Maritime Regional Meeting, 2004

Abstract

Epidemiology and management of fire blight in red raspberry. P.G. Braun and P.D. Hildebrand. Atlantic Food and Horticulture Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri- Food Canada, 32 Main Street, Kentville, NS B4N 1J5, Canada. Investigations on the potential use of reflectance spectrophotometry for detection of virus-infected potato plants. M.B. Crane, R.H Coffin, W. Hardy, M. Singh, and H.A. MacEwen. Gentec Ltd, P.O. Box 579, Kensington, PE C0B 1M0, Canada; (R.H.C., W.H., H.A.M.) Cavendish Farms, New Annan, Kensington, PE C0B 1M0, Canada; and (M.S.) Agriculture Certification Services, 1030 Lincoln Road, Fredericton, NB E3B 8B7, Canada. Detection and differentiation of pectolytic erwinias in potato by multiplex PCR. S.H. De Boer and J.M. D’Aubin. Centre for Animal and Plant Health, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, 93 Mount Edward Road, Charlottetown, PE C1A 5T1, Canada. Assessing the in vitro sensitivity of Alternaria solani and Alternaria alternata isolates from Prince Edward Island to azoxystrobin. W. MacDonald, R.D. Peters, R.H. Coffin, and C. Lacroix. Department of Biology, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Avenue, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3, Canada; (R.D.P.) Crops and Livestock Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 440 University Avenue, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4N6, Canada; and (R.H.C.) Cavendish Farms, New Annan, Kensington, PE C0B 1M0, Canada. Potato virus A (PVA) coat protein transgene suppresses PVA-induced hypersensitive response in potato cultivar ‚Shepody’. X. Nie, R.P. Singh, J. Zeng, and T. Molen. Potato Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, P.O. Box 20280, 850 Lincoln Road, Fredericton, NB E3B 4Z7, Canada. Managing nitrogen for control of pests and diseases. D.G. Patriquin. Department of Biology, Life Science Centre, Dalhousie University, 1355 Oxford Street, Halifax, NS B3H 4J1, Canada. Recent investigations regarding the soilborne pathogen Phytophthora erythroseptica and the management of potato pink rot. R.D. Peters, A.V. Sturz, H.W. (Bud) Platt, and W.J. Arsenault. Crops and Livestock Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 440 University Avenue, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4N6, Canada; and (A.V.S.) Plant Health Research and Diagnostics, Prince Edward Island Department of Agriculture and Forestry, P.O. Box 1600, Charlottetown, PE C1A 7N3, Canada. Comparison of PCR primers for the detection of bacterial ring rot. M. Taghavi, S.H. De Boer, and L.J. Ward. College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran; and (S.H.D.B., L.J.W.) Centre for Animal and Plant Health, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, 93 Mount Edward Road, Charlottetown, PE C1A 5T1, Canada. Ultra-sensitive methods for PCR detection of potato wart in soil. L.J. Ward, S.H. De Boer, and C.A. Lévesque. Centre for Animal and Plant Health, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, 93 Mount Edward Road, Charlottetown, PE C1A 5T1, Canada; and (C.A.L.) Eastern Cereal and Oilseed Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 960 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, ON K1A 0C6, Canada. Identification of a Canadian alfalfa mosaic virus potato isolate and its detection in potato by RT-PCR and RFLP. H. Xu and J. Nie. Centre for Animal and Plant Health, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, 93 Mount Edward Road, Charlottetown, PE C1A 5T1, Canada.