / Réunion annuelle, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, 2007

Abstract

Balancing product safety and product quality from laboratory to pilot plant A. Abdellatif. Canagra Technologies Inc., P.O. Box 22065, PRO Wildwood, Saskatoon, SK S7H 5P1, Canada. Antibody microarray for the detection of grapevine and fruit viruses. I. Abdullahi, M. Rott, C. Masters, and R. Johnson. Centre for Plant Health, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, 8801 East Saanich Road, Sidney, BC V8L 1H3, Canada. Karyotyping of Pyrenophora tritici-repentis reveals extensive chromosomal length polymorphism and independent locations of ToxA and ToxB genes. R. Aboukhaddour, S. Cloutier, G.M. Ballance, G. Hausner, and L.Lamari. Department of Plant Science, 222 Agriculture Building, 66 Dafoe Road, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada; (S.C.) Cereal Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 195 Dafoe Road, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2M9, Canada; and (G.H.) Department of Micribiology, 418 Buller Building, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada Cross pathogenic of Verticullum dahliae isolates on potato and sunflower cultivars. H.A. Alkher, A. El Hadrami, L.R. Adam, K.Y. Rashid, and F. Daayf. Department of Plant Science, 222 Agriculture Building, 66 Dafoe Road, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada; and (K.Y.R.) Cereal Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Morden Research Station, 101 Route 100, Unit 100, Morden, MB R6M 1Y5, Canada. Detection of antibiotic-related genes of Bacillus species using polymerace chain reaction. S.N.P. Athukorala, W.G.D. Fernando, K.Y. Rashid, and T. de Kievet. Department of Plant Science, 222 Agriculture Building, 66 Dafoe Road, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada; (K.Y.R.) Cereal Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Morden Research Station, 101 Route 100, Unit 100, Morden, MB R6M 1Y5, Canada; and (T.K.) Department of Microbiology, 418 Buller Building, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada. Microbial communities in the turgrass phyllosphere. D. Benedetto and T. Hsiang. Department of Environmental Biology, Ontario Agricultural College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada. Characterization of Ascochyta rabiei – Cicer arietinum interaction for resolving the genetic basis of resistance. H.M. Booker, G.K. Kishore, A. Sharpe, B. Tar’an, and L. Buchwaldt. Saskatoon Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 107 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK S7N 0X2, Canada; and (B.T.) Crop Development Centre, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A8, Canada. Characterization of bioactive secondary metabolites from a race 3 isolate of Pyrenophora tritici-repentis. N. Bouras and S.E. Strelkov. Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, 410 Agriculture/Forestry Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2P5, Canada. Proteomic changes in the roots of Brassica napus in response to infection by Plasmodiophora brassicae. T. Cao, S. Srivastava, N.N.V. Kav, N. Hotte, M. Deyholos, and S.E. Strelkov. Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, 410 Agriculture/Forestry Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2P5, Canada; and (N.H., M.D.) Department of Biological Sciences, CW 405, Biological Sciences Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E9, Canada. Cultivar response and seed treatments of seedling blight and root rot of faba bean in Alberta. K.F. Chang, S.F. Hwang, G.D. Turnbull, R. Bowness, D.J. Bing, and S.E. Strelkov. Field Crop Development Centre, Alberta Agriculture and Food (AAF), 6000 C & E Trail, Lacombe, AB T4L 1W1, Canada; (S.F.H., G.D.T.) Crop Diversification Centre North, AAF, 17 507 Fort Road N.W., Edmonton, AB T5Y 6H3, Canada; (D.J.B.) Lacombe Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 6000 C & E Trail, Lacombe, AB T4L 1W1, Canada; (S.E.S.) Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, 410 Agriculture/Forestry Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2P5, Canada. Inheritance of resistance gene to Colorado potato beetle in wild potato (Solanum pinnatisectum)—a new insight for potato growers. Q. Chen, S. Nandy, D. Beasley, and M.S. Goettel,.Lethbridge Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, P.O. Box 3000, Lethbridge, AB T1J 4B1, Canada. Reduction of potato scab with acidified liquid swine manure soil amendment. K.L. Conn and G. Lazarovits. Southern Crop Protection and Food Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 1391 Sandford Street, London, ON N5V 4T3, Canada. Development of in vitro inoculation protocols for turfgrass diseases. A.M. Cortes, and T. Hsiang. Department of Environmental Biology, Ontario Agricultural College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada Sources of resistance againts blackleg of canola caused by Leptosphaeria maculans PG3. M. Dusabenyagasani and W.D.G. Fernando. Department of Plant Science, 222 Agriculture Building, 66 Dafoe Road, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada. Virulence of stem rust race TTKS on Canadian wheat cultivars. T. Fetch Jr. Cereal Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 195 Dafoe Road, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2M9, Canada. A new stem resistance gene in barley derived from Hordeum bulbosum. T. Fetch Jr., R. Pickering, and P. Johnston. Cereal Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 195 Dafoe Road, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2M9, Canada; and (R.P., P.J.) Crop Food Research, Private Bag 4704, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand. Soil Food web structure and the use of nematodes as indicators T.A. Forge, S. Bittman, C. Hamel, A. Nayyar, C. Landry, and T. Zhang. Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), P.O. Box 1000, 6947 Highway 7, Agassiz, BC V0M 1A0, Canada; (C.H., A.N.) Semiarid Prairie Agricultural Research Centre, AAFC, P.O. Box 1030, Airport Road, Swift Current, SK S9H 3X2, Canada; (C.L.) Institut de recherché et de développement en agroenvironment, 2700 rue Einstein, Québec, QC G1P 3W8, Canada; and (T.Z.) Greenhouse and Processing Crops Research Centre, AAFC, 2585 County Road 20, Harrow, ON N0R 1G0, Canada. Germination of ascospores of Gibberella zeae after exposure to various levels of relative humidity and temperature. J. Gilbert, S.M. Woods, and U. Kromer. Cereal Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 195 Dafoe Road, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2M9, Canada. Effect of pasmo (Septoria linicola) on six different flax cultivars. L. Grant, K.Y. Rashid, and L. Lamari. Department of Plant Science, 222 Agriculture Building, 66 Dafoe Road, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada; and (K.Y.R.) Cereal Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Morden Research Station, 101 Route 100, Unit 100, Morden, MB R6M 1Y5, Canada. Chemotype shifting and gene flow of Fusarium graminearum in wheat fields in Manitoba X.W. Guo, W.G.D. Fernando, and M. Seow. Department of Plant Science, 222 Agriculture Building, 66 Dafoe Road, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada; and (M.S.) Department of Microbiology, 418 Buller Building, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada. The soybean rust sentinel plot–molecular identification, screening, and tracking of Phakopsora pachyhizi. S. Hambleton, R. Tropiano, and A. Tenuta. Biodiversity (Mycology and Botany), Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 960 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, ON K1A 0C6, Canada; and (A.T.) Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, 120 Main Street East, Ridgetown College, P.O. Box 400, Ridgetown, ON N0P 2C0, Canada. Analysis of genes differentially expressed during interaction of potato with the late blight pathogen Phytophthora infestans.. M.A. Henriquez and F. Daayf. Department of Plant Science, 222 Agriculture Building, 66 Dafoe Road, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada. Identity of tar spot of maple in Canada. T. Hsiang and L. Tian. Department of Environmental Biology, Ontario Agricultural College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada. Pathogenic and genetic diversity of Didymella rabiei isolates from southern Alberta, Canada. S.F. Hwang, K.F. Chang, H.U. Ahmed, A.-h. Khadhair, S.E. Strelkov, and G.D. Turnbull. Crop Diversification Centre North, Alberta Agriculture and Food (AAF), 17 507 Fort Road N.W., Edmonton, AB T5Y 6H3, Canada; (K.F.C., H.U.A.) Field Crop Development Centre, Alberta Agriculture and Food (AAF), 6000 C & E Trail, Lacombe, AB T4L 1W1, Canada; and (A.H.K., S.E.S.) Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, 410 Agriculture/Forestry Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2P5, Canada. Infection process of Stenocarpella macrospora on leaves of maize (Zea mays). I.I. Idikwu, S.R. Gowen, and A.N. Jama. School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, University of Reading, Earley Gate, P.O. Box 236, Reading, RG6 6AR, UK. Emerging diseases of horticultural crops in Canada. G.D. Jesperson and S. Sabaratnam. British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture and Lands (BCMAL), 200 - 1690 Powick Road, Kelowna, BC V1X 7G5, Canada; and (S.S.) BCMAL, 1767 Angus Campbell Road, Abbotsford, BC V3G 2M3, Canada. Subcellular localization of the tomato verticillum wilt resistance gene Ve2 protein. L. Kawchuk, N. Ruthardt, R. Fischer, and N. Emans. Lethbridge Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, P.O. Box 3000, Lethbridge, AB T1J 4B1, Canada; and (N.R., R.F., N.E.) Intitute for Molecular Biotechnology (Biology VII), RWTH Aachen, Worringerweg 1, 52074 Aachen, Germany. Retargeting of autophagosomes in Arabidopsis in response to powdery mildew infection. R.M. Kennedy and Wei. Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, 112 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E2, Canada. Direct real-time PCR (DTR-PCR)—rapid and cost-effective detection and its applications on different pathogen diagnosis. W.-S. Kim, A.M. Svircev, and L.W. Stobbs. Southern Crop Protection and Food Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Vineland Research Farm, 4902 Victoria Avenue North, P.O. Box 6000, Vineland, ON L0R 2E0, Canada. Integration of SSR and SNP markers using an interspecific cross Cicer arietinum × Cicer reticulatum for mapping of ascochyta blight resistance. G.K. Kishore, L. Buchwaldt, B. Mooney, H.M. Booker, B. Tar’an and A. Sharpe. Saskatoon Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 107 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK S7N 0X2, Canada; and (B.T.) Crop Development Centre, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A8, Canada. A proteome level investigation of Brassica napus and Sclerotinia sclerotiorum interaction. Y. Liang, S. Srivastava, S. Strelkov, and N.N.V. Kav. Department of Environmental Biology, Ontario Agricultural College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada. Challenges in the identification of the casual pathogen of stripe rusts. M. Liu, R. Tropiano, E. McCabe, J. Bergeron, and S. Hambleton. Biodiversity (Mycology and Botany), Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 960 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, ON K1A 0C6, Canada. Revisiting the classification of crown rust fungus–an insight from rDNA sequences. M. Liu, R. Tropiano, E. McCabe, J. Bergeron, and S. Hambleton. Biodiversity (Mycology and Botany), Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 960 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, ON K1A 0C6, Canada. Marker-based identification of Lr34 in Canadian wheat cultivars. B.D. McCallum and D. Somers. Cereal Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 195 Dafoe Road, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2M9, Canada. Differences in cavity spot severity among carrots with different pigments. M.R. McDonald, K. Vander Kooi, and P.W. Simon. Department of Plant Agriculture, Ontario Agriculture College, Crop Science Building, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada; and (P.W.S.) Agricultural Research Service, US Department of Agriculture, and University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA. Seeding date influences the incidence and severity of clubroot on Shanghai pak choy and flowering edible rape in Ontario. M.R. McDonald, S.M. Westerveld, B. Kornatowska, and A.W. McKeown. Department of Plant Agriculture, Ontario Agriculture College, Crop Science Building, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada; and (S.M.W., A.M.W.) Department of Plant Agriculture, Simcoe Research Station, University of Guelph, P.O. Box 583, 1283 Blueline Road, Simcoe, ON N3Y 4N5, Canada. Comparison of ToxA and ToxB genes of Pyrenophora tritici-repentis isolates among different races from different geographic regions of the world. M. Miyamoto, G.M. Ballance, and L. Lamari. Department of Plant Science, 222 Agriculture Building, 66 Dafoe Road, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada. Effect of mulch and bio-solid applications on the populations of both beneficial and pathogenic Pythium spp. in the root zone of apple. D.T. O’Gorman, G.H. Nielsen, J. Braumberger, and C.A. Lévesquo. Pacific Agriculture Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Highway 97, Summerland, BC V0H 1Z0, Canada; and (C.A.L.) Eastern Cereal and Oilseed Research Centre, AAFC, K.W. Nearby Building, 960 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, ON K1A 0C6, Canada. Phytoplasma diseases in Canadian vineyards. C. Olivier, T. Lowery, L. Stobbs, B. Galka, L. bittner, and T. Vickers. Saskatoon Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), 107 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK S7N 0X2, Canada; (T.L.) Summerland Research Centre, AAFC, Highway 97, Summerland, BC V0H 1Z0, Canada; and (L.S., L.B., T.V.) Southern Crop Protection and Food Research Centre, AAFC, Vineland Research Farm, 4902 Victoria Avenue North, Vineland, ON L0R 2E0, Canada. The influence of Ophiostom novo-ulmi Mitovirus 3a on respiration and growth of Sclerotinia homeocarpa the causal agent of dollar spot of turf. A. Osshinsky and G.J. Boland. Department of Environment Biology, Ontario Agricultural College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada. Developing microorganisms as bioherbicides–research at the interface of science and art. G. Peng, S.M. Boyetchko, K.L. Bailey, and R. Hynes. Saskatoon Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 107 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK S7N 0X2, Canada. Identification of Penicillium isolates associated with blue mouold on apples in southern Ontario using PCR-RFLP. V. Popovic, K.W. Ellens, and D. Errampalli. Southern Crop Protection and Food Research Centre, Vineland Research Farm, 4902 Victoria Avenue North, Vineland, ON L0R 2E0, Canada. Development of bioassays for the screening of toxin(s) produced by Verticillium dahliae. S. Pu, M. Duchscher, A.F. El-Bebany, H. Alkher, L.R. Adam, A. El Hadrami, and F. Daayf. Department of Plant Science, 222 Agriculture Building, 66 Dafoe Road, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada. Sunflower rust races in Manitoba in 2003-2006. K.Y. Rashid. Cereal Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Morden Research Station, 101 Route 100, Unit 100, Morden, MB R6M 1Y5, Canada. Investigations on fusarium wilt of lentil. C.A. Rauf and S. Banniza. Department of Plant Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, 51 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A8, Canada. Epidemiological value of Ptr ToxA and Ptr ToxB in tan spot of wheat. M. Rezaey and L. Lamari. Department of Plant Science, 222 Agriculture Building, 66 Dafoe Road, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada develops carrot foliage trimmer for control of sclerotinia rot of carrots. K.R. Sanderson and R.D. Peters. Crops and Livestock Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 440 University Avenue, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4N6, Canada. Managing carrot density helps controls sclerotinia rot of carrots. K.R. Sanderson and R.D. Peters. Crops and Livestock Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 440 University Avenue, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4N6, Canada. Evaluation of resistence of elite wheat germplasm from the northern Great Plains of North America to septoria diseases of wheat. P.K. Singh, M. Mergoum, S. Ali, and T.B. Adhikari. Department of Plant Sciences, and (S.A., T.B.A.) Department of Plant Pathology, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58105, USA. Detection of Pantoea stewartii by Taqman real-time PCR. J.T. Tambong, N. Mwange, M. Bergeron, T. Ding, and F. Mandy. Eastern Cereal and Oilseed Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 960 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, ON K1A 0C6, Canada; and (M.B., T.D., F.M.) Immunology Laboratory, Centre for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Tunney’s Pasture, Ottawa, ON K1A 0L2, Canada. Development and epidemiology of tar spot of maple in southern Ontario X.L. Tian and T. Hsiang. Department of Environmental Biology, Ontario Agricultural College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada. Mycovitality–a new concept of plant biotechnology. V.Vujanovic. Department of Applied Microbiology and Food Service, University of Saskatchewan, 51 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A8, Canada. Evaluation of Promoter activity and over-expression of a rice peroxidase gene in transgenic carrot (Daucus Carota). O. Wally, J. Jayaraj, and Z.K. Punja. Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada. Differences in the infection process on lentil tissue between races Ct0 and Ct1 of Collectotrichum truncatum. J. Wang and S. Banniza. Department of Plant Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, 51 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A8, Canada. Microscopic study of germ tube fusion in wheat leaf rust (Puccinia triticina). X. Wang and B.D. McCallum. Cereal Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 195 Dafoe Road, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2M9, Canada. Disease severity assessment of fungal foliar diseases with a public domain computer image analysis program. C.P. Wijekoon, T. Hsiang, and P.H. Goodwin. Department of Environmental Biology, Ontario Agricultural College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada. Responses of lodgepole pine to infection by western gall rust. J.M. Wolken and P.V. Blenis. Department of Renewable Resources, 751 General Services Building, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2H1, Canada. Comparison of media used for evaluating Rhizobium leguminosarum for phospate solubilizing ability. J. Xie, D.J. Knight,, M. Legget, and S. Vick. Philom Bios, 3935 Thacher Avenue, Saskatoon, SK S7R 1A3, Canada; and (D.J.K.) Department of Soil Science, University of Saskatchewan, 51 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A8, Canada. Frequency of isolation of Diaporthe–Phomopsis complex from soybean plants in Ontario. A.G. Xue, M.J. Morrisin, E. Cober, T.R. Anderson, S. Rioux, G.R. Ablett, I. Rajcan, R. Hall, Y. Chen, and J.X. Zhang. Eastern Cereal and Oilseed Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), 960 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, ON K1A 0C6, Canada; (T.R.A.) Greenhouse and Processing Crops Research Centre, AAFC, 2585 County Road 20 East, Harrow, ON N0R 1G0, Canada; (S.R.) Centre de recherché sur les grains inc., 2700 rue Einstein, Québec, QC G1P 3W8, Canada; (G.R.A.) Ridgetown College, University of Guelph, Main Street East, Ridgetown, ON N0P 2C0, Canada; (I.R.) Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada; and (R.H.) Department of Environmental Biology, Ontario Agricultural College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada. Evaluation of winter genotypes for reaction to Tilletia controversa in Ontario. A.G. Xue, X.L. Tian, E. Sparry, M. Etienne, D.A. Gaudet, J.G. Menzies, R.J. Graf, D.E. Falk, A. Smid, and R.S. Pandeya.Eastern Cereal and Oilseed Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), 960 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, ON K1A 0C6, Canada; (A.T.) Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, 120 Main Street East, Ridgetown College, P.O. Box. 400, Ridgetown, ON N0G 2P0, Canada; (M.E.) Hyland Seeds, 11087 Petty Street, Ailsa Craig, ON N0M 1A0, Canada; (D.A.G., R.J.G.) Lethbridge Research Centre, AAFC, P.O. Box 3000, Lethbridge, AB T1J 4B1, Canada; (J.G.M.) Cereal Research Centre, AAFC, 195 Dafoe Road, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2M9, Canada; (D.E.F.) Department of Plant Agriculture, Ontario Agricultural College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada; and (A.S.) Ridgetown College, University of Guelph, Main Street East, Ridgetown, ON N0P 2C0, Canada.